Mango garden update June 2024 

Thanks for the kind words, and thanks for watching.

@jeff6899 Can you please further explain your question? Are you asking how the fruit last longer on the tree? or off the tree? Or if I preserve the fruit to last multiple months?

I feed Vigoro Avocado and Citrus granular fertilizer from home depot. The rating is 6-4-6. This is a low number fertilizer. I feed about every 2 months. Daily watering is most important. Thanks for watching.

@TouchGrassGardening Thank you. Yes, I am located in northwest Phoenix. Correct, I do not cover, nor do I provide any warmth for the mango trees. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@damehinojosa334 Production varies between the trees every year based on a few factors. The most productive trees last year were Mahachanok, Malika, and Duncan. The most productive by nature are Duncan and Sweet Tart. When these become big trees, they will beat everyone else every year.

I do not gradually up pot. For example many people will up pot slowly from 3g to 7g to 15g to 25g and so on. I will also plant in the biggest pot available right away. I have planted 3g mango trees directly in 15g and 25g pots and they have done very good and still continue to do very well. In my experience you can keep a 3g tree in 15g pot for about 3 years max. After 3 years it would be good to up pot them to 25g to keep good growth rate and strong growth. Although the tree can live in 15g pot for many years. I have Keitt in 15g pot for 8 years. It grows super slow due to root bound. But it still produces 6 to 8 mangoes every year. If I was to put it in ground or 25g or higher gallon pot, it will start to grow faster and stronger because the root ball will start to grow and there will be more roots to supply more water and food to the tree.

Sorry to hear about your mango trees. I hope next time you grow them, they will do really good and grow very well for you.

To some extent what you saw is correct. Although all new mango growth can burn above 100F, I have notice that some varieties get more sun damage then others. For example, I have noticed/experienced that Sugar loaf, coconut cream, valcarrie new growth gets more sun damage than Kesar, Alphonso, Edward, Malika and Mahachanook. Mature leaves are less likely to get sun damage than new growth.

This is exactly I was thinking that established varieties from India / Pak are more tolerant to heat than US/Florida varieties. It make sense as well since backhome it’s normal to have daily temp 100+ during growing season.

@@TheNaveed787 I agree with you about Sugar loaf and coconut cream getting sun damage. After experiencing this i keep both in the sun for about 2-3 hours then they are placed in a shaded area(Florida).

My garden is ultra small. My house lot is only 7000 square feet. I have a two story big house and a pool and concrete from patio to pool. So you can see that there is almost no garden left. Most trees are planted along the east, south and west wall. I wish I had a bigger garden :)

@@irvinjames9589 25 gallon pot

@@TheNaveed787 Some advice put the Valencia Pride in a bigger pot because its a grows vigorously. My valencia pride is taller than my house and electricity pole.

sorry I don't sell, as their is not enough production to enjoy and then sell. Now only if I had a bigger garden.