Fruit for Saturday, December 27

Probably....

• Carambola
• Sugar Apple
• Avocado
• Black Sapote
• Coconuts

...will update tomorrow morning

open Saturday Morning... 9am-noon

Fruit for Saturday, December 20

For the next few weeks....

• Avocado
• Sugar Apple
• Carambola
• Black Sapote
• a few Sapodilla should be available soon

Fruit Today

Avocado...two varieties
Carambola (Star Fruit)
Sugar apple...three varieties
Coconuts
Black Sapote

Open Saturday....9-noon

Jak Fruit

I have a couple pieces of Jak Fruit left. 
We can probably arrange a time tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon for pick up.  If I have any remaining after tomorrow, it will be available on Saturday morning.

What's Blooming

Mango Varieties blooming as of December 6, 2014....

strong bloom

• Carrie
• Dwarf Hawaiian
• Edward
• Florigon
• Graham
• Jakarta
• Julie
• Rosa
• Tess Pollock

bloom just begining

• Beverly
• Duncan
• Dupuis Saigon
• Jacqueline
• Nam Doc Mai

Update as of December 14, 2014

bloom just beginning

• Keitt
• Glenn
• Ice Cream
• Gary
• Haden

Update as of January 3,2015
blooms are emerging on almost every variety of mango... will try to list exceptions if I find any

Fruit for Saturday, Dec 6... JAK!

• Carambola
• Sugar Apple
• Coconuts
• Avocado

Just found a ripe Jak Fruit... since I haven't had a Jak Fruit this late in the year, so I'll cut it to make sure it's good

Fruit for November 29

Avocado
Several gorgeous Sugar Apples
Coconuts

open 9-noon

Coconuts etc

Coconuts are available almost all year.  Right now we have a nice supply.  For the rest of November... if you buy ten or more coconuts, the price drops from $2 to $1.50 each.  Coconuts will be picked fresh tomorrow morning.

Also we will have Avocados, a few Sugar Apples (green seedless and red), and several nice Bell Carmabola.
And, of course, we have trees for sale.

Open Saturday, 9am - noon.

Fruit for Saturday, November 15

It looks like we will have a few sugar apple, some avocado, and coconuts.  Two of our jak fruit trees still have fruit, but none is ready to pick.  In a few weeks at least one of our carambola trees will have fruit.

Also we have fruit trees for sale.

Open Saturday...9-noon

Fruit for Saturday, November 8

we will have coconuts, avocado and a few sugar apple

of course we have many fruit trees for sale also

open Saturdays, 9am - noon

A Few Pictures

Just because it looks sort of cool...


Jak Fruit... not quite ripe

Making room for more mango trees...

Very Old Avocado Tree...only about one inch of the outer edge is/was alive

Avocados grown locally and not chilled do not discolor like the ones from grocery stores.
These pictures show an extreme example....

Avocado 84 hours after being cut open

Uncovered, no lime juice, not refrigerated etc.
Some dehydration evident

Just under exposed edge is perfect flesh.

November!

Time flies...

We will have coconuts and avocados today, and of course fruit trees for sale

Open Saturday 9am - noon

Fruit for Saturday October 25

Today we are picking Longan and Coconuts.
Tomorrow we  will check got sugar apple and carambola.
Avocados are also available

Quiet Morning in the Grove...

This weather is gorgeous!  Colors are so rich, views so crisp.  So I took a few pictures....


More pictures are on the Truly Tropical facebook page.

Atemoya fruit and bloom

Darn!  Adding graft to mango tree and broke off while I was wrapping it.

Sweet Potato Vine

Multiple Grafts on seedling mangos

Weird... Wheelbarrow tire exploded when it wasn't even in use.

New growth on grafts

fruit for Saturday, October 18

Sorry for the late post....


Fruit today includes Avocado, Longan, Coconut, and possibly a couple sugar apple or atemoya.

Fruit for Saturday, Oct 11

Fruit includes:

• Avocado
• Longan
• a few Sugar Apple and/or Atemoya
• Coconuts

 Our plant selection is good, so stop in if you're thinking about planting a fruit tree (especially mango!)

Open Saturday, 9am-noon

 

what's happening around the grove...

This evening I grafted onto some of the trees in the grove.  It would have been easier had this project been in the daylight, but I have to take whatever opportunities I have.  The last few were essentially by feel and not sight... fingers crossed.
We've finished building another raised bed and now hope to fill it soon.
Both mowers, my computer and various other equipment seemed to break at the same time.  We're catching up with various tasks, but posting pictures is one thing that is still difficult.  I'll post some pictures soon.

Fruit for Saturday, October 4

This week is looking a lot like last week... Avocado, Longan, and a few Carambola, Sugar Apples and Atemoya.  Coconuts are also available.


We might have a Jak Fruit.


Of course we still have fruit trees for sale.


Open 9am - noon

Saturday, Sept 27

Yes, we will be open today... 9am-noon

Fruit will include Carambola, Longan, Avocado and Coconuts.  I think a couple Sugar Apple and Atemoya might also be ready to pick.

Fruit for Saturday, Sept 20

We should have Longans, Carambola (Bell), Avocado, Coconuts, and a few Sugar Apples and Atemoya.

Lots of projects are in progress...trimming trees, planting trees, working on new planting areas, and grafting. 

Fruit for Saturday, Sept 13

Just a few sugar apple, atemoya and avocado.
One ilama...
Longan
Carambola (Bell)

...so far no Jak Fruit... will check again in the morning

Jak Fruit Available Now

Last Saturday we had a ripe Jak Fruit.  Now we have another. 
If you're interested in a piece of the fruit, please leave a message on our phone (561-278-7754), this blog, or the Truly Tropical facebook page.

Mango Season 2014 is over

We sold the last mangos this morning.
Next Saturday we should have some atemoya, a few sugar apple, longan and carambola.  Another variety of Jak Fruit might be available.


It's impossible to predict when mangos will first be available in 2015, so check the blog.  Usually our earliest mango is ripe sometime in April.  Of course we will have other fruit available throughout the winter.

Fruit for Saturday, Sept 6

Early tomorrow morning we expect to pick the following fruit...

