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It was a sh!t show honestly. The mango festival last year at Mounts was a million times better. Way to many people, not enough mangos, not enough trees, most trees were 1g or 3g(you would have a hard time finding 7g trees which my friends and I were after). The demonstrations were held in the same main room so theere were issues hearing what was being said(should have been a dedicated room like the speaker room). People skipping the line. It was a madhouse! I guess the $$$ was too good for them to pass up and they piled thousands of people in there, while sacrificing a quality experience for the attendees. They need to vastly limit the amount of people at the event or myself, my family, and fellow mango growing friends are not going next year. Hopefully they go back to mounts next time, bring more mangos, and more trees of various sizes(such as 7g). The mango tasting was super expensive too as compared to last year at mounts, hell no I was not paying that price this time.
It also took over 30 minutes to exit the parking garage, it was a hot mess. People were stealing parking spots, blocking eachother, cursing at eachother and almost getting into fist fights in the garage. I got some of the fruits and barely any of the trees I was looking for since they sold out quickly (easy to do with thousands of customers there....). It was very frustrating and disappointing, so we all ended up leaving early at about 12 noon. What a bad experience and a let down 😞. This was our honest experience. Mounts 2026!!!!

I will take 3 of each seed please!

Ulterior motive??? Since your uppity attitude justifies your behavior? Do you just walk around like this all day? On a pedestal?
Like I said my first time trying them or even buying from this futon member. Not sure what ulterior motive you would be referring to other than comming decency in a community. A touch up on the old Oxford might help you clarify yourself so people don’t think you are just whining and you can clearly articulate yourself.

You sound silly. Better luck next time,  seems like you were on your first purchase ever.

As for other forum members
I would keep a note of you and not sell anything to you in the future

Uppity? Wow, everyone with common sense probably sounds Uppity to you. What is my behavior? Having a bad experience, voicing my opinion via pm, getting ignored, then voicing my opinion in the post to help other people avoid this $40 pitfall as well? If you think that is bad behavior, you need to grow up and think like an adult. You don't know how I "walk around" my friend. I think I articulated my experience and opinion very well, but it takes a certain level of intelligence to understand. I have bought from over 20 ppl from mango boxes, fruit trees(received one this week, thank you Vincent), and scions all with great experiences. You should not talk on topics you do not know about young grasshopper.... there is nobody in here saying" thank you for the ice cream beans, they were great!" for a reason. As I said, have fun with your bland/flavorless fruit 😉

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I'd suggest holding off of purchasing these ice cream beans folks. I received mine yesterday and they have no flavor and no sweetness. Waste of my $40 😞. I even brought some to work so my coworkers can try them(they've never had ice cream beans) and they all said they were bland with no taste 🤦🏽. It's not my taste buds that are off

Would you like me to try them first before sending to you? You gave me 24 hours to respond, really? You didn’t like the fruits. It’s as simple as that. I sent you perfectly fine pods and they arrived in perfect condition. What more do you want from me?

Lol wow, first off ice cream beans aren’t bursting with flavor. They are mild little treats and I’m not sure anyone sits there and eats a bowl of them. You’re obviously free to speak your mind but jeez, just shut me down like that… awesome.

I sent you a private message about it and gave you 24 hours to respond giving you a chance before putting my feedback here, but that did not happen. I left the rest of the beans in the box incase you wanted them back, but I did not hear from you.  I saw that you were active here all day, so there were chances to get back to me, but crickets. To be honest, these cannot be considered a treat. There is no sweetness or flavor at all, not enjoyable, and $40 down the drain. Some people try to make a bad situation right(which is why I pmed you), but there was not even a response to my message. Ah well

Was there something that I did wrong here? I sent you a perfect box of ice cream beans. You’re acting like I’ve done something wrong here. I’ve had many people eat them and enjoy them. Just because you didn’t like them doesn’t mean you should act like this. I eat different fruit all the time and obviously some I like and some I don’t.

Not saying they taste bad, im saying that they have no taste. Paying $40 for something that has no taste is off-putting and disappointing. I guess what was done wrong was selling fruit with no taste and ignoring my private message about my bad experience, offering no resolution or even concern. I love all fruits, that actually have flavor. Same goes for my coworkers that tried them as well.

