Fruit for Saturday, December 26

Yes, we will be open Saturday, December 26.
9am - noon

 

 

Available fruit will include

• Carambola
• Black Sapote
• Papaya
• Coconuts
• Avocado
• And very few sapodilla and sugar apples

Article/TED Talk

http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/03/23/can-mushrooms-be-the-new-plastic/

Fruit for Saturday, December 19

Fruit Available will include:

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

Fruit trees are also available...

Open Saturday, 9am-noon

Fruit for Saturday, December 12

Open Saturday 9am - noon

 

Fruit for Saturday, December 12, will include a good supply of Carambola, Black Sapote, Sugar Apple and Coconuts, and some Sapodilla, Papaya and Avocado.

 Fruit trees are also available.

Fruit Available for Saturday, December 5

Open Saturday 9am-noon

Fruit available will include Sugar Apple, Black Sapote, Carambola, Coconuts and Avocado. I haven't checked that Sapodilla yet... there might be a few ready to pick.

Fruit Available for Saturday, November 28

Open Saturday 9am-noon

 

Some Carambola, Avocado, Papaya and a few Sugar Apple will be available Saturday morning. We will have a good supply of Black Sapote and Coconuts.

 Once again we will have Sapodilla ...the first crop from our three-year-old tree. The variety is relatively new to the US. I gave a globe-trotting botanist friend one of these Sapodilla, and he said it was the best he has ever tasted.

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Also we have a nice selection of mango trees and other fruit trees.

Fruit for Satuday, November 20 ...plus a little news from the grove

Open Saturday 9am-noon

 

In addition to Carambola, Coconuts, Avocado, Black Sapote, and a few Atemoya and Sugar Apple.... we will have Papaya and a few Sapodilla!

 Also we have a nice selection of mango trees and other fruit trees.

 

 

News around the grove...
 We are still grafting. The unusually warm weather has made late season grafting possible and rewarding. Some of these late grafts have started growing in their first week. Next year we should have a great selection of unusual mango varieties, and some fun multi-graft trees, etc.
 In a week or two we will plant two more small areas. Most of the trees will be mangos.  The tough part is deciding which varieties to plant.
Also, several of our mango trees have started to flower... including Dwarf Hawaiian, Rosa, Rosigold and Madame Francis

Open Saturday 9am-noon

  Fruit will include a few Black Sapote, lots of Carambola, Coconuts, Avocado, and very few  Sugar Apple.

Fruit for Saturday, November 7

Open Saturday 9am-noon

  Fruit will include a few Black Sapote, lots of Carambola, Coconuts, Avocado, and very few Atemoya and Sugar Apple.

Fruit trees also available..

Fruit for Saturday, October 31

Open Saturday 9am-noon

 Fruit will include Black Sapote, Carambola, Coconuts, Avocado, and a few Atemoya and Sugar Apple.

Just an article ... Yay for good food

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/york-doctor-builds-farmacy-treat-diseases-healthy-food-pharmaceuticals/#uJ8OZ7exmGYMmZs3.01

Fruit Available for Saturday, October 24

Open Saturday   9am-noon

We have more Carambola than we have had for the past few weeks.
Coconuts and Avocado are fairly plentiful.
Sugar Apple and Atemoya are scarce.
Black Sapote quantity is yet to be determined...will pick early tomorrow morning.

Also available....Fertilizer and Fruit Trees!

Fruit for Saturday, October 17

Open Saturday 9-noon

Fruit selection is more limited than last week...

• a few Sugar Apple and Atemoya
• Avocado
• Coconuts
• possibly a few Black Sapote

 

Fruit for Saturday, October 10

Open Saturday 9-noon

 

Fruit selection is more limited than last week...

• a few Sugar Apple and Atemoya
• Avocado...
• Coconuts

Jak Fruit is finished for the year and I haven't found any Black Sapote that are ready to pick this week.

Fruit for Saturday, October 3

Open Saturday 9am-noon

Fruit available will include Atemoya, Sugar Apple, Avocado and Coconuts.

Fruit for Saturday, September 26

Open Saturday  9am-noon

Fruit will include...

• Atemoya
• Sugar Apples
• Coconuts
• Avocados

Fruit for Saturday, September 19

Sugar Apples and Atemoya will be the stars of the fruit table tomorrow.

There will be a nice supply of both.

 Also available... Coconuts, Jak Fruit and Avocado.

Open Saturday 9am-noon

Fruit for Saturday, Sept 12...Farewell to Mangos

Yes, the end is here.
All the Mangos on our trees have been  picked.  Sept 12 will be the last day in 2015 that we will have mangos to sell.  So that the most people possible can enjoy the last of our mangos, we will limit the amount of mangos each customer can purchase to two.