• a few Sugar Apple
• prob a few atemoya
• Some green papaya
• a few Mango
• Carambola (Bell)
• Avocado
• Longan
• Coconuts
• One Jak Fruit....supposedly Cheena, but Cheena's advertised weight is up to 8 lbs. This one is a bit over 20 lbs. It's ready to pick but not quite ready to cut.

Fire and Rain

Yesterday seemed like a tribute to James Taylor.
I had ten minutes of mowing to do. Almost immediately it began to rain. After a few minutes of downpour, I figured I couldn't get any wetter. I was wrong.  I wrung out clothes and dumped my shoes, and waited for the rain to pass.
Next I decided to try out the Weed Dragon.  This gizmo runs off a propane tank, and is billed as a "natural and safe" way to kill weeds.  I'm pretty sure the Weed Dragon legal department didn't endorse that slogan.  If you decide to use one of these, read the directions before using.
  More details to follow. 

Mango Trees For Sale

We have grafted several varieties of mango trees that are difficult to find elsewhere, including:

• Tess Pollock
• Dwarf Hawaiian
• Rosa
• Mulgoba
• Zill Indochinese
• Ryan
• Page

These trees are in 3-gallon containers and sell for $35

We have a few extra  Rosigold mango trees... we bought a bunch of this early producer so that we could have more mangos to sell in the beginning of the season.  Instead of planting all of them, we grafted the variety onto already-established plants. 
This Saturday only these trees will be on sale for $25.

Of course we also have more than 25 other varieties of mango trees for sale.  Most are in 3-gallon and 7-gallon containers. 
In 25-gallon pots we have Keitt, Valencia Pride, Jakarta, and Carrie.

fruit for Saturday, August 30

We will have a few Keitt mangos for sale. 
Also we will have Coconuts, Longan, a few Avocado, a few Sugar Apples and Star Fruit (Carambola).
No Jak Fruit today...a couple are very close to ripe.

Last Wednesday of the Season

Wednesday, August 27, will be the last Wednesday of the year that we will be open.

Mango season is winding down, and supplies are getting low.  We still expect to have some mangos in September, but one customer could easily buy all we have.
I will share a Julie Mango during Wednesday hours.

Of course, we will be open Saturday mornings for most of the year.
Atemoya season is just beginning.  A few ilama will be ready soon, and longan might continue to be available for another two months.
Some coconuts will be available.
...and we're still waiting on the second wave of Jak Fruit, the first of which seems like it'll be ready to pick in the next few days.

The First Ilama!

For years an ilama tree has been just taking up space in the back of the property.  This year we finally have fruit!



Sort of tastes like a combination of sugar apple and strawberry.
 

Fruit for Saturday, August 23

Mangos will be dominated by Keitt, with very few Neelum, Beverly, etc.  Some of the Keitt mangos will be ripe or close to ripe.

Jak Fruit isn't ready yet.  I'm guessing some will be available in the next week.

Other fruit includes a few Sugar Apples, Carambola and a few Canistel.


BYOB... It would be very helpful if you can bring your own bags.  Our supply is dwindling...

Fruit for Wednesday, August 20

Yes, we still have mangos!
Mostly Keitt, Beverly and Neelum... but occasionally a few others
....I still believe mango season will end sometime in September, but my best guess is that very few mangos will make it to September.  What's left on the trees seem to be ripening.

Other fruit include Carambola, a few Canistel, Longan and Sugar Apples.

We are still waiting for our second wave of Jak Fruit

Fruit for Saturday, August 16

Mangos 
Keitt
Beverly
Neelum

Other Fruit
Sugar Apples
Longan
Carambola

Fruit for Wednesday, August 13

Mangos will include:
Keitt
Beverly
a few Neelum
a couple laggards of other varieties

Also...
Sugar Apples
Carambola
Longan
a few Canistel

We are still waiting on some jak fruit to ripen.  Atemoya will probably be available in September.  Mamey Sapote will not be available again until July 2015

A Few Mango Stats

Here's some interesting facts (some statistics are a few years old)...

• Most of the commercial mango varieties grown worldwide for international trade were developed in Florida.
• India produces about one third of all mangos.
• Over ninety countries grow mangos commercially.
• Less than 5% of global mango production is traded internationally.
• The United States imports more mangos than any other country in the world.
• Mangos brought into the U.S. must be dipped in hot water or irradiated.
• U.S. domestic production of mangos is approximately 1% of its demand.
• South Florida is the biggest mango-producing area in the U.S.
• Locally-grown mangos are MUCH better than imported ones.
• We are SO fortunate to live in South Florida!

Mango Ballot

We have been creating space for more mango trees, and we would like your input. 
The Truly Tropical facebook page has a list of the mango varieties that we sold this season.  Sorry for switching over to fb for this, but their format seems easier.

Fruit for Saturday, August 9

Mangos:
Keitt
Beverly (samples were VERY popular on Wednesday)
Neelum
and a few end-of-the-season fruits of a few varieties including Duncan, Nam Doc Mai, etc.


Other Fruit:
Sugar Apple
Mamey Sapote
Longan
Carambola (Star Fruit)


Try to trim your mango trees before the end of August...

Fruit for Wednesday, August 6

We should have a good supply of Keitt and Beverly Mangos.
Duncan
Mallika
Neelum
Nam Doc Mai
Kent


After this week, we will have Keitt, Beverly and Neelum.



Sugar Apples, Carambola and Longan will also be available.

Sweet Potato Greens

Months ago I started growing sweet potatoes because sweet potatoes are wonderful.  Somewhere along the way I got distracted by their greens.
As you may recall from previous posts, sweet potato greens with fresh mango are the only ingredients for my favorite green smoothie.
Now I'm starting to cook with them.

Sweet Potatoes, Purple Onion and Sweet Potato Greens

For more information on this tasty and nutritious green...
http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2012/08/cooking-with-sweet-potato-greens.html

fruit for saturday, august 2

Mango Varieties:

• Kent
• Keitt
• Beverly
• Palmer
• Duncan
• Nam Doc Mai
• Neelum
• and a smattering of some other varieties

Other Fruit:

• Carambola (star fruit)
• a few sugar apple

Reminder... only open Wednesdays 4-6 and Saturdays 9-noon

Sorry for any inconvenience.. but our hours have become more limited.  We need to devote as much time as possible to trimming the trees as soon as possible.

