The Tropical Fruit Forum

I have a few Maha with fruit almost to the ground. They flowered well and set well. I keep noticing far more fruit set to the east side of mangos this is what I have generally seen over the years. My hypothesis is that early morning easterly sun burns off moisture leading to decreased fungal problems on the panicles.

Those of you who mention high producing branches I ask if these are mainly on thE east side of the tree?

This hasn't happened every year but I do have one tree of Jean Ellen that came with the property. I had it bear so heavily I've never seen so many mangos on one tree before. It is a fairly compact growing tree. Taste isn't anything special but when a small tree holds ~400 pounds of mangos it is a $1200 gift.

Great news I harvested about 50 pounds of shelled out Jack Beans this year.

As you have described the system, water will run through the pump by gravity unless there is a valve closed in the line, there is clearance between the impeller and casing and the impeller itself can flow through the center and out the edge. You could close a valve wherever you want, on the suction or discharge size of the pump, and even much farther downhill. You will have to turn on the pump anyway, so will have to open the valve then start the pump. You could automate the valve and use a remote switch for pump. Normally, there should be a valve at the tank discharge which would allow pump and line maintenance without draining the whole tank. However, that valve could be left open in normal operation.
What you don't want to do is run any pump dry it can burn up the pump seal then other parts later on.
If there is any automation you plan to install be sure there is a low water shutoff at minimum because at some point the tank will run dry.

Hey a friend sent me this picture saying that all of his mango trees had the same appearance. At first I assumed he was watering with some salty or highly chlorinated water. After some mopre questions it turned out he had used borax on the trees after a soil test showed low boron. Turns out the symptoms seen match boron toxicity perfectly. So, beware using borax on mango and be aware of the toxicity symptoms shown.

Quote from: pineislander on April 22, 2022, 09:17:38 PM

Soursop are pretty tough. I've separated more than 20 from a 1 gallon pot.

How large were the seedlings when you separated them?

About 4 inches. By the time they were out most were bare rooted. They didn't wilt down. I replanted immediately.

I'm growing a mulberry mound with FL everbearing, Thai dwarf, and red Him just added. Have yet to try RH, but have heard it is much better than the other 2. RH should be a very good choice. So far it is growing well and showing no problems with limestone soil and local climate. It gets lots of watering.

Suggest any of the Thai Everbearing types. Much superior to Fl/Dwarf Everbearing as far as fruit size, about 4x as large.

Be aware the slim hedges use plant growth regulators (PGR's) which are hormones to artificially dwarf the trees. Paclobutrazol is typical, but not registered for use in the USA. You can get it for ornamental foliage plants. I believe they also use nitrate or something else to stimulate flowering. Personally, I doubt they will last more than 10 years before the production declines due to excessive pruning and trees becoming too dense. Once they get too unproductive you can remove every other tree and move on.

The round growth was probablly where it was air layered.

What Mulberries do well in South-Central Florida (particularly very near the Gulf)?
I looked into growing them awhile ago, but it seemed like the ones that sounded the best needed a cooler climate than we have (Sebring being about the same latitude as me but with bigger temp swings).

"World's Best" is the variety, but any of the Thai Everbearing types are good. Get the large fruited types, some "Everbearing" just make tiny fruit.
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Translating USA seasons with the monsoon climate in India might be difficult. What part of India, there are several climate zones to deal with? You might consider looking at locally adapted varieties. Out of the more common ones, which ones fit
 closest to your criteria?

Study avocado pruning. they come back quickly and you can get it the way you want. Here is a pic of how they cut back large avocado in California. The canopy rebuilds and you can shape them. You maybe can do a section at a time.