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I got another couple months to go before i can taste some fresh lychees. Looks like Sweetheart will be first this year. It's about thumb size now. Fruitsets is very good so far. Maintaining the fruits is the hard part.
Sweethearts
Late Seedless
Looking really good Fruit!!
...you're lucky! They are getting smart, I found a few of the clam shell boxes laying on the ground. Not sure if the wind or the squirrels are knocking them down but some of them opened up when they hit the ground and those are empty but a couple of Clam shells still had a few fruits in them but they had a couple of holes, they are trying hard to chew through the plastic to get to the fruits 
. We picked most of the Clams shells last night, just a few left on the tree. The crows are very unhappy, I can hear them "cawing" very loudly as they fly above the tree, I'm sure they are cussing me out for using those clam shells 
They're still coloring up, but I managed to get a bowlful. Man, they're great. Sugar syrup. The last good crop was in 2021, and the tree survived LEM last year.
I need a picker that cuts the branches, which I don't have. Locals, let me know if you can help me. You'll be rewarded with lychees! The fruit is mostly at 25-30 feet. I have a regular ladder, not a tall one.
My wife noticed this small Glenn today. Smells peachy - should I pick it and let it fully ripen on the counter top??
. The rain should help the mangoes plump up too 
For people with trees holding fruit. How often are you watering? Ive got some fruit set on my Sweetheart and ive heard people say to water every day especially while its dry out like it is. I feel like every day is too much. Ive been doing every 2-3 days.
.If it was my trees and they are not mature enough to hold fruit yet, I would fertilize the tree (chances are they will fall off on their own and if not make sure you remove them when they are still small fruitlets). I did that with my own few trees that I have (now they are 10-18 years old). I fertilized mine often but I fertilized it at half the recommended dosage but applied it twice as much. I was told and it worked for my trees... that feeding it more often but with less amount is better for the tree.
If it calls to fertilize it 3-4 times a year at 2 cups for each tree...what I did was use 1 cup(half the recommended amount) evertime I fertilize but applied it 6-7x a year starting late February spring till late Sept That is what I did with my own trees...everyone has their own fertilizing routine
That sounds like a good strategy for feeding. These will all be in containers.
BTW, I wandered into the FAQ portion of this site this morning, and ended up on "How to pug a tree" thread. I could not put into words my strategy for shaping my 10 mango trees. I now know how to describe it. Pugging! Haha, you are its namesake.
I have a lanky Kathy and Jehengir that need pugging, and your pictures of your plants have given be both confidence and inspiration to give them a good trimming. Going to wait another month when the weather is consistently warmer and the growth is stimulated.
