Sunday, May 31, 2015

Mango Hours

Our normal hours that we are open are Saturdays 9am - noon.

Now that mango supply is excellent, we are adding the following hours...
  • Monday noon-1:00
  • Wednesday 4-5:00
(After mango season we will just be open Saturday mornings...)

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Order Option

Just a reminder...
If you are buying at least 20 lbs of mangos and know the varieties that you would like, you can place your order in advance and pick it up at a mutually-convenient time.
For days when we are not open, it's often possible to place your order and pick it up in the afternoon.  If you're picking up on a day when we are open, please place your order at least 24 hours in advance.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Fruit for Saturday, May 30

****We have such a HUGE selection of mangos that we are expanding the sales area.  $3 per pound mangos will fill the entire breezeway.  $2 per pound and $1 per pound mangos will be just outside of the breezeway****


MANGOS
Don't get discouraged if we're crowded...we should have plenty of great mangos.
This Saturday is the day to buy Pim Seng Mun, Lemon Meringue, Glenn.  We will have a lot for sale, but not much is left on the trees...

Duncan season is starting!  Nice selection.
Great selection of Tess Pollock
Mallika just starting
Carrie
Cushman
Great supply of Glenn for sale but not much left on the trees
a box of Nam Doc Mai
Nice supply of Pim Seng Mun but not much left on the trees
Pram Kai Mea
Great selection of Lemon Meringue but not much left on the trees
Nice selection of Florigon
Jakarta... delicious Kent x Bombay
a few Cogshall
Fairchild
Van Dyke
possibly some Dot
a big box of Southern Blush... first of the season!
a few Graham
Choc Anon
a few Philippine
a few Edward
a few Dwarf Hawaiian
first pick of Zill
Mulgoba
a few Turpentine
a few Valencia Pride... first of the season!

Haden season is coming to an end.  This week is still a great time to buy them!  Quantity discounts for Haden purchases over 20 pounds

OTHER FRUIT
We will have a couple small Jak Fruit @$4/lb and a large Jak Fruit @$3/pound.  Cut pieces are slightly more expensive.
Black Sapote
Coconuts
Sapodilla
We will have Lychee (Red Ohia)!  Our lychee crop is almost non-existent this year, but we cut a branch from our only tree with fruit and discovered more fruit than we thought we had.  Perhaps we will have about 40 lbs for sale this Saturday.


Open Saturday  9am - noon

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Open Wednesday 4 - 5:00

Mango varieties will include:
  • Haden
  • Cogshall
  • Glenn
  • Carrie
  • Pim Seng Mun
  • Lemon Meringue
  • Jakarta
  • Tess Pollock
  • a few Mallika
  • Florigon
  • Pram Kai Mea
  • a few Southern Blush

Also...
  • a few Black Sapote
  • some Sapodilla
  • small Jak Fruit
  • Coconuts
  • a few lychee
  • Miracle Fruit

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Open Memorial Day... Noon to 1:30

Mango Varieties and other fruit available will be essentially the same as May 23 post...
If there are any differences I'll note them tomorrow morning.

Mango Care

Mangos should be ripened on your countertop, in a paper bag, or in a cardboard box.  Plastic bags are just for convenience when purchasing.  Please take the mangos out of plastic bags as soon as possible.
Treat Mangos like Bananas.  Temperatures below 55 Fahrenheit will damage the fruit.  Extended chill will make most mangos taste like sweet mush.  I leave cut up mangos on the counter.  Whatever isn't eaten in a few hours, I freeze.
Some mango varieties might not appear ripe when they actually are.  Usually the best way to judge ripeness is smell.  The skin of Keitt, Petegrew, Mallika and Carrie will often be green when ripe.  Also, Petegrew and sometimes other varieties can take weeks to ripen.

Friday, May 22, 2015

Fruit for Saturday, May 23

Open Saturday   9am - noon

Tons of Mangos!

