Florida Mango Tasting 2017 -Mallika - When to pick and how to ripen 

Ozzie Mayoral are you on the east coast? We tried so many ways including how you mentioned and it was like 1 out of 10 that was good. Two local friends had the same experience. Two of us removed our trees.

Thanks for watching! Sounds like you have some great varieties! You might like Lemon Zest too. Ours have been productive and the fruits are larger than Lemon Meringue. I'm glad we have both.

I second your thoughts on Mallika. It's like a Carrie that broke it's chain & went rogue. What was funny the first time I tried Mallika I thought I might not like it for the first 3 seconds - then the full flavor hit my brain's taste buds & I was totally smitten. A++

@@SulcataGrove lemon zest or lemon maringe .. which is better ? Which plant is more decease resistance and productive?

@@SulcataGrove try also amrapali, Himsagar, langra, gopal bhog ... You like it like heaven ... Also very rare species rakhal bhog ( little sweet sour when not ripe ), brindavani, arajanma, malda .. Also from south india badami baiganpally

@@avijitgoswami3082 I will if I ever see them available. I think we have tried Himsagar, but not the others.

agriperma We will try that with some! Thanks.

Orlando Gardener Craig really liked the Mallikas this year. The tree is nice because it has more of a dwarf growth habit.

Steve M - are you on the central west coast of FL? I have friends over here who also ripped out their Mallikas (we removed ours last summer). It just never tasted as good as some others. Wasn’t worth the fuss for us, even when perfectly ripe. Not sure if it is a location issue or the tree just needed more age. Our tree was around 6 years old. Even the best Mallika didn’t compare to a perfect Coconut Cream.

The only ones I had ever had were ordered from Alex at Tropical Acres and Steve at Fruitscapes. Alex did say there was some variability with Mallika. I think I also read somewhere Mallika takes longer to produce good fruit and not to give up on it too soon. I doubt the ones I got from Alex had been prepped in any special way. It is a complex full flavored mango. Carrie fans would like it, others may find it too strong. I gave them an 8.5 which is top score for me. I have a mature Carrie and Valencia Pride, but will be adding an Edward, Glenn, PPK, Keitt, Lancetilla, Mallika and maybe some others to extend the season. Thank you for your reviews. With hundreds of varieties the reviews are a great aide.

Thank you! We will if we can find one to buy this year.

Jerry heath once a week is good

Once they are well established, we don't hand water, but we do mulch around the trees and each tree has a dripper

Once established I have never watered or fertilized my mango or avocado trees. They do just fine. Citrus need more care.

L Donald I’ve heard a lot of people say Cotton Candy, but our tree hasn’t produced yet. My favorite sweet mango is Coconut Cream. I’m not sure if it was technically the sweetest one I’ve tried though.

Dear Sir you should try Indian varieties like Chausa, Dushari, langra for great sweetness

sidney white - You made my day!

Malini S love that!

Hi Malini...Thanks for explaining in detail. I am from Bangalore and I speak Kannada:)

sidney white I think the mother is behind the camera

sidney white I'm in this video. That's me on the left :) Craig and I have been married for 22 years now ~ Celeste

Looks like you have a great family. : )

We have tasted some terrible mangos - particularly some terrible Malika mangos, so I prefer for Craig to taste them first since I am slightly allergic. Some times, we don’t even post the video because the mango is just bad. Celeste