You can usually tell a mango is ripe by smell, color and "squeezability." Smell is the best, until you get familiar with your particular cultiver.

"squeezability" gets my vote. If it is starting to soften, it is getting ripe or it is dead and starting to rot so it's time to yank and toss. Color tells you good things are happening. Smell tells you "Hey, look at me and gimme a lil squeeze."

I have a few Mangoes on my Potted Glenn also. Funny, just this morning I noticed a couple of them started to get a nice color that I didn't notice a couple of days ago. Later this morning when I went to water some plants I noticed two were on the ground, lucky I saw it before the tree rats did,lol...I took a whiff and definitely had a wonderful smell to it. Its not quite ripe yet, but definitely another day or so, I'll leave it on the counter till then.

I also vote for the smell and squeeze test...not too soft but when it gets a little soft. I don't like mine over ripe.

As far as repotting...I am also going to repot mine as soon as its done with the fruits. Its been in this soil for almost 3 years(this Nov). I use Al's Gritty Mix, and will do a little pruning(shaping) at the same time.

Please let me know how the Cogshall taste, I have two young trees in the ground that was blooming when the freeze killed it...can't wait to taste them!

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These have a little longer to go...
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puglvr---I'm envious! What nice looking mangos.

Michael---It is best to not disturb the mango tree until all of the fruits have ripened.

Christine

Thanks for the nice compliments Christine :o)

Keeping fingers crossed for a "frost" free winter for our tropical fruit trees!

I used to have to worry about "frost free" winters, but even after Jan big freeze this winter, still getting lots of Mango's. They will be late. This is my Keitt and should be able to get fruit until Nov since the first bloom got nipped and this is the later bloom fruit. If no hurricanes, should get over 200#'s off this tree. My hayden has some fruit, but considerably less than the Keitt. We should be in the middle of its harvest, but it is also on 2nd bloom fruit. Probably another couple of weeks until ripe. They are just beginning to turn, the Keitt does not turn color.

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bernie

Bernie, Very Nice mango tree!! I also have a Keitt mango tree, all of mine are still young (just 2 yrs)this spring. All bloomed for the first time this winter...lost all the blooms and the only one that re-bloomed was my Potted Glenn.
Your trees are definitely a lot more mature than mine.
I just need a couple years to get my tree a little more established, so I am really hoping for a mild winter.