Mangos

momoese · 03-04-2006, 03:53 PM

I posted this on the GW but i'll try here too. Late last summer I planted a Haden Mango and it has done well so far. It's groown about a foot since I bought it! It has now begun flowering and the flowers are so heavy that the small grafted stems are having trouble supporting them in the rain. I had to support the heavy one with a long stake and twine. Isn't the plant to young to be flowering so heavy? Am I supposed to trim or prune or something?

MediaHound · 03-06-2006, 11:54 AM

all my mangos are seedlings

momoese · 03-07-2006, 12:39 PM

Come on now people, there must be someone on this forum that grows Mangos!

jnstropic · 05-30-2006, 01:30 PM

If a young mango blooms they should not be allowed to fruit. If you remove the bloom stem early the plant may try to flower again. This will slow up its growth. The flower spike should be left on until very small fruit forms. Then when it is removed the plant should go on to a vegatative mode. I have three trees and a good crop and many people around south Florida have poor crops. I trim my trees after each harvest.

momoese · 05-30-2006, 01:45 PM

Well thanks for the info but it's too late now.

I have cut off the flower stems twice now and am getting to move it to another location so it will probably go into shock or die. Boy I wish I would have known that before cutting them the first time. I may try another variety at some point but I will remember what you said!

jnstropic · 06-04-2006, 07:20 AM

Mitchel I just posted three pictures of my mango trees. All three trees have given us a satisfactory crop at a time that most mangoes in south Florida are producing very small crops. We seem to have good crops every year. I am one of the few people that trim back the trees every year, just after the crop is harverted.
http://togofcoralgables.com/FlowersofJune.aspx

03-04-2006, 03:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
momoese Dog Walker momoese's Photo Gallery Location: West Los Angeles CA Find me on the map! Zone: zone 10 Name: Mitchel Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7,232 BananaBucks : 12,200 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,074 Times Was Thanked 7,218 Times in 2,780 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 609 Times	Mangos I posted this on the GW but i'll try here too. Late last summer I planted a Haden Mango and it has done well so far. It's groown about a foot since I bought it! It has now begun flowering and the flowers are so heavy that the small grafted stems are having trouble supporting them in the rain. I had to support the heavy one with a long stake and twine. Isn't the plant to young to be flowering so heavy? Am I supposed to trim or prune or something? __________________ Mitchel Last edited by momoese : 03-06-2006 at 04:49 PM.

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momoese Dog Walker momoese's Photo Gallery Location: West Los Angeles CA Find me on the map! Zone: zone 10 Name: Mitchel Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7,232 BananaBucks : 12,200 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,074 Times Was Thanked 7,218 Times in 2,780 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 609 Times	Re: Mangos Come on now people, there must be someone on this forum that grows Mangos! __________________ Mitchel

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jnstropic jns-TOG jnstropic's Photo Gallery Location: Miami-Dade Find me on the map! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 232 BananaBucks : 22,696 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 293 Times in 69 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Mangos If a young mango blooms they should not be allowed to fruit. If you remove the bloom stem early the plant may try to flower again. This will slow up its growth. The flower spike should be left on until very small fruit forms. Then when it is removed the plant should go on to a vegatative mode. I have three trees and a good crop and many people around south Florida have poor crops. I trim my trees after each harvest.

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momoese Dog Walker momoese's Photo Gallery Location: West Los Angeles CA Find me on the map! Zone: zone 10 Name: Mitchel Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7,232 BananaBucks : 12,200 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,074 Times Was Thanked 7,218 Times in 2,780 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 609 Times	Re: Mangos Well thanks for the info but it's too late now. I have cut off the flower stems twice now and am getting to move it to another location so it will probably go into shock or die. Boy I wish I would have known that before cutting them the first time. I may try another variety at some point but I will remember what you said! __________________ Mitchel

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