  • Mulgoba... the best harvest in 16 years, and we will have the most available this Saturday
  • Glenn...  its season is short, but lots of fruit available this Saturday and not much available afterwards
  • Jakarta... lots of nice fruit Saturday and should be available for several weeks
  • Lemon Meringue... the best day to buy is this Saturday.  Most of this variety has been picked.
  • Pim Seng Mun... great selection of this popular fruit... Most of this variety has been picked.
  • Cogshall... look very good
  • Florigon... about halfway through its long season
  • Haden... absolutely the best day to buy Haden is this Saturday!  A great fruit for baking, making chutney, freezing and dehydrating.  Good buys on whole boxes of picked Hadens!
Other Varieties Available include:
  • Fairchild
  • Carrie
  • Choc anon
  • Pram Kai Mea
  • Mallika
  • Tess Pollock
Other fruit available:
  • Miracle Fruit
  • Small Jak Fruit
  • Coconuts
  • Sapodilla
  • a few Lychee
We will be open Monday, May 25 ... Noon - 1:30

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Fruit for Wednesday, May 20

Open Wednesday, 4:00 - 5:00 pm

Mangos will include:
  • Haden
  • Lemon Meringue
  • Cogshall
  • Jakarta
  • Tess Pollock
  • Pim Seng Mun
  • Carrie
  • Fairchild
  • Glenn
  • Florigon
  • Choc anon

Other Fruit will include:
  • Black Sapote
  • Coconuts
  • Miracle Fruit

Remember Mangos for Memorial Day

Tomorrow (Wednesday, May 20) we will be open 4-5pm
 
Memorial Day (Monday, May 25) we will be open 12-1:30
 
and Saturdays 9am - noon
 
 
 
The variety and quantity of mangos that we are picking seems to increase every day. 
Mangos are a great addition to every meal, but they are especially good with summer barbeques and potlucks.  My two favorite mango recipes are in the "Recipes" section of the blog, but of course my favorite way to enjoy mangos is fresh! 

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Welcome Back, and Thanks!

It seemed that all the early morning customers brought their own bags!  Thank You!
And lots of regular mango customers visited for the first time this mango season... so good to see all of you!  Welcome Back!

The mangos will become increasingly plentiful over the next several weeks.  Many varieties are almost ready to pick.  We hope everyone discovers at least a few varieties to fall in love with.

Enjoy! 

Friday, May 15, 2015

If possible... B.Y.O.B.


Buying as few bags as possible is one way we try to minimize our impact on the environment.  If you could your own Boxes and/or Bags for you fruit purchases, it would help us out. 

Thanks!
 
Reduce ~ Reuse ~ Recycle

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Fruit for Saturday, May 16


Saturday we should have lots of beautiful and delicious Haden mangos.

Rosa and Dwarf Hawaiian are coming to the end of their seasons, though both varieties will have a small second crop.

Several of our Carrie trees have ripening fruit, so we should have a nice selection of Carrie mango.

This Saturday we should also have a good supply of Glenn and Jakarta mangos.

Also available.... Florigon, Tess Pollock, Pim Seng Mun, Lemon Meringue, Philippine and Cogshall

Mango varieties which should ripen soon include Southern Blush, Duncan, Graham, Page...


Other Fruit
  • Black Sapote
  • a few Sapodilla
  • Coconuts
  • Miracle Fruit
  • Papaya
Open Saturday   9am - noon

Monday, May 11, 2015

Open Wednesday, May 13 .... 4:00 - 5:00 pm

It's Mango Season!

Now that several varieties of mango are ripening, we will be open this Wednesday 4-5pm.

Varieties available this Wednesday will include:
  • Carrie
  • Dwarf Hawaiian
  • Glenn
  • Haden
  • Florigon
  • Jakarta
  • Tess Pollock
  • Rosa
  • Pim Seng Mun
  • Cogshall

Friday, May 8, 2015

Fruit for Saturday, May 9

We've picked our first ripe Hadens of the season!  Next Saturday there should be more.

Other mango varieties include...
  • Rosa
  • Dwarf Hawaiian
  • Jakarta
  • Tess Pollock
  • Florigon
  • Cogshall
  • a few Carrie

Also...
  • Caimito
  • Black Sapote
  • Coconuts
  • a few Sapodilla 
Open Saturday  9am-noon