Facebook

Truly Tropical is on facebook.
Information on that site is minimal, but I started the page for ease of messaging me.  After mango season I'll try to add more pictures to it.

Fruit for Wednesday, July 30

Mangos for Wednesday will include:

• Kent
• Duncan
• Beverly
• Nam Doc Mai
• Graham
• Neelum
• Jakarta
• Zill Indochinese
• Valencia Pride
• Keitt

...we will have only a few fruit of some of these varieties (including Valencia Pride).  This year was a terrible one for Valencia Pride.  Next year should be better.
The seasons for all but a handful of mango varieties will be over very soon.  I'm always amazed by how quickly our supply changes, but we should have at least one variety well into September.

Other Fruit will include:

• Sugar Apple
• Carambola (Star Fruit)

Longan didn't taste sweet enough today

Last Monday of the Year

We will be open 12-2 today

Last Tour of the Year Sunday, July 27

Please arrive 4:45 - 5:00
The tour begins at 5 and lasts for about an hour
This is a walking tour
You can pick your own fruit when you're on the tour, or you can buy fruit we have picked at the end of the tour.
Cost is $2 per person.

This tour will include some information on pruning.

Fruit for Saturday, July 26

Mango varieties available include:

• Kent
• Keitt
• Valencia Pride
• Beverly
• Duncan
• Madame Frances
• Graham
• Elephant Tusk
• Big Jim
• Mallika
• Nam Doc Mai
• Pram Kai Mea
• Dot
• Jakarta

Other fruit available today:

• Carambola
• Longan
• Mamey Sapote
• and SUGAR APPLES!

Fruit... Possibly Today will be Last Thursday Hours of the Year

Today might be the last Thursday that we will be open in 2014.  The forecast shows some nasty weather starting that day, and the number of mango varieties that we will have for sale will be significantly less than this week.
It is possible to pick up orders of 20 pounds or more on any day.

Mango varieties available today include:

• Kent
• Keitt (just beginning to pick)
• Valencia Pride
• Beverly
• Duncan
• Madame Frances
• Graham
• Elephant Tusk
• Big Jim
• Mallika
• Nam Doc Mai
• Pram Kai Mea
• Dot
• Jakarta

Other fruit available today:

• Carambola
• a few Longan
• Mamey Sapote
• and SUGAR APPLES!

Fruit for Wednesday, July 23

Mango Varieties will include:

• Kent
• Keitt (just beginning to pick)
• Valencia Pride
• Beverly
• Graham
• Elephant Tusk
• Big Jim
• Gary
• Mallika
• Nam Doc Mai
• Lemon Meringue (all of our trees are completely empty, so this is the last week)
• Pram Kai Mea
• Dot
• Jakarta
• Palmer

Other Fruit will include;

• Carambola
• Mamey Sapote
• Canistel

Mango Storage

As many of you already know, I recommend that mangos be taken out of plastic bags immediated, then ripened on the countertop at room temperature or in a shady area of a porch, etc.  Once ripe they should be consumed or cut up and frozen for later use.

Last week Har and I went to a presentation on picking and storage of mangos given by the Mango Board.  Most of the attendees worked for large importers and distributors of mangos.  Much of the information on shipping and storage was not relevant to Truly Tropical, but it was still interesting. 

The most relevant information was on chill damage.  If a mango is chilled below 55 degrees (F), damage to texture, flavor and ability to ripen correctly will occur.  Some of the damage won't be noticeable until 3-4 days after getting too cold.
This poster was made for produce departments in grocery stores, but I thought it's good for everyone to keep in mind.

 

Monday Fruit, July 21

Mango varieties include:

• Kent
• Nam Doc Mai
• Duncan
• Gary
• Mallika
• Zill Indo-Chinese
• Zill
• Graham
• Valencia Pride
• Jakarta
• Philippine
• Beverly
• Pram Kai Mea
• a few Lemon Meringue

Other Fruit

• Carambola (Star Fruit)
• Canistel
• a few Sapodilla

Fruit for Saturday, July 19

We have picked the last fruit on several more varieties.  But this Saturday we will still have a great selection of mangos.
Duncan, Mallika, Kent, Gary, Valencia Pride look very good.
We will have the last few of Bailey's Marvel, Pim Seng Mun, Cogshall, Lemon Meringue.
Zill Indo-Chinese, Van Dyke, Beverly, Nam Doc Mai, Pram Kai Mea, Jakarta, Cushman, and Choc-anon are still producing.
Neelum and Keitt are yet to come.

Other fruit will include Carambola, Canistel and some Sapodilla. 
I have tasted a couple early Sugar Apples and they have not been at full sweetness.  Sometime next week we will start selling some.

Now is the time to trim the mango trees that have finished producing fruit for the year.  This morning I trimmed three... more than 200 to go (fortunately some are small)


Alphonso

A fun discovery this week...

A HUGE Valencia Pride Mango

Fruit for Thursday, July 17

The major mango varieties available Thursday include:

• Nam Doc Mai
• Gary
• Valencia Pride
• Duncan
• Van Dyke
• Dot
• Bailey's Marvel
• Cushman
• Kent
• Mallika
• Choc-anon
• Florigon
• Zill

Our Carrie trees have been completely picked, but we still have some ripe fruit.

Minor amounts of mango varieties available Thursday include Pram Kai Mea, Zill Indo-Chinese, Elephant Tusk, Madame Francis, Lemon Meringue, Jakarta, Cogshall.


Other fruit include:

• Canistel
• Carambola (Star Fruit)
• Mamey Sapote
• possibly a few Sapodilla

Mango Information

Here's some interesting research on what mango varieties are related to each other...

http://www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/academics/faculty/burns/pdf/192-197.pdf

Fruit for Wednesday, July 16

The major mango varieties available Wednesday include:

• Nam Doc Mai
• Gary
• Valencia Pride
• Duncan
• Van Dyke
• Dot
• Bailey's Marvel
• Cushman
• Kent
• Mallika
• Choc-anon
• Florigon
• Zill

Our Carrie trees have been completely picked, but we still have some fruit.