But we will have a good supply of Jak Fruit!
At least six small Jak Fruit will be available, and a few pieces of a larger Jak Fruit.

Other fruit will include:

• Avocados
• Coconuts
• Green Sugar Apples
• Atemoya

Open Saturday   9am-noon

Fruit for Saturday, Sept 5

Special tomorrow...Jak Fruit seedling trees for $10

 Fruit available will include... Carambola, some Sugar Apples, a few Mangos, Coconuts, and possibly Jak Fruit

Open Saturday  9am-noon

Fruit for Saturday, August 29

Open Saturday... 9am-noon

Fruit available will include:

• a few mangos (mostly Keitt)
• carambola
• sugar apples
• atemoya
• coconuts
• jak fruit

Mango Season is almost over

We still have a few mangos, but supply is very low.  Tomorrow we will have some Keitt and very few Neelum and Beverly.
Other fruit will include Sugar Apple, Jak Fruit, Coconuts and Carambola.

Open Saturday  9am - noon

Fruit for Saturday, August 15

Open Saturday... 9am-noon

 

Over 99% of this year's mango crop has been picked, but we will still have some mangos for sale. Varieties available will include Keitt, Beverly, and Neelum.

Other fruit will include Sugar Apples, Jak Fruit, Atemoya, Coconuts, Carambola (Star Fruit) and a few Longan.

Fruit for Saturday, August 8

Open Saturday  9am-noon

Mango varieties will include
Keitt
Graham
Beverly
Neelum
Kent

Other Fruit will include
Carambola
Sugar Apples
Coconuts
Black Sapote

Special for this Saturday only
We will be offering "Preview" mangos. Most of these mangos have not been named and plants are not yet available.   These are conventionally grown mangos and will sell for $2/lb.   Each customer can purchase one mango per variety.

Customer Appreciation Day... Saturday, August 8

Thank You for your support, and for being so enthusiastic about our mangos!

This Saturday we will have some free stuff for you.

• Potted Lady Palms need to be planted or repotted... a great plant for shade and semi-shade.  This clustering palm survives in the sun but looks its best when grown in the shade.   http://www.south-florida-plant-guide.com/lady-palm.html
• Some frangi-pangi cuttings ready to be planted.  http://www.south-florida-plant-guide.com/frangipani-tree.html
• Monstera Deliciosa cuttings... beautiful when allowed to grow up a tree, and produces edible fruit.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monstera_deliciosa
• some mango seedlings (rootstock) which are too big for us to use

Fruit for Saturday, August 1

Mango Varieties will include...

• A nice selection of Graham
• A great selection of Keitt
• A good selection of Beverly
• A few Kent, Mallika, Best, Jakarta, Neelum

Other Fruit will include...

• A little bit of Jak Fruit
• Some Longan
• Sugar Apples...two varieties
• Sapodilla
• a few Black Sapote
• Carambola...two varieties

Also we have a fresh batch of Mango Rollups...just mango with a little Vitamin C

Open Saturday... 9am-noon

Open Only on Saturday Mornings

Mango supply is plummeting, so we will only be open on Saturday mornings.
Mangos will be available for several more Saturdays, but we might have only two or three varieties this Saturday.
Other fruit available will include Black Sapote, Coconuts, Sugar Apple and Carambola.

Open Saturday... 9-noon

Fruit for Saturday, July 25

Mango Varieties will  include

• Keitt
• Kent
• Graham
• Neelum
• 'Best'

Other Fruit

• Longan!
• Carambola... two varieties
• Black Sapote
• Sapodilla
• Mamey Sapote
• Sugar Apples

 Open Saturday ...9am-noon

The 'Best' Mango

A bit on the 'Best' Mango...
There isn't one best mango.  People have different favorites depending on their backgrounds and even genetics.  Everyone's opinion is valid.  I'm often asked which variety is my favorite.  I don't have ONE favorite... which is a reason for growing more than sixty varieties.
Ironically there's a 'Best' mango at Truly Tropical.  Many years ago I planted seeds from some of my favorite mangos, and one emerged as the best of the group.  It's very popular... a premium mango that shares some flavors with Mulgoba.
Fortunately I found quite a few 'Best' mangos, and they will be available for purchase tomorrow.  

Fruit for Wednesday, July 22

Open Wednesday 4:00-5:30

 Varieties will include...

• Keitt
• Kent
• Neelum...
• Beverly
• Valencia Pride
• Graham
• Petegrew
• Palmer

 ...almost all varieties are now $3/lb

 Also available...

• Carambola
• Coconuts
• Black Sapote
• ...and Longan!!

