Tuesday, June 30, 2015

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.

Monday, June 29, 2015

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.

Friday, June 26, 2015

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.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

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***

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

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

Monday, June 22, 2015

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

Friday, June 19, 2015

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

Thursday, June 18, 2015

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.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

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 

Sunday, June 14, 2015

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....

Friday, June 12, 2015

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

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

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

Monday, June 8, 2015

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

Friday, June 5, 2015

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.

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

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

Monday, June 1, 2015