Minor varieties available Wednesday include Pram Kai Mea, Zill Indo-Chinese, Elephant Tusk, Madame Francis, Jakarta, Haden, Cogshall.


Other fruit include:

• Canistel
• Carambola (Star Fruit)
• Mamey Sapote
• possibly a few Sapodilla

Mangos for Monday, July 14

We will have about 20 varieties of mangos on Monday

$2 per pound mangos include:
Valencia Pride
Duncan
Cogshall
Southern Blush
Van Dyke
Zill
Florigon
Madame Francis
Elephant Tusk
Haden (the last few)

$3 per pound mangos include:
Carrie
Alphonso
Kent
Bailey's Marvel
Lemon Meringue
Gary
Nam Doc Mai
Mulgoba
Jakarta
Dupuis Saigon
Pram Kai Mea
Cushman
Dwarf Hawaiian


Also available...
a couple of Mamey Sapote
Carambola
probably a few Sapodilla

Tour Sunday, July 13

Tour starts at 5pm on Sunday, July 13.  This is a walking tour in the grove.
The cost is $2 per person plus the cost of the fruit you pick.  Fruit that we have picked will be available also.
Please arrive 4:45 - 5:00pm.

Delivery Services

We will deliver orders of at least 20 pounds of mangos for $1 per mile (plus tolls if applicable).
Or you can pick up your order from the grove.
Please place orders 12-24 hours before pick up/delivery.

Fruit for Saturday, July 12

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

This will be the last Saturday of the year for Bailey's Marvel, Lemon Meringue, Cogshall, Southern Blush, Fairchild, Bombay, Mulgoba, possibly Cushman and Edward.
Glenn season just ended.
Haden season is almost over.
We will probably finish picking Carrie early next week.

Mango Varieties available tomorrow...
$1 per pound Mangos include:
Irwin
Tommy Atkins
Palmer
various blemished fruits of other varieties

$2 per pound Mangos include:
Valencia Pride
Van Dyke
Duncan
Cogshall
Southern Blush
Florigon
Haden

$3 per pound Mangos include:
Carries
Zill Indo-Chinese
Gary
Alphonso
Bombay
Bailey's Marvel
Lemon Meringue
Pram Kai Mea
Nam Doc Mai
Cushman
Mallika
Dot
Dupuis Saigon
Fairchild
Mulgoba

Also available... Carambola and Sapodilla

***Just found a Jak Fruit...Golden Pillow, almost 15 pounds***

Sunday... Our third Fruit-Picking Tour of the Year

5pm (please arrive 4:45-5:00)

Cost is $2 per person plus the cost of the fruit you pick

Friday Schedule for Special Orders

Friday will be a very busy day.
If you would like to place an order for a minimum of twenty pounds of mangos for pick up or delivery, please do so before noon.  Orders won't be ready until after 5pm.
If you would like to place an order (min 20 lbs) for pick up  on Saturday, please do so before noon on Friday.
Thanks!

Fruit for Wednesday, July 9

I just picked some gorgeous Bailey's Marvel, Cushman and Southern Blush. 
Of course the other varieties look great also.

For $2 per pound, we will have:

• Valencia Pride
• Southern Blush
• Duncan
• Cogshall
• Florigon
• Van Dyke
• Zill
• Rosa
• Haden
• Madame Francis
• fresh Carrie drops

$3 per pound varieties include:

• Nam Doc Mai
• Pram Kai Mea
• Carrie
• Gary
• Zill Indo-Chinese
• Alphonso
• Bombay
• Bailey's Marvel
• Edward
• Lemon Meringue

In addition to our bruised or blemished fruit, $1 per pound fruit will include mango varieties on their Farewell Tour:

• Irwin
• Tommy Atkins
• Jubilee
• Palmer

This week will be the last time that we pick Glenn, Cogshall and Lemon Meringue.  Virtually all of those mangos have been picked already, so we're planning to give them their annual post-season trimming on Friday.  Other varieties close to the end of their seasons include Bailey's Marvel, Dupuis Saigon and Bombay.

Also, Sapodilla looks good, and we should have some Carambola.

We will be open rain or shine...

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

Another Mango Monday

The mangos continue to look great!

We will try to pick some green fruit tomorrow morning because several people want to ship fruit to friends and family.  Monday is a great day to ship.

Haden Mangos are finally coming to the end of their season.  The good news is we have more room in the $2 section for other mangos.  For Monday... Southern Blush, Rosa, Valencia Pride, Duncan, Cogshall, Haden, Florigon, Graham, Choc-anon, Van Dyke and Zill will be in the $2 section.  Also, fresh Carrie drops and blemished Carries will be available for $2 per pound.

Our $1 per pound table will include some blemished Hadens, and newly-picked Irwins, Tommy Atkins and Jubilee.

Also we will have Haden drops etc available for $5 per bag.  It would be helpful if you could bring your own Publix or Walmart bag for those.

For $3 per pound..
We still have Lemon Meringue!  ...surprised that some are still on the trees
and Carrie, Bailey's Marvel, a few Bombay, Dupuis Saigon, Zill Indo-Chinese, Mallika, Nam Doc Mai, Dot, Pram Kai Mea, Glenn, Edward

...and we have the 11-pound Jak Fruit and a few Sapodilla

Picked a Jak Fruit Today

It's a 'Golden Pillow'
11 pounds

Fruit for Saturday, July 5

The Mangos are Fantastic!

• Carrie
• Nam Doc Mai
• Dupuis Saigon
• Bailey's Marvel
• Duncan
• Lemon Meringue (still!)
• Dot
• Mallika
• Pim Seng Mun
• Cushman
• Florigon
• Choc-anon
• Bombay
• Glenn
• Cogshall
• Rosa
• Fairchild
• Mulgoba
• Haden
• Turpentine
• Zill
• Van Dyke

... and we've just started picking

• Gary
• Valencia Pride

small amounts of

• Ryan
• Page
• Pram Kai Mea
• Graham
• Jakarta
• Pickering
• Phlippine
• Southern Blush
• Tess Pollock
• Zill Indochinese

Other Fruit should include

• Some Sapodilla
• Carambola
• possible Jak Fruit

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

Fruit for Thursday, July 3

Mangos continue to look great.
We've started picking Gary and Valencia Pride, and we still haven't lost any of the other varieties.  It's hard to find places to display everything.
The Julie mango wasn't quite ripe today, so we will sample it on Thursday.