Last Fruit Picking Tour of the Year will be this Saturday

The last Fruit Picking Tour will be Saturday, July 25.
Please let us know if you would like to join the tour and how many people in your group. Cost is $5/person. The tour will start at 12:15. If that tour time fills up, we will add another tour time later in the afternoon.
This will be the last tour of the year because we are coming to the end of mango season, and there's very little fruit left to pick.

Last Monday of the Year

July 20 (tomorrow) will be the last Monday that we're open in 2015

 Hours: noon-1:30

 

Mangos will include......

• Keitt
• Kent
• Valencia Pride
• Graham
• Palmer
• Gary
• Beverly

 

Other fruit will include...

• Carambola
• Black Sapote
• Coconuts

Fruit for Saturday, July 18

Open for fruit and tree sales on Saturday... 9am-noon

Mangos Varieties include:

• Kent
• Keitt
• Valencia Pride
• Beverly
• Gary
• Mulgoba
• Bailey's Marvel

Other Fruit:

• Coconuts
• Sapodilla
• Great selection of Black Sapote
• a couple pieces of Jak Fruit
• Carambola (Star Fruit)

Fruit Trees are also available for sale.

 

Our next Fruit-Picking Tour will be July 18 at 12:15 pm

Fruit for Wednesday, July 15

Open Wednesday  4-5:30

Mangos include:

• Kent
• Keitt
• Valencia Pride
• Beverly
• Gary
• Mulgoba
• Bailey's Marvel
• Duncan

Other Fruit:

• Coconuts
• Sapodilla
• Great selection of Black Sapote
• a couple pieces of Jak Fruit

Fruit for Monday, July 13

Open Monday  12-1:30

• Jak Fruit
• Black Sapote
• Coconuts
• Sapodilla
• Carambola

Mango Varieties

Very Good Supply of these Varieties...

• Kent
• Bailey's Marvel
• Haden
• Valencia Pride
• Beverly
• Keitt
• Mulgoba
• Gary
• Mallika

Minor amounts of these Varieties...

• Duncan
• Jakarta
• Jacqueline
• Edward
• Best
• Irwin
• Palmer
• Dot
• Alphonso
• Graham
• Big Jim
• Madame Francis
• Baptiste

Fruit for Saturday, July 11

Open Saturdays   9am-noon

 

Plentiful, Popular and Delicious Mangos this Week

• Valencia Pride... We have a great selection for this Saturday, but 90% of this variety has been picked
• Haden... Coming to the end of the second Haden crop of the year.  Selection for Saturday is great
• Bailey's Marvel.. a delicious cross of Haden and Bombay varieties!  Most of the fruit has been picked.  Selection great for Saturday.
• Mulgoba.. one of my very favorite mangos, and this year we have had a phenomenal supply.  This looks like the last strong week for this variety.
• Gary... a cross between Carrie and Petegrew, this small mango has the texture of Carrie, but is very sweet and has a coconut flavor

