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Thank you for the fogger ideas. I spoke to Petra tools last week and they discouraged me from using sulfur in any of their foggers. They said they get calls all of the time from people run into trouble using sulfur. Maybe the person who I talked to was being over cautious.
I had my eyes on this battery operated one because it's portable:
https://www.petratools.com/product/petratools-battery-backpack-fogger-2-6-gallon.
Maybe the corded 4 gal one that you use is more forgiving with sulfur. unfortunately, Most of my trees are over 100 ft away.
Simon Grow, Can you recommend a good ULV fogger? Are any of the battery operated ones able to be used with wet-able sulfur?
Very cool Simon. Your mangoes look great.
A already finished my Seacrest mangoes and the were all excellent. For me they are a early season meaning they ripen from early/Mid September to Mid October.
Still have about 15 or so Sweet Tart mangoes left on my tree and about 8-9 Coconut Cream left. At my location these are Mid season meaning late September to early November.
I have some very large Val-Carries on my tree this year and they are starting to change color. Really looking forward to trying those. Just picked some Guava Mangoes and they look beautiful. Butter creams still look good and the last to harvest at my location are the Peach Cobblers which also look very plump and nice. I will try to post some photos in the next day or two.
Johnny
Sounds like you had a lot of mangos this year. With your earlier ripening times, I would assume you get a good amount of heat units compared to me. Mango trees perform so much better when they get enough heat. Hopefully we can get some of your mangos into a future mango tasting!
Simon
Theres something else going on with the ripening time beside just heat. Johnny is at the beach, no way it is hotter than mira mesa or out here even futher inland. But somehow my mangos are still not ready. They are close but not quite. The heat matters for sure but I am wondering if theres a trick to get fruit to set earlier and that is why some people get the mangos earlier? It seems like mangos didnt set until June here. Maybe spraying the blooms would help? It was especially late set with all the rain and long cold spring we had this year.
Very cool Simon. Your mangoes look great.
A already finished my Seacrest mangoes and the were all excellent. For me they are a early season meaning they ripen from early/Mid September to Mid October.
Still have about 15 or so Sweet Tart mangoes left on my tree and about 8-9 Coconut Cream left. At my location these are Mid season meaning late September to early November.
I have some very large Val-Carries on my tree this year and they are starting to change color. Really looking forward to trying those. Just picked some Guava Mangoes and they look beautiful. Butter creams still look good and the last to harvest at my location are the Peach Cobblers which also look very plump and nice. I will try to post some photos in the next day or two.
Johnny
I love the Parfianka Pomegranate. I have two plants growing on my property. It is the best tasting variety I have tried and as a bonus the plant is semi-dwarf relative to other varieties.
Johnny
My two favorite mangoes this year (2024) have been Sweet Tart and Coconut Cream.
A perfectly ripe Sweet Tart mango with it’s orange flesh will be a remarkable experience for those that have never had one at peak flavor. Just finished eating a stunningly good Coconut Cream a few minutes ago. What a treat. Looking forward to the next one soon.
Johnny
Great report as always, Simon.
Is that your Parfianka pomegranate on table?
Fruitfool
Simon, about heat units, I'm curious what part of San Diego you are in? Curious how my experience may differ from yours, I'm in Del Cerro (10b outer edge), I have young mango seedlings growing quickly and a couple La Verne seedlings getting big too.That's really awesome event.
I'm growing a few mango trees myself. Sweet Tart and Orange Sherbert are two I've grafted. How does Maha Chanok or Pickering rank compared to the top 3?
It really is personal preference so even though some people really love Maha, it’s not on my top 20. I used to grow it but I removed it many years ago. Maha is a good tree to grow because it is disease resistant and will set fruit easily and is consistent with production but it was a bit slower growing for me and taste wise, I place it in the second tier. The great thing about Maha is that it is absolutely beautiful because of the color and shape of the fruit. The ripe fruit on the counter also gives off an extremely pleasant aroma. If I remember correctly, a good Maha has Brix around 20%. It is a good mango but there are other varieties with more punch.
Pickering is another good mango with great taste and sweetness. Pickering has a coco nutty flavor if grown and picked properly and I like it more than Maha but I still prefer other varieties more do it also doesn’t make my top 20 list. Pickering is very disease resistant and productive but the slower growth habit is an issue when grown in my marginal climate. I get much fewer heat units here in San Diego compared to Orange County and parts of LA. For Coconutty flavored mangos, I prefer E4, M4, and Coconut Cream.
Both Maha Chanok and Pickering are a favorite for many people and back in the days of Harry Hmmmhausman, Maha was rated #1 at his tastings.
I finally let my mango seedlings fruit this year. They varied from height of 3-7' tall. All of them are about a month away from ripening. It will be a great idea to host another tasting for the more late season mangoes.
Ken
Very cool! Thanks for sharing the results, and pictures Simon! What was the 30+ varieties of mangos? It will be great to know what's producing well here in socal despite the flavor ratings ahah. Is this Ashok that use to live in Norcal like 20 years ago?
That's really awesome event.
I'm growing a few mango trees myself. Sweet Tart and Orange Sherbert are two I've grafted. How does Maha Chanok or Pickering rank compared to the top 3?
It really is personal preference so even though some people really love Maha, it’s not on my top 20. I used to grow it but I removed it many years ago. Maha is a good tree to grow because it is disease resistant and will set fruit easily and is consistent with production but it was a bit slower growing for me and taste wise, I place it in the second tier. The great thing about Maha is that it is absolutely beautiful because of the color and shape of the fruit. The ripe fruit on the counter also gives off an extremely pleasant aroma. If I remember correctly, a good Maha has Brix around 20%. It is a good mango but there are other varieties with more punch.
Pickering is another good mango with great taste and sweetness. Pickering has a coco nutty flavor if grown and picked properly and I like it more than Maha but I still prefer other varieties more do it also doesn’t make my top 20 list. Pickering is very disease resistant and productive but the slower growth habit is an issue when grown in my marginal climate. I get much fewer heat units here in San Diego compared to Orange County and parts of LA. For Coconutty flavored mangos, I prefer E4, M4, and Coconut Cream.
Both Maha Chanok and Pickering are a favorite for many people and back in the days of Harry Hmmmhausman, Maha was rated #1 at his tastings.
Thank you for the details. Do you have any favorite for disease resistant and productive in SoCal. I'm in Los Angeles area.
Simon, to post pictures, you should use Postimages hosting,Thanks Kaz, that worked!
https://postimages.org/
Then just copy the "Hotlink for forums:" in your post here.
Unfortunately I missed this one. Dad responsibilities.
Val-Carrie, venus, and sweet tart have been rotating the crown. Sounds like the crowd was wowed by sweet tart. Great to hear.
Nice to see you and others again, Simon. My wife and I had come to expect to see you and sugar cane juice but no luck this time. That's life
Ashok and his wife were great hosts, as always. I actually had LaHabra Sorbete as #1, Orange Sherbet as #2, and Venus as #3.
That's really awesome event.
I'm growing a few mango trees myself. Sweet Tart and Orange Sherbert are two I've grafted. How does Maha Chanok or Pickering rank compared to the top 3?