Carambola season should begin very soon.
Sapodilla is still available.

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

Now accepting orders for mangos

For the next three weeks, we will accept orders for mangos.
The minimum amount of mangos per order is 20 pounds.
Orders can be available for pickup almost  any day of the week.  Delivery will be available for an additional charge.

Wednesday Fruit

Of course we will have a lot of mango varieties available.  In addition to the varieties listed for Monday, we have now started to pick some Valencia Pride

Some notes...
Dot, Cushman and Bailey's Marvel look fantastic
Carrie continues to be wonderful... some of the Carries will be available for $2 per pound (most at $3 per pound)
Nice amount of Mallika
An amazing amount of Mulgoba (notoriously a light producer)
The dollar per pound table should be very interesting

As many of you already know, Julie Mango set very few fruit this year.  This afternoon I happened to find one!  Instead of selling it, I'm planning to cut it up Wednesday around 4:05.  If it happens not to be ripe for Wednesday, we will sample a Maha Chinook instead.  I hope that all the customers here at that time will be able to taste it.

Monday Tour

Yes, today the tour is on.
If a band of showers happens to coincide with the tour, we can delay walking about until it passes.
Tour begins at 5pm today.  Cost is $2 per person, plus the cost of whatever fruit you pick and/or select.

Monday Mangos, June 30

We have LOTS of Great Mangos!

At least a large box of the following:

• Bailey's Marvel
• Bombay
• Carrie
• Chocanon
• Cushman
• Dot
• Dupuis Saigon
• Fairchild
• Florigon
• Glenn
• Haden
• Lemon Meringue (PPK)
• Southern Blush
• Pim Seng Mun
• Van Dyke

and at least a few of..

• Alphonso
• Duncan
• Edward
• Jacqueline
• Jakarta
• Joellen
• Mallika
• Mulgoba
• MxM
• Nam Doc Mai
• Page
• Rosa
• Ryan
• Tess Pollock
• Turpentine
• Zill
• Zill Indochinese

Finding space to display everything will be a problem, although we do have almost everything organized inside.

~Several varieties will be offered for sale at $2 per pound, including today's Carrie drops.  Bruised and blemished fruit will be offered at $1 per pound, including Lemon Meringue.
~Last night's Haden drops are $5 per bag for as many as you can fit into one of our bags (about the same size as a Publix bag.)

Also.... Several people intend to ship mangos tomorrow.  The most popular way to ship is using the flat rate boxes that the post office provides.  Delivery is guaranteed in three days, so stuff that's mailed tomorrow will arrive before the holiday weekend.  Monday morning I'll pick green mangos that will be suitable for shipping. 

Today, June 30, we're planning to have our second fruit-picking tour of the season.  The cost is $2 per person plus the cost of any fruit you pick. (You can also buy fruit that we've picked already.)   Rain is forecasted.  We plan to go ahead with the tour and hope there's some time between showers when we can walk around.  Will check detailed forecasts and update later.

Favorite uses for Mangos

Take a bowl to a party... Every piece was eaten!

Mango Crisp!  The recipe is in this blog. 
This batch was made with Carrie and Glenn Mango.

Green Smoothie!
Of course the smoothie has lots more greens than this picture shows.
The greens are sweet potato leaves... delicious!

Mango Art

Here are two different Carrie Mango oddities....

Some stuff about Saturday

Saturday, June 28... we will have the best selection of Carrie Mango of the season, and probably the best selection of mangos for 2014.  Several varieties are either at the end of their seasons while others are at the peak of their seasons.

On Saturday there's a Tropical Fruit Festival at Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach.
We supply a lot of the mangos they use for tasting and selling.  In past years many people come here afterwards to buy more mangos.  To accommodate these potential customers, we will be open until 3pm this Saturday only.

We will have a fantastic selection of mangos!  Cogshall, Glenn and Lemon Meringue are ripening rapidly, so this might be the last Saturday for these varieties.

Nam Doc Mai are finally starting to ripen.  Next week we should have more than this week.
Bailey's Marvel, Bombay, Jacqueline, Dupuis Saigon, Cushman, Southern Blush and Carrie are close to peak season.
Many people intend to ship green Carrie mangos on Monday, so I'll try to pick lots of green mangos for that.  It looks like Carrie season might not last much longer.

We have lots of wonderful mangos right now.  I really don't know how we will find room for all the varieties.

This Saturday on our $1/pound table we will have some completely ripe and/or blemished Lemon Meringue.

This Saturday in our $2/pound area we will have Irwin, Haden (quantity discount still available), Graham, Rosa, Van Dyke, Joellen, Florigon and Carrie drops.  (I've recently cut up LOTS of Carrie drops and seldom is there any noticeable damage... probably because we keep our trees short and mulch heavily.)

Haden Mangos are reaching the end of their season.  If you happened to buy Hadens from our first picking of them and you were disappointed in them for any reason, please come in soon for replacement fruit.

The next fruit-picking tour is Monday at 5pm.

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

Fruit for Thursday, June 26

The mangos are great.  Lemon Meringue, Cogshall, Rosa, Edward, Tess Pollock and Glenn won't be around much longer.
We will have a great selection of Carrie, Cogshall, Glenn, Fairchild, Ryan, Jacqueline, Fairchild, Bailey's Marvel, Lemon Meringue, and (of course) Haden.
More on the bounty in the morning...

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

Fruit for Wednesday, June 25 ...Special: Some Mangos $5 per Bag

Haden Mangos are Plentiful.
We have 3 different categories of Hadens...