Very Good Selection of These Varieties

• Kent
• Keitt
• Duncan
• Mallika

Also of note

• Graham
• Dot
• Jakarta
• Zill

Other fruit include

• Coconuts
• Black Sapote
• Sapodilla
• Mamey Sapote

Complete Mango Variety Status a/o 7-10-2015

Alphonso... a few left on the tree

Bailey's Marvel.. plentiful this week, but 85% of the fruit has been picked

Baptiste... small tree, but most of the fruit still on the tree

Best... not a huge crop this year, but most still on the tree

Beverly... starting to pick this late variety

Big Jim.. a few left on the tree

Bombay.. essentially done for the year

Carrie... occasionally find a couple fruit, but the season is over

Chocanon... season very close to being over

Coconut Cream... no production this year but should have some next year

Cogshall... 90% have been picked

Cushman... trees have been trimmed, so all the fruit is off the trees

Dot... we will probably pick the last of the crop in the next couple days

Duncan... season almost over

Dupuis Saigon

Dwarf Hawaiian.. season just ended

Edward.. one of our trees still has fruit

Elephant  Tusk...some fruit still available

Fairchild.. the season is essentially over

Florigon.. season definitely over

Fruit Punch.. hope to have some next year

Gary ... 90% picked

Glenn ... season over

Graham... 40% picked

Haden... second crop 90% picked

Harvest Moon... small tree, a few on tree but not yet ready

Ice Cream... a few still available

Irwin... mid season

Jacquelin.. just a couple still on the tree

Jakarta... one tree finished for the year, others are still not ready to pick

Joellen... in the process of grafting this tree to another variety

Jubilee...grafted to other varieties

Julie... still some fruit on the trees

Juliette..season essentially over

Keio Savoy... season over

Keitt... season just starting

Kent... season will be short...good supply now

Lemon Zest... might get some fruit next year

Madame Francis... still some fruit left

Mallika... still some fruit on the trees

Mulgoba... a fantastic year for this delicious variety, but coming to an end

Nam Doc Mai... not a great year for NDM, and the season is almost over

Neelum... picking the early fruit

Paige... only one of these big beauties is still on the tree

Palmer... about halfway through this late variety

Petegrew.. about halfway through this one too

Phillipine... almost finished

Pickering.. about half the crop has been picked

Pim Seng Mun.. season has ended

Pina Colada.. no fruit this year

Pineapple Pleasure.. almost finished

Po Pyu Kalai (Lemon Meringue)... season has ended

Pram Kai Mea... almost everything has been picked

Rosa.. a very long season which seems to have just finished

Rosigold.. season has ended

Ryan... trimmed the tree Wednesday, so the season is over

Southern Blush.. a couple fruit left on the tree

Sweet Tart.. season just ended

Tess Pollock.. possibly a few more left on the trees

Tommy Atkins.. last week

Turpentine... fruit have been very small this year

ValCarrie.. possibly available next year

Valencia Pride.. a great year... now past the peak of the season

Van Dyke.. almost completely picked

Zebda.. no fruit this year

Zill.. a few more left on the tree

Zill Indochinese .. season almost over

Fruit for Wednesday, July 8

Hadens are gorgeous and plentiful.  Quantity discount when you buy 20 lbs or more of Haden.  Also lots of nice Haden drops for $1 per pound.

Valencia Pride is plentiful also.  We are offering slightly blemished fresh-picked Valencia Pride for $2 per pound.

Most of the varieties from the last several posts are still available.  Special situations include several Julie mango were ready to pick.  We are limiting purchase to 2 per person since so many people are interested in this variety.  Also we have several Pickering and Graham.

Other than mangos, we have Mamey Sapote.

Fruit for Monday, July 6

Monday, Noon-1:30

Mango Varieties Will Include

• Haden...second crop, nice supply
• Valencia Pride...still peak season!
• Duncan..coming to the end of the season
• Keitt...starting to pick this late variety
• Kent...gorgeous
• Bailey's Marvel...coming in strong
• Cushman..dwindling
• Carrie... small late crop is ripening...nice selection
• Southern Blush...dwindling
• Glenn...nice supply but every Glenn is off the trees.. definitely last Saturday for Glenn
• Gary.. found a boxful of this popular variety
• Tess Pollock.. finally have a nice box of a second crop
• Graham.. delicious this year
• Mallika... nice selection
• Ryan.. a few
• Beverly
• Neelum
• Palmer
• Irwin
• Van Dyke.. a few
• Cogshall

Fruit for Saturday, July 4

Yes, we will be open July 4!

Saturday 9am-noon

Mango Varieties Will Include

• Haden...second crop, nice supply
• Valencia Pride...still peak season!
• Duncan..coming to the end of the season
• Keitt...starting to pick this late variety
• Kent...gorgeous
• Bailey's Marvel...coming in strong
• Cushman..dwindling
• Carrie... small late crop is ripening...nice selection
• Southern Blush...dwindling
• Glenn...nice supply but every Glenn is off the trees.. definitely last Saturday for Glenn
• Gary.. found a boxful of this popular variety
• Tess Pollock.. finally have a nice box of a second crop
• Graham.. delicious this year
• Mallika... nice selection
• Ryan.. a few
• Beverly
• Dot
• Neelum
• Palmer
• Irwin
• Van Dyke
• Cogshall
• a couple Julie
• a few Fairchild
• Edward

Other Fruit

• Black Sapote
• Coconuts
• Sapodilla
• Wax Jambu

Specials for Wednesday, July 1

Open Wednesday   4 - 5:30

Specials include:

• Valencia Pride Mangos... buy 20lbs or more of Valencia Pride and price drops from $3 per pound to $2 per pound
• Haden Mangos... buy 20 lbs or more of Haden and price drops from $2 per pound to $1.50 per pound
• Irwin Mangos... $1 per pound
• Palmer Mangos....  $1 per pound

 

More Tour Information

Many people want to tour the grove this Saturday, so we are offering tours at 12:15 and 4:00.

July 11 we are offering a tour at 12:15.

If you are interested in arranging a private tour, we will try to find a mutually convenient time.  The charge is the same for a private tour... $5 per person... but there is a $30 minimum.  Wednesdays and Fridays are very busy days for us, so we would rather not give tours on these days.