As a seller, you should know your product and that it is flavorless, and decide not to sell them to people, and be accountable for us purchasing them and losing out on $40. Pretty simple. There is clearly no accountability here.

Quote from: Iceman716238 on June 03, 2025, 08:33:46 PM

I'd suggest holding off of purchasing these ice cream beans folks. I received mine yesterday and they have no flavor and no sweetness. Waste of my $40 😞. I even brought some to work so my coworkers can try them(they've never had ice cream beans) and they all said they were bland with no taste 🤦🏽. It's not my taste buds that are off

Lol wow, first off ice cream beans aren’t bursting with flavor. They are mild little treats and I’m not sure anyone sits there and eats a bowl of them. You’re obviously free to speak your mind but jeez, just shut me down like that… awesome.

I sent you a private message about it and gave you 24 hours to respond giving you a chance before putting my feedback here, but that did not happen. I left the rest of the beans in the box incase you wanted them back, but I did not hear from you.  I saw that you were active here all day, so there were chances to get back to me, but crickets. To be honest, these cannot be considered a treat. There is no sweetness or flavor at all, not enjoyable, and $40 down the drain. Some people try to make a bad situation right(which is why I pmed you), but there was not even a response to my message. Ah well

Ill take it Vincent! Are you going to the mango festival next month?

Ill take a box.

Iceman I do have 7 gallon in stock they are all small . Maybe because I sell 7 gallon for $50 Give me a call and if you have a I phone we can face time some are nice. Mike 772-781-9570

Will do Mike!

I ordered my jamaica mamey back in January of 2024 also and just got mine today. Plant is in great shape! Just put it in my screen enclosed lanai away from direct sun since it has only one growth flush that just recently hardened.

I also ordered mine in January of 2024 and at first I was told 2-3 months, then he made a YouTube video with Paul saying all orders from January will ship in 2-3 weeks(did not happen), then ill have it in the summer, then bumped into him at the mango festival and asked him for an update and he told me before the end of the year. Asked him early January 2025 and got a sarcastic/rude response where he just copied and pasted an earlier response. Here in pretty much May 2025 and not a peep from him. If you order from him, be prepared to wait over 1.5 years to receive your tree, so be prepared to be disappointed, even if he gives you a good eta originally 😞. I purchased a lorito 1g mamey from him that I believe was recently grafted(pretty fresh buddy tape) and died. Pretty sure it was not ready and stable enough to go out, probably best to get 3g or bigger, not these 1g trees he is selling.
Edit: forgot to add that i also got a 1g green sapote from him which was another fresh graft, that died shortly after....😥 buyer beware

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Very interesting. My whole family is from. Belize(im born and raised in NYC, now In Orlando). I have a decently large San Pablo that has not even flowered yet. Interesting to know that it comes from my county! My uncle Henry Murphy owned one of the keys off of Belize called tobacco caye. I might need to go back and bring some different custard apple varieties back 🧐

Iceman - can San Pablo custard apple be grown in Orlando? Is it tolerant of our winter temperatures here, or does it need significant protection?

Yes it can. Mine has grown significantly in the last 3 years(got it from a nursery in Tampa). I have no die off after leaving it outside for 3 winters with no protection.

My man said "I need to be made whole, and that will be difficult ", I love it!!! I would have said and done the same thing. They want to take over your property, you better get paid bro!!! Nothing less is acceptable!!!💪🏽

I can't handle the my4sons sprayer but glad to hear it's a great tool.  Enjoy it
Soon as this rain ends i'll be out there trying my diy agitator & gardenhose syphon.
Question- how much sulfur/gal are ya'll spraying on open flowers?
Before rain started i looked & Maha Chanok's are slightly.  Others very soon.
Thanks

2 tablespoons per gal

Used to be heavy into sps and lps mixed reef, now have a 29g with a few fish, anemones, and duncans. Kids took over. Turned the yard into the reef, and I am now the fish.

At least you are still into the hobby. Acros are my favorite coral. I might have the largest collection of acros in the world.
It's crazy that reefers are a lot of the time, fruit tree growers. A lot of the same knowledge applies, such as grafting.
You ever order corals from World Wide Corals (WWC)?