• Best Grade for $2 per pound ($1.50 for 20 pounds and over)
• Recent Drops and Blemished for $1 per pound
• Others for $5 per Bag (bags usually hold about 10 pounds)

Cogshall, Glenn and Lemon Meringue are ripening quickly and will probably not be available next week.
Carrie Mango is also ripening quickly, but probably will be available through next Saturday.
Bailey's Marvel, Dupuis Saigon, Pim Seng Mun are all looking great.
...hopefully more fruit details to follow


We've had two unfortunate incidences this week.  Yesterday afternoon some new customers came in and were offended that they had to pay for mangos.  They bought about $15 of mangos and then intentionally ran over our mailbox.  Monday a landscape truck pulled up next to our fence and picked boxes of mangos.
A police officer just stopped by.  He said anyone can call the police department anonymously to report suspicious activity.  The Non-Emergency number  is 561-243-7800.  Also he is sending an email to all Delray Beach officers and they will cruise by more frequently.

Special for Tuesday, June 24.... Open 4-5 pm

I just finished picking Carrie Mangos.  Many were almost fully-ripened on the trees... gorgeous!
Mostly because of the Carrie Mangos, I've decided to open tomorrow, Tuesday, 4-5pm.  We won't have all varieties available for sale and we won't have the tasting tray, but we will have some fabulous mangos!
...definitely will have Glenn, Haden, Cogshall, Pim Seng Mun, Stringies, Tess Pollock and Lemon Meringue

also.. I just found a 7.75 pound Golden Pillow Jak fruit

Fruit for Monday, June 23

The mangos are amazing!  I've spent many hours this weekend organizing all the different varieties, but now we're ready for a spectacular Monday.
Glenn mango looks great, but this will probably be the last week for it.  Lemon Meringue has about 10% of the crop left on the trees, but we have several nice boxes of that variety picked.  We will have several boxes of Carrie also.  Pim Sen Mun is reaching the end of its season, but we have two boxes of them.  Other varieties with significant quantities... Bombay, Bailey's Marvel, Edward, Southern Blush, Cushman, Duncan, Fairchild, Dot, Rosa, Joellen, Tess Pollock, Cogshall, Choc-anon and Dupuis Saigon.

We will offer several varieties at $2 per pound including Van Dyke, Haden and Florigon.

Also, we will have some sapodilla and canistel available.

Three Remaining Fruit-Picking Tours

The remaining tour dates for this summer are:

Monday, June 30 

 

Sunday, July 13 

 

Sunday, July 27

Tours will begin at 5 pm and last about an hour.  Cost is $2 per person plus the cost of the fruit you pick.  More details will be posted next week.

Tons of Mangos for Saturday, June 21

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

We have a lot of delicious ripe mangos including an excellent supply of the following varieties:

• Carrie
• Cogshall
• Glenn
• Haden
• Lemon Meringue
• Pim Sane Mun
• Tess Pollock

Other varieties in lesser quantities include:

• Bailey's Marvel
• Bombay
• Choc-anon
• Cushman
• Dot
• Duncan
• Dupuis Saigon
• Edward
• Fairchild
• Florigon
• Jakarta
• Joellen
• Pram Kai Mea
• Rosa
• Ryan
• Southern Blush
• Turpentine
• Van Dyke
• Zill

We have picked 80-90% of the Lemon Meringue and Glenn Mangos.   Cogshall and Tess Pollock Mangos are also ripening rapidly.  Supply these varieties is terrific now, but will drop significantly next week.
Now is the time to buy mangos!

There should be a lot of ripe Sapodilla available.
A Jak Fruit is possible... will check again in the morning

Fruit for Thursday, June 19

Just saw the latest forecast... Low probability of rain during mango hours! 

****We will have a great selection of mangos on our $1 per pound table****

All of the mango varieties listed in the last post will be available Thursday. 
Now is the time to visit.  We have a lot of mango varieties and a lot of mangos.

Also we will have Sapodilla and a couple Mamey Sapote
A Jak Fruit is possible... will update

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

Fruit for Wednesday, June 18

We will have an excellent supply of the following mango varieties:

• Cogshall
• Glenn
• Haden
• Lemon Meringue
• Pim Sane Mun
• Tess Pollock

Other varieties in lesser quantities include:

• Bailey's Marvel
• Bombay
• Carrie (coming in strong, so supply might be excellent by tomorrow)
• Choc-anon
• Dot
• Duncan
• Dupuis Saigon
• Edward
• Fairchild
• Florigon
• Jakarta
• Joellen
• Pram Kai Mea
• Rosa
• Ryan
• Southern Blush
• Turpentine
• Van Dyke
• Zill

We have picked 80-90% of the Lemon Meringue Mangos.  Supply should be good this week, but drop significantly next week.  Glenn Mangos are also ripening rapidly, so this week is probably the best time for that variety also.

I found a lot of ripe Sapodilla and will pick more tomorrow.
A Jak Fruit is possible...will check tomorrow morning.

Fruit for Monday, June 16

The selection of mango varieties should be almost identical to those available this past Saturday.

We have a couple pieces of jak fruit available, and should have some sapodilla also.
I'm not sure if I'll have the opportunity to add any more detail to this post.  The selection of mangos should be excellent tomorrow.

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

Great Supply of Mangos and a Jak

Major Mango Varieties for Saturday

• Haden
• Lemon Meringue
• Carrie
• Choc-anon
• Cogshall
• Edward
• Florigon
• Glenn
• Pim Sane Mun
• Southern Blush

Minor Amounts of these Mango Varieties (in some cases just a few)

• Bailey's Marvel
• Cushman
• Dot
• Dupuis Saigon
• Fairchild
• Irwin
• Jakarta
• Joellen
• Mulgoba
• MXM
• Nam Doc Mai
• Philippine
• Pram Kai Mea
• Rosa
• Ryan
• Tess Pollock
• Turpentine ('Stringies')

Beautiful Tess Pollock Mangos
I picked an 18-ounce one later in the day.

Just wanted to quickly post a picture of the Jak Fruit I picked today... it's a 20-pound Golden Pillow.  Most of the fruit on this tree are much smaller.  This one was ready to pick today, but not fully ripe.  If it's ripe on Saturday, I might cut into two or so sections.

Also, some Sapodilla

Fruit for Thursday, June 12

We sold the two small jak fruit today. We will have all the same varieties of mangos plus a few Alfonso and Dupuis Saigon.  Lemon Meringue will be very plentiful at least through the end of this week.