Two Dollar Tuesday

TWO DOLLAR TUESDAY!!!
Tomorrow ONLY
June 30... 4-5:00 pm

 

All Storm mangos will be a maximum of $2 per pound....
It's a terrific time to ship.
The winds blew down a huge amount of mature but green mangos, which is actually good news. At this stage they do not bruise and will ripen with full flavor.
Because our Haden trees are so tall, they had the greatest number of mangos fall. Also available are Duncan, Nam Doc Mai, Baileys Marvel, Tess Pollock, Valencia Pride, Keitt and Kent, and the few remaining Lemon Meringue.

A full selection of mango varieties will not be available on Two Dollar Tuesday, just storm mangos.
Most of the fruit is top quality.  Most is green

Volume discounts will be available.

Notes on Fruit for Saturday, June 27

Open Saturday  9am - noon

• We have picked most of the second crop of Glenn, so we have a good supply of this popular variety.
• and we have a couple boxes of Haden (small second crop)
• Peak Season for Valencia Pride continues..plentiful, beautiful, delicious!
• It took lots of searching, but Orlin found some Carrie mango that was ready to pick.
• Ryan suddenly was ready to pick, so we have a nice selection of this large and delicious variety also.
• I found a bunch of Dwarf Hawaiian... the last decent harvest of the year for this variety.
• And speaking of the last...yes...it really is the last of the Lemon Meringue this week.
• We have a box of Petegrew (has a coconut flavor)
• And more Kent
• And more Gary
• And Duncan
• And many others...more than 30 varieties.  Please stop by and see them all in person.  

Other fruit will include:

• Jak Fruit
• Sapodilla
• Coconuts
• Wax Jambu
• Mamey Sapote

You can check the Truly Tropical facebook page for pictures of some of the mangos.

Fruit-Picking Tours

Fruit-Picking Tours available!

• Saturday June 27 at 12:15
• Saturday July 4 at 12:15

Please reserve space in advance.  If more than 10 people want to sign up for a tour, we will try to add another tour later that same day. 

Please be prepared for the weather.  If it's sunny... hats, cool clothing and cold water are a good idea

***To sign up, you can send a private message to us on our Truly Tropical facebook page.  Please include name, number in your party and phone number.  Or you can call during mango hours and reserve your space***

Wednesday, June 24

Lots of nice mangos...

• Valencia Pride.. peak season.  Beautiful and tasty
• Haden...picked some very nice mangos today (from small second crop on our trees)
• Duncan
• Van Dyke
• Lemon Meringue... last week that we will pick this variety... trimming the remaining trees
• Cushman
• Southern Blush... almost season end for this variety.  Large popular fruit
• Mulgoba... coming to the end of a sensational season
• Cogshall
• Gary.. delicious. Tastes like a small Carrie mango with coconut flavor
• Tess Pollock...the start of the small second crop
• Beverly.. the start to this typically late-season variety
• Fairchild
• Irwin
• Palmer
• Big Jim
• Nam Doc Mai
• Edward
• Mallika
• Ryan
• Glenn.. a surprising amount available.  The second crop seems to be maturing all at once

will try to update with more details

Fruit for Monday, June 22

Valencia Pride... the star of the week
Duncan... still plentiful and delicious

This will be the last week that Lemon Meringue and Florigon will be available.

The rest of the variety information is almost the same as previous post.

 

Open Monday,  Noon-1:30

Fruit for Saturday, June 20

Open Saturday  9am-noon

We've started trimming Florigon and Lemon Meringue trees, which means those varieties have finished or have almost finished fruiting for the year.  But there's lots of other varieties yet to ripen!


Mango Varieties

• Valencia Pride is plentiful and delicious
• Mulgoba is fantastic.. tree-ripened fruit
• Southern Blush has been very sweet and tasty
• Big Jim is just starting to ripen
• Dot .. delicious rich fruit
• Gary.. a delicious cross of Carrie and Petegrew
• Van Dyke
• Lemon Meringue
• Florigon..very few
• Duncan ..excellent selection
• Pram Kai Mea
• Haden.. good selection of late part of the crop
• Bailey's Marvel...only a few
• Choc anon..nearing the end of the season
• Cogshall
• Cushman
• Fairchild
• Mallika
• Mulgoba
• Nam Doc Mai
• Philippine
• Pim Seng Mun
• Van Dyke
• Zill... nice selection
• Dwarf Hawaiian..a few
• Edward.. a few
• Glenn
• Graham..a few
• Irwin
• Jacqueline
• Madame Francis
• Turpentine

Other Fruit
Coconuts
Black Sapote
Jak Fruit
Sapodilla

Also Available now
Mango Roll-ups  ...just lots of Mango a little Vitamin C

Tour this Saturday

Saturday, June 20, we will offer a Fruit-Picking Tour at 12:30 in the afternoon. 
Cost per person is $5 plus the cost of whatever fruit you pick.

