Graham Mango...any thoughts?

19 years ago

I am thinking of buying a Graham mango. The description from Fairchild sounds great (although similar to a Kent mango I think). Pine Island gives it 4 stars for taste, but Fairchild's description seems to be 5 stars. Here's the Fairchild link for the upcoming mango festival (with pics and descriptions of many types):

http://www.fairchildgarden.org/index.cfm?section=livingcollections&page=internationalmangofestival

Also, my dad dropped off some Keitts (5) and one Kent yesterday that had become large on the top of his trees. They were picked a week or so early, but I wanted my mother-in-law to taste a great mango before she goes home on 5/30 ...so, they are ripening in my foyer. MANGO SEASON HAS BEGUN!

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dghays
19 years ago
I have a very small Graham. I bought it based on those you mention, and word of a friend with over 80 vars, who considers it close to tops in taste. It came from a Julie, which is my personal favorite at this point. Interesting that you're getting late season mangos now!
bluepalm
Original Author
19 years ago
The weather this year was a little odd. My father's Keitt (he lives near Melbourne, FL near the river) has larger fruit on top of the tree(almost done), smaller fruit (done in a month or so), AND it's flowering again! The first Keitts off of his tree were eliptical/thin-oval in shape...not the usual fat, more round Keitt. I hope they taste great. A good Keitt is hard to beat. Pics of a (just picked...green) Keitt and Kent (bottom of the page):
http://wardmango.com/AssortmentII.html
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keep-n-green-07
19 years ago
I'd appreciate any thoughts from you experienced mango growers as to how often and what products you use to control the various fungi and pests to protect your trees and promote fruit set and development. I read somewhere that commercial growers spray once per month. I've got 40 young trees of various varieties, a couple of fruit bearing size. Thank you!
bluepalm
Original Author
19 years ago
This is the mango spraying schedule from an old time mango grower on Merritt Island:

He mixes 1 oz Manzate (Maneb or Mancozeb)/gallon of water and sprays the emerging blossoms -- usually early-mid Feb. in zone 9b Florida for me.

His spraying schedule is week 1 (the first appearance of panicles, i.e., flower stalks) -- week 2 -- week 4 -- week 6 -- week 8 -- week 10. When the fruits are the size of chicken's eggs, he switches from Maneb to a soluble copper fungicide.
-every 3 weeks (more or less depending on the severity of fungus).

Personally, I think he sprays this much to produce a fruit that is appealing to the consumer's eye. I use the same chemicals but only spray 3-4 times a year. The most important time to spray is during the panicle emergence and the preliminary fruit set (pea-size). I also use a spreader-sticker agent with my fungicide. Granted, my fruits are not as "pretty" as his, but they taste the same. Good luck.