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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2175 on: March 09, 2022, 07:14:48 PM »
Thank you Har,

I will also be getting a soil test from the local extension office to see what the soil looks like.

Weed killer was applied a few months ago and that could also be one of the issues, although it wasn't very close to the tree.

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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2176 on: March 16, 2022, 07:51:02 PM »
Does anyone have any experience with R-K Nematodes and mangoes?

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« Reply #2177 on: March 16, 2022, 08:36:17 PM »
Weed killer was applied a few months ago and that could also be one of the issues, although it wasn't very close to the tree.
So was this a "weed and feed" granular application to the grass around the tree?
What exact weed killer was applied, was it even close to the drip line of the tree?

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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2178 on: March 25, 2022, 12:50:39 PM »
Had a lot of this last season, too. I can't figure out if this is Powdery Mildew or spiders. There are a fair number of spiders/webs in my trees, but it also seems like when the PM starts getting really bad, small web-like strands (almost cocoons) form around the hardest hit panicles. Does PM progress to a stage where it forms something like this?


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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2179 on: March 26, 2022, 09:54:23 PM »
Spiders or spider-mites or webworms.
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« Reply #2180 on: March 27, 2022, 03:48:14 PM »
If you are foliage feeding micronutrients to mango trees, how frequently should it be done?  I have used Cal-Mag Plus. Any recommendations as to other micronutrient sources?

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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2181 on: March 28, 2022, 08:34:10 AM »
Spiders or spider-mites or webworms.
Thanks Har, I did notice some caterpillar-like creatures yesterday on a panicle.
I do think these webs promote the PM (to some extent); they keep old buds from falling away and form little clusters/pockets of dead matter on the panicles. I'm going to take a magnifying glass out there today and see if I can figure out what bug is at work here.

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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2182 on: March 30, 2022, 05:40:58 AM »
Har, I believe you warn people about adding compost when planting a mango tree even in very sandy, very poor high ph soil, can you say the same about peat please?

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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2183 on: March 30, 2022, 12:27:04 PM »
In soil mixes, 10% peat is great (up to 20%)  (by volume).
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« Reply #2184 on: March 31, 2022, 01:59:01 AM »
In soil mixes, 10% peat is great (up to 20%)  (by volume).

Har, any thought about using coco coir?

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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2185 on: March 31, 2022, 07:27:51 AM »
In soil mixes, 10% peat is great (up to 20%)  (by volume).

Can I use 10% peat in the planting hole during the last transplant in ground?

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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2186 on: April 06, 2022, 02:58:59 PM »
No decomposable ammendment is likely to improve planting holes for mangos--- way likelier to sicken.
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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2187 on: April 09, 2022, 12:55:50 PM »
No decomposable ammendment is likely to improve planting holes for mangos--- way likelier to sicken.

What about the compost for mango trees, can we use it as a mulch? if not is it beneficial for 3 feet seedlings to till it around the tree?
Thank you in advance for the answer

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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2188 on: April 09, 2022, 03:00:52 PM »
I put pruned (and cut into straight sections) branches (less than 1 inch diameter of wood) and fallen leaves on the ground under fruit trees of any kind.
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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2189 on: April 12, 2022, 03:37:02 PM »





Newbie here and just moved to Tampa not very long. I have this mango for 2 months and I notice black leaves as in pictures. Should it be a concern and what to use to eliminate this?
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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2190 on: April 12, 2022, 07:49:55 PM »
Tonyma,
First photo may be of a slight excess of fertilizer, especially of urea.
Second may be a little anthracnose.

No big worries so far.
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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2191 on: April 15, 2022, 12:15:55 AM »
Thanks a lot. I feel better now

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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2192 on: April 15, 2022, 08:45:42 AM »

I have little black spots and pitting and apparently a leaf-hopper on my Neelam seedling leaves. Admittedly it's not in the best spot, getting a bit of shade throughout the day from an oak, and probably has restricted airflow too. I couldn't help but plant it, though, because I just can't stop.

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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2193 on: April 15, 2022, 05:01:49 PM »
Interesting.  I have never seen leafhoppers bothering mangos.  I don't know what the pits are from--- maybe the leafhopper?

In the lower part of the picture are two angular black spots;  maybe Mango Bacterial Black Spot.
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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2194 on: April 15, 2022, 08:58:55 PM »
Thanks, Har! I erroneously thought Neelams weren't susceptible to MBBS (though this is a seedling whose leaves smell like Neelam). Perhaps the leaf hopper was just resting on the leaf? Thanks!

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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2195 on: April 16, 2022, 06:52:55 AM »
I don't know of any variety that doesn't get MBBS sometimes.
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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2196 on: April 16, 2022, 03:31:40 PM »
I had scale and what was believed to be powdery mildew causing browning leaves.
I wanted to avoid copper and sulfur, what with all their caveats, so I foolishly sprayed with Neem oil and potassium bicarbonate on all 7 trees for 8 weekly treatments on leaf tops and bottoms.
This killed the scale, but the browning and dropping of leaves has only continued, previously unaffected trees are now affected, and new growth is affected.

Orange Essence is not as badly affected as some others, but the leaf coloration looks suspect.
Not sure if I should just go with sulfur or copper or if it is too late for these trees.

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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2197 on: April 26, 2022, 10:43:31 AM »
I just purchased an ice cream mango that has some new growth and flowering. I watched Har's video and he mentioned that i would lose new growth when transplanting into the ground. Is this to say i need to wait until winter or fall to plant him? Its currently in a 30 gallon pot. There also seems to be some black spotting and white spots.  See images



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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2198 on: April 26, 2022, 09:05:58 PM »
Go ahead and plant.  On a tree with that many branch tips, there will almost always be some new growth somewhere.
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Re: Mango Pests, Diseases, and Nutritional Problems
« Reply #2199 on: April 26, 2022, 09:07:18 PM »
DM,
What kind of soil were those mangos planted in?
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