For groups of six people or larger, we can usually accommodate your preferred time for a tour. 
Messaging on the Truly Tropical facebook page is the best way to arrange a tour.

Looking ahead...July 4

This year July 4 falls on a Saturday. 
Yes, we will be open on July 4.

Fruit for Wednesday, June 17

Mango variety list is about the same as the last one with some exceptions
We are out of Carrie except ripe fruit and some very nice drops
'Best' is finally ready to be picked.
Mulgoba is great

...still have picking to do... will try to update later

 

open Wednesday, 4-5:30 

Fruit for Monday, June 15

Open Monday  noon - 1:30

Peak Mango Season!  Lots of Great Mangos!

We have Gary mangos!
Gary mangos are just beginning to ripen.  This Carrie-Petegrew cross is very sweet and has a delicious coconut flavor.
Excellent selection of Cushman, Valencia Pride, Duncan and Southern Blush.
Some Zill Indo-Chinese
Orlin found a 3-pound Valencia Pride mango today!  Valencia pride are looking and tasting great.
...basically the same varieties as Saturday

We also have a nice selection of Black Sapote.
Wax Jambu
Noni



more details later....

Fruit for Saturday, June 13

Open Saturday  9am-noon

Mangos are even better than last week!
So many varieties...it's' hard to spotlight a few, but...

• Valencia Pride is coming in strong
• Mulgoba is fantastic.. tree-ripened fruit
• Southern Blush has been very sweet and tasty
• Big Jim is just starting to ripen
• Dot ..beautiful, plentiful and delicious

The other varieties are great too..

• Big Jim
• Carrie
• Van Dyke
• Lemon Meringue
• Florigon
• Duncan
• Pram Kai Mea
• Tess Pollock
• Haden
• Bailey's Marvel
• Choc anon
• Cogshall
• Cushman
• Fairchild
• Jakarta
• Mallika
• Mulgoba
• Nam Doc Mai
• Philippine
• Pim Seng Mun
• Van Dyke
• Zill
• Zill Indochinese
• Dwarf Hawaiian
• Edward
• Glenn
• Graham..a few
• Irwin
• Jacqueline
• Madame Francis..a few
• Turpentine

Other Fruit
Coconuts
Black Sapote
Jak Fruit
Sapodilla

Also Available now
Mango Roll-ups  ...just lots of Mango a little Vitamin C

Fruit for Wednesday, June 10

Open Wednesday 4-5:30

Mangos
We have a great selection of these favorites...
Carrie
Southern Blush
Van Dyke
Lemon Meringue
Florigon
Duncan
Pram Kai Mea

We have a moderate supply of these varieties
Tess Pollock
Valencia Pride
Haden
Bailey's Marvel
Choc anon
Cogshall
Cushman
Dot
Fairchild
Jakarta
Mallika
Mulgoba
Nam Doc Mai
Philippine
Pim Seng Mun
Van Dyke
Zill

We have a small quantity of these varieties
Edward
Baptiste
Glenn
Graham..a few
Irwin
Jacqueline
Madame Francis..a few
Turpentine

Other Fruit
Coconuts
Black Sapote
Jak Fruit
Sapodilla

Also Available now
Mango Roll-ups  ...just lots of Mango a little Vitamin C

Fruit for Monday June 8

Exceptional today are Southern Blush, Pram Kai Mea, Carrie, Jakarta, Florigon
Actually tons of stuff looks and tastes really great
We still have all the varieties we had Saturday

Open Monday 12-1:30

Fruit for Saturday, June 6

Open Saturday  9am - noon

It's hard to imagine our mango selection better than last week, but it is!  There are a few changes to Wednesday's list, and the supply of many varieties has improved.

Mango Varieties
Bailey's Marvel...just a few but many more next week
Carrie... plentiful
Choc anon.. still a good supply
Cogshall... a few
Cushman... good supply
Dot... supply increasing
Duncan.. nice supply
Dwarf Hawaiian
Edward...just a few
Fairchild
Florigon... plentiful
Glenn... nearing the end of their season
Graham..a few
Haden...nearing the end of their season but still a decent supply
Irwin..just a few
Jacqueline
Jakarta... tasty and plentiful
Lemon Meringue... good supply
Madame Francis..a few
Mallika
Mulgoba
Nam Doc Mai
Page... a couple
Philippine
Pim Seng Mun
Pram Kai Mea... excellent supply
Southern Blush... nice supply
Tess Pollock... nice supply
Turpentine
Valencia Pride... very good supply
Van Dyke...nice selection
Zill

Other Fruit
Coconuts
Black Sapote
Papaya
Sapodilla
very few Lychee

Also Available now
Mango Roll-ups  ...just lots of Mango with a little Vitamin C

Fruit-Picking Tours

This year fruit-picking tours will be a little different.  We will offer more frequent tours but limit participants to 10 people.  Cost will be $5 per person (same price for adults and children), plus the cost of whatever fruit you pick.  Our first tour will be Monday, June 8 at 4pm.  Please sign up on Saturday morning, if possible.
If you have a group that is interested in coming at the same time, please ask if we are able to accommodate your group's schedule.