Of course I will check for more ripe Jak Fruit in the morning and post if I found anything to pick.  I will also give more specifics on the varieties of mangos available.

Fruit for Wednesday, June 11

Mangos are looking fantastic!

...It's peak or close to peak season for many varieties, so the selection is terrific.  We should have plenty of mangos for the whole time we're open (4-6pm).  I'm fairly certain we won't even run out of Lemon Meringue.

I just picked a nice selection of Bailey's Marvel... first of the season!
Lemon Meringues are plentiful... these next few days are probably peak season for this variety.
We have a nice supply of Cogshall.
I found several nice Tess Pollock.
A lot of Glenn are ripening.
We've started to pick Carrie.
Southern Blush should be available through next week.
Other varieties available include Jakarta, Edward, Pim Seng Mun, Dot, Florigon, Joellen, Choc anon, Cushman, and Philippine.

Haden Mangos continue to be on special...buy 20 pounds or more and pay just $1.50 per pound.


Other fruit:
For more than a month I've been watching the two biggest jak fruit on one of our trees.  Today two small jak fruit on the same tree ripened.  The largest two did not. 
Tomorrow a 5 pound and an 8 pound Golden Pillow jak fruit will be available for sale.

Also, Sapodilla


It might rain during mango hours, but we will be open rain or shine. 

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

Hadens and Lemon Meringues!

Finally we have enough ripe fruit!


Lemon Meringue Mangos are ripening quickly.  I'm betting this week will be the strongest, then supply will start tapering. 

Haden season is extremely strong right now also.  Consider freezing some for the fall and winter.  Frozen Hadens taste much better than any mango you can buy in the grocery store.  Also Hadens are great mangos for chutney, dehydrating, eating fresh, using in smoothies... and, according to one of our dear customers, making mango wine.

Fruit for Monday, June 9

Even though we had a fruit-picking tour today, we will have a nice selection of mangos tomorrow.

• Hadens will continue to be plentiful and tasty for the next couple weeks.
• Lemon Meringue seem to be ripening every hour.  We already have quite a few picked for tomorrow.
• Jakarta
• Southern Blush should continue for more than a week
• Edward
• Florigon
• Cushman
• Pim Seng Mun
• Glenn
• Cogshall are ripening beautifully
• Tess Pollock
• a few Carrie

I'll check for Sapodilla in the morning.

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

Fruit-picking Tour Sunday, June 8

Our first fruit-picking tour of the season will start at 5pm.  Cost is $2 per person, plus the cost of any fruit that you pick.  It's fine if you don't want to pick fruit.  There will be some fruit available for sale.  If you would like to buy plants, please wait until after the tour.  We will have more time to spend with you then.  Also, if you want to buy a mango tree, the tour might help you make a better decision on which variety to buy.
We will split into two groups, one led by Har and the other led by me.  Part of the tour will include history of the grove and descriptions of different fruits.  Questions are welcome. 
Tours usually last about 45 minutes.  If rain is likely, you might want to bring an umbrella. You're also welcome to bring your own picker.  (We have some to share.)

Fruit for Saturday, June 7

Mangos should include:

• Cogshall
• Lemon Meringue
• Jakarta
• Cushman
• Tess Pollock
• Glenn
• Edward
• Southern Blush
• Florigon
• Haden

For some of the aforementioned varieties we will have only a few pieces of fruit.  The good news is that next week will be better!  Of course we will check all the trees before we open Saturday morning to pick anything else that is ready.

 

Hadens are plentiful and gorgeous.  Since we have a lot of them, we are offering a quantity discount.  Buy at least 20 pounds and the price is $1.50 per pound.  If you buy less than 20 pounds, the price is $2 per pound.
Now is a great time to make chutney, mango bread, mango crisp, mango smoothies, frozen mangos, dehydrated mangos, etc.


Other Fruit:  Sapodilla






Our first Fruit-Picking Tour of the season is this Sunday, June 8 at 5pm.  Cost is $2 per person plus the cost of the fruit you pick.  We will also have some fruit already picked.

Fruit for Wednesday, June 4

Open today 4-6pm

I'll try to update this post later in the day....

Our Haden Mangos are starting to ripen on the tree, so we'll have some beauties today.
Cogshall Mangos are also looking gorgeous.
Lemon Meringue are still scarce... found about one ripe fruit per tree this morning.
Glenn Mangos are even scarcer..  next week will be better
We will have Jakarta, Florigon and some Edward.
Tess Pollock is almost ready.
Nam Doc Mai is a couple weeks away.

Also...
Tamarind
Sapodilla

Fruit for Monday, June 2

Of course I'll check for more fruit this morning, but right now it looks like Jakarta, Cogshall and Florigon will be the main varieties of mangos. 
Ripe Lemon Meringues are still very hard to find.
I'll pick a few Carries.  We will probably have a few Southern Blush, Cushman, Edward, Pim Seng Mun
Next week Carrie and Lemon Meringue will be better.  Also Tess Pollock, Philippine, Bailey's Marvel, Dupuis Saigon will probably begin to ripen.

Recently I've had several people ask for "raw mango."  The green Hadens should be good for this use.  Most of the Hadens will take a week or so to ripen.

Other fruit available include Tamarind and Sapodilla.

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

Ripe Fruit



Whatever ripe mangos we find sell instantly.  Most of the fruit is a few days from being ripe.

 

Suggestions for ripening fruit at home...

Warm temperature is very important for faster ripening.  Some people put their fruit in their garage or screened porch.  Take fruit out of plastic bags and let ripen in the open air or in a paper bag or cardboard box.

 





Part of the Mango Selection from earlier this week.

 

 Fortunately Ripe Mangos are on the way...
In the next few weeks we hope to have more ripe fruit to sell.

Always nice to see ripe fruit!  This one is Haden.

Here are a couple of fruit I tasted today.  Both were undersized and shriveled, but mostly ripe.  Both were not as good as full-term fruit, but delicious.



A Mulgoba... less than half the size of a mature fruit.
I found it under the tree.  My best guess is it had been there about 2 weeks.
(I tasted the bottom of the fruit)

A Carrie Drop.. It dehydrated during the ripening process.