Open Wednesday 4-5:30... Varieties Available, etc

Peak Mango Season is now! 
Yes, we will have mangos for about three more months, but right now we have lots of variety and supply.  Often mango season doesn't peak until the second half of June.  This year is a little earlier than usual.

Mango Varieties
Bailey's Marvel
Carrie... plentiful
Choc anon
Cogshall... a few
Cushman... good supply
Dot... just a few
Duncan.. nice supply
Edward...just a few
Fairchild
Florigon... plentiful
Glenn...nice supply for Wednesday
Graham..a few
Haden...nearing the end of their season but still a good supply
Irwin
Jacqueline
Jakarta... tasty and plentiful
Lemon Meringue... good supply for Wednesday
Madame Francis..a few
Mallika
Mulgoba
Nam Doc Mai...a few
Philippine
Pim Seng Mun
Pram Kai Mea
Southern Blush... nice supply
Tess Pollock... nice supply
Turpentine
Valencia Pride... very good supply
Van Dyke
Zill

Other Fruit
Coconuts
Black Sapote
Papaya
Sapodilla
a few Lychee

Also Available now
Mango Roll-ups  ...just lots of Mango a little Vitamin C

Open Monday, June 1

fruit is the same as Saturday...

open Monday 12-1:00

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...)

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.

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

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

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.

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

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! 

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! 

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

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

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

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

Fruit for Saturday, May 2

Sorry for the lack of a post last week!  I actually wrote one but forgot to publish...

The big story now is MANGOS! 
Yes, we will have a few varieties this Saturday... including Rosa, Tess Pollock and Dwarf Hawaiian.  We will also have some green mangos and small amounts of Jakarta, Florigon and Carrie.  In two weeks our supply of mangos will be much better.

Other Fruit Available this Saturday will include:

• Black Sapote
• Caimito
• Coconuts
• a few Jaboticaba
• a few Wax Jambu
• a few Sapodilla

We also sell fruit trees!

Open Saturday  9am-noon

Fruit for Saturday, April 18

Several Custard Apple have ripened and are now in the refrigerator.
We have a small amount of Jaboticaba.
Caimito is plentiful.
Black Sapote and Coconuts are also available.

Of course everyone is starting to think about Mangos.  Last Saturday we had several requests for green ('raw') mangos for pickles etc, so we picked some.  This Saturday we will pick another box of green mangos.  A few fruit have started to ripen, but May will be a good time to shop for ripe mangos. 
We will only be open Saturday morning until sometime in May.

Open Saturday    9am-noon

Fruit for Saturday, April 11

Fruit this Saturday will include....

Jaboticaba
http://www.herbcyclopedia.com/item/myrciaria-cauliflora-and-the-benefits-of-anthocyanins-2

Miracle Fruit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum

Black Sapote
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diospyros_nigra

Caimito
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysophyllum_cainito

Coconuts
http://undergroundhealthreporter.com/coconut-health-benefits/#axzz3WxL0tjOj



Also available:

• Collard Greens
• Rosemary

....and Fruit Trees

Open Saturday 9am - noon

Fruit etc for Saturday, April 4

We will have

• a nice selection of Caimito (Star Apple)
• coconuts
• a few Black Sapote
• possibly Custard Apple
• a few pounds of Jaboticaba
• Collard Greens

Fruit etc for Saturday, March 28

Coconuts and very nice harvest of Caimito (Star Apple) will be available...and also a few Jaboticaba and Papaya, and possibly Custard Apple.  We have a lot of Black Sapote, but they are not quite ready to pick.

Also Available....
Collard Greens
Dinosaur Kale
Rosemary

We have a nice selection of mango and other fruit trees, but waiting until next Saturday to purchase would be best.

Open Saturday    9am-noon

Fruit etc available Saturday, March 21

• Coconuts
• Papaya
• a few Jaboticaba
• Collard Greens
• Dinosaur Kale
• Rosemary
• Mint

Also, we have a nice selection of mango and other fruit trees.

Open Saturday    9am-noon

Fruit etc for Saturday, March 14

I have just picked the first Caimito (Star Apple) of the season.

Also available:

• Coconuts
• Black Sapote
• Collard Greens
• Dinosaur Kale
• Rosemary
• Mint

Also, we have a nice selection of mango and other fruit trees.

Open Saturday    9am-noon

Fruit etc for Saturday, March 7

Fruit today:

• Coconuts
• Black Sapote
• Miracle Fruit

Other edibles:

• Collard Greens
• Dinosaur Kale
• Rosemary
• Mint

Also, we have a nice selection of mango and other fruit trees.

Open Saturday    9am-noon

Fruit for Saturday, February 28

Today fruit will include

• Coconuts
• Miracle Fruit
• a few black Sapote

Also available

• Collard Greens
• Mint
• Rosemary

The weather looks good for planting.  We have a nice selection of mango trees and a few other tropical fruit trees.

Open Saturdays, 9am-noon

Fruit available on Saturday, February 21

Fruit today will include

• a few Black Sapote
• Coconuts
• some Jaboticaba
• Miracle Fruit

...also Collard Greens, mint and rosemary

Open Saturdays 9 - noon

Some information on Conventional Bananas

Have you ever wondered why organic bananas are often picked when they are quite immature or cases of organic bananas are suddenly all ripe? 
My guess was that conventional bananas are treated post harvest with something that delays ripening.  A quick search revealed that conventional bananas are commonly treated with thiabendazole and/or imazalil.
I also found this article on the impact of conventional bananas on the environment and on workers.
http://www.pan-uk.org/pestnews/Issue/pn48/pn48p9.htm

Here's a quick overview of banana production.
http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/fieldcourses07/PapersCostaRicaArticles/BananaPlantationsandtheEn.html

Happy Valentine's Day!

We won't have much fruit today...

• Coconuts

and a few..

• Black Sapote
• Jaboticaba
• Sapodilla

Also available is

• Mint
• Rosemary
• Collard Greens

And, of course, we have mango trees for sale!

Open Saturdays

9am - noon

Beware of Possible Hacker

One of my customers just told me that someone has hacked this site.
Nothing shows up when I look at my blog, but I might have a different security system.

Please do not give out your credit card or other information. 

...I guess the actual term is "phish"

Fruit for Saturday, January 31

Open Saturday, 9am-noon

Available.....

• Sapodilla
• Coconuts
• Black Sapote
• a few Carambola
• and...actually found a few Sugar Apple while trimming trees

Also available

• Fruit Trees
• Collard Greens
• Mint
• Rosemary

Fruit for Saturday, January 24

Available fruit will include:

• Carambola
• Coconuts
• Black Sapote
• Sapodilla
• a few Canistel
• possibly two Sugar Apples

Fruit for Saturday, January 17

Probably only two Sugar Apples remain on the trees after I picked today.  Fortunately we have a nice selection of Sugar Apples for tomorrow (Jan 17).

Also available:

• Carambola (two varieties)
• Black Sapote
• Coconuts
• a few Sapodilla

open Saturday 9am-noon

Black Sapote

Black Sapote (or Black Persimmon) is delicious and is a good source of vitamin A and C, and potassium.  Here's some info on it...

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/he609

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/black_sapote.html

I like to eat Black Sapote fresh by itself or with other fruit, or in green smoothies (which should be renamed "black smoothies").  Black Sapote makes excellent ice cream, and great faux German Chocolate cake.

Fruit for Saturday, January 10

• Coconuts
• Sugar Apple...this is the last strong day for sugar apples until July.  Three varieties.
• Carambola...plentiful, look and taste great.  Two varieties.
• Black Sapote...today marks the end of the first crop on one of our two trees.  It'll be a couple months before the second crop on that tree is ready.  Our other tree has far less fruit, but that should ripen over the next month or so.
• a few Alano Sapodilla...a few of a second variety of sapodilla will be ready soon
• one 7-pound Jak Fruit

We also sell fruit trees

Open 9am-11:45

Some articles about food

http://viance.com/news/5-shocking-facts-gmos-cant-believe-3-real/

Fruit for Saturday, January 3

Late afternoon I picked carambola, black sapote and sugar apple.  They look great. 
Also I found a Jak Fruit, but I suspect that it was not fully pollinated.  It's light for it's size (9lbs).

I actually found a few sapodilla that are almost ripe!

Also available are a couple avocado and papaya.
...and when you buy 10 or more coconuts, the price drops to $1.50 each.

We have started to sell mint, and soon basil will be ready to harvest.  We have parsley planted, but it's still small.

Open today 9am - 11:45