Inside the Carrie Mango.  I shared with a very picky mango eater who agreed it was delicious.
(Of course not as good as fully ripe and fully mature Carrie mango.)

I would like to sell full-sized ripe fruit, but often the fruit falls before it's picked.  And sometimes this happens...

Bird damage on Cogshall and Florigon Mangos.

Fruit for Saturday, May 31

As of Friday evening... not many Lemon Meringue, good supply of Jakarta and Cogshall.  We picked a lot of nice Hadens.  Since the supply is very good, we will offer a quantity discount starting at 10am.  If you buy 20 lbs or more of Haden Mangos after 10am, the price will be $1.50 per pound.  Less than 20 pounds or before 10 am the price is $2 per pound. 

Saturday Mango varieties will include:

• Edward
• Southern Blush
• Jakarta
• Lemon Meringue
• Haden
• Irwin
• Glenn
• Florigon
• Pim Seng Mun
• Cogshall
• Cushman

Also

• Sapodilla
• Tamarind

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

Fruit for Thursday, May 29

Great News!  Today we had more then enough mangos for the customers who showed up.
Mango varieties for Thursday will include:

• Edward
• Southern Blush
• Jakarta
• Lemon Meringue
• Haden
• Irwin
• Glenn
• Florigon
• Pim Seng Mun
• Cogshall
• Cushman

Also

• Sapodilla
• Tamarind

Fruit for Wednesday, May 28

Mango varieties will include:

• Edward
• Southern Blush
• Jakarta
• Lemon Meringue
• Haden
• Irwin
• Glenn
• Florigon
• Pim Seng Mun
• Cogshall
• Cushman
• a few Dot and Dwarf Hawaiian

Also

• Sapodilla
• Tamarind

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

Open Memorial Day

Monday we will be open 12-2.

It's likely that we will have more ripe fruit than we've had recently... definitely some Lemon Meringue, but some of other varieties also.  The overall mango supply continues to be light.

My best guess is the peak of Lemon Meringue season will be in about 2 weeks.  We don't have a lot of this variety now, but the supply should improve.
Glenn Mangos will probably start ripening in earnest in 1-2 weeks.
Cushman season will start soon, perhaps within a week.
We will have a few Nam Doc Mai fruit every day, but I think the peak season for that variety will be in 3 weeks.
Carrie Mangos might start ripening in about 2 weeks.
Florigon might be strong next week.
We are picking the second crop of Jakarta, and hoping their season will last another 3-4 weeks.
Bailey's Marvel might start ripening in 2 weeks.
Pim Seng Mun season might start in a week.
Baptiste is almost ready

We don't have a lot of mangos now... a few of the varieties that we've been selling for the last few weeks.  I'll search again tomorrow morning.

Other Fruit:  Black Sapote are done for the season.  We will have Sapodilla.

Good News for Saturday

I've picked the first Lemon Meringue mangos.  There isn't a lot, but there will be more next week. Of course I'll check the trees again before we open.
Other varieties of mango making their first appearance include Southern Blush, Glenn, Dot and Cogshall.  We have only a few mangos of each of these varieties, but more are on the way.
We will have some Dwarf Hawaiian and Edward, and a pretty good showing of Jakarta and Rosa.
Haden is small... a result of not much rain, a huge fruit set and early maturity of some of the fruit. The Hadens we have picked have not ripened on the tree, but are mature.  The mangos that aren't ready to pick will continue to grow, so the Hadens that we pick in two weeks should be larger than the ones we're picking now.  

Also Tamarind, Sapodilla and Wax Jambu.

The Jak Fruit is still not ripe.


We will be open 12-2 on Monday (Memorial Day)

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

Thursday Fruit

A wonderful surprise ... some of our Hadens are ready to pick even though they will be green still.  I should be able to fill a box.  
Green and immature mangos of various varieties are also available.
Was able to find Jakarta and few of other varieties including Rosa and Dwarf Hawaiian.

We will also have a few Sapodilla, Wax Jambu and Tamarind.

Fruit for Wednesday, May 21

Fruit should include

• Sapodilla
• a few Black Sapote
• Wax Jambu (water apples)
• Coconuts

Mangos

• the last significant amount of Dwarf Hawaiian
• Jakarta
• Edward
• Rosa
• green and somewhat immature Haden and Valencia Pride etc

Also

• Collard Greens
• Italian Parsley
• Rosemary 

...Please remember that production is low now because very few of our trees have ripe fruit...

Monday 12-2pm

Wednesday 4-6 pm

Thursday 2-4pm

Saturday 9am-noon

Quick Notes on Mangos this year

Most of our trees flowered in late February, so most of the mangos will ripen in June and July.
This year we won't have many Valencia Pride, Julie or Tess Pollock.
Last year we had few Southern Blush, Dupuis Saigon and Pram Kai Mea, and no Philippine mangos, but this year we should have a respectable amount of each of these varieties.
It looks like it'll be a good year for Haden, Cushman, Ryan, Edward, and Gary.
Production of other varieties we seems typical, but I'll add some specifics later.

Fruit today

Sapodilla
Black Sapote

Mangos
Dwarf Hawaiian
Rosa
Jakarta
Edward
a few of other varieties


Collards
Parsley
Rosemary

Varieties of Mango Trees for sale

Here's an approximate list of varieties of mango trees we have available for sale.  Please check for current inventory and for varieties not on the list

Alphonso
Bailey's Marvel
Baptiste
Beverly
Bombay
Carrie
Chocanon
Coconut Cream
Cogshall
Cushman
Dot
Duncan
Dwarf Hawaiian
Edward
Fairchild
Florigon
Gary
Glenn
Graham
Haden
Jakarta
Julie
Juliette
Keitt
Kent
Lemon Zest
Madame Francis
Mallika
Nam Doc Mai
Neelum
Phillipine
Pickering
Pim Seng Mun
Pina Colada
Po Pyu Kalai (Lemon Meringue)
Pram Kai Mea
Rosigold
Southern Blush
Sweet Tart
Valencia Pride

These varieties we have grafted and will be available for sale soon...

Dwarf Hawaiian
Mulgoba
Rosa
Ryan
Zill Indochinese