Would love to take them off your hands, but too far away, unfortunately...

I had no idea that Englewood was as far away as it is... I'm a freak for mangoes, but you're a good six hours (plus) from Jax... rats! I bet they are delicious!

I can't believe you ever had a hard freeze that far south?!

Carol in Jacksonville

Nice, got to love a good harvest. Enjoy

Hi Carol,...as I recall it was simply two nights out of three when the night temps got down to 30 for an hour or so each night. The four trees were only in the ground less than 5 months,.. not hardy enough to withstand those temps so soon. It was quite a wake up call to me, especially since I drove all the way down to a nursery in Homestead that I was familiar with, to buy them.

Our latest " freeze " occurred just last January, when it got down to 29
deg for just one night. That however, only turned the banana plant leaves brown !

So even though we ocassionally get a brief freeze, they are rare, and don't always kill the plants/trees ! TBTG ! :o)

Nice!

My dehydrator would be running non-stop if/when I have that problem (some day I hope to have it). Between my Lemon Zest, Po Pyu Kalay, Nam Doc Mai, Peach Cobbler and Kent mangoes, I might be getting about 100 total for this year, best year yet for mine.

I have followed along since you bought all those wonderful trees - and then struggled with the cold - and making decisions about space and which varieties - so glad you are finally enjoying the bounty!

Carol in Jacksonville

Thanks Carol, I think from now on I'll refer to our low temp nights as " soft freezes " rather than " hard freezes " ! LOL

For one reason or another I had to get rid of all my original mango trees except the Glenn ! So that's why it is " The Cleanup Hitter " nowadays ! However, the Tebow is now at 12 ft tall and has a smallish crop this year,..they'll all be dropping in mid/late July. YIKES, that's around the corner !!!! No wonder the spiny-tailed iguana's are still hanging around, and always looking up ! :o)

Next in line are my two new guys, a Kent ( will ALWAYS have a Kent around ) and the fast growing Valencia Pride ! No fruits from either this year, but watch out next year !!!

My favorite tasting mango is a Kent, closely followed by a Glenn and Valencia Pride. Once the VP and Kent get up there in size I may have to cut the Tebow down, as it is a bit behind the other 3 guys taste-wise ! IMHO of course ! :o)

However, thinking it over, that may not happen, simply because the Tebow, 1 1/2 yrs after being planted 3 yrs ago, matured quickly, was trouble-free, and produced a modest harvest when I only had the Glenn to rely on. Now that next year looks like a rare bonanza, how can I turn my back on the Tebow, who filled the gap when I needed it ? Besides, I am a fanatical Gator fan !!!! :o)

Jofus, I would take some off your hands but my Glenn and 2 Cogshall trees have been very good to me as well...even with the squirrels eating 6 or more a day every single day I still have enough to share with neighbors and plenty for myself...I also have a small Maha Chanook mango tree with about 12 that should be ready in 2-3 weeks and a Keitt that should be ready in the end of August!

You should sell some at the Mango Mania in Cape Coral this weekend Lol...

Puglvr1 : We here have eliminated the squirrels for the most part. At this point, like youse guys, we have given away mucho mangos. I don't think we could ever, really sell any of these special fruits. With the modest energy expended, and some fertilizer, we have wound up with a huge abundance of two types of mangos ! Mostly the Glenns, but now we must turn our attention to the 12 ft tall, fat Tebow tree, who is getting ready to drop around 40 more tasty fruits.

We consider ourselves blessed, with just minimal effort and some common sense,..and learning from the past mistakes,..we are able to reap a huge harvest that Mother Nature has been kind enough to bestow on us. Up where you are I know it's more difficult,...but stumbling into Englewood without a clue 14 yrs ago,...has been a pleasant eye opener! I hope your efforts up there result in a similar harvest !

Thanks! I’ve definitely had my share of weather obstacles here with winter frost/freeze in the past...but considering everything that’s happened to these trees over the years I am very fortunate I get mangoes almost every year :)

You have done a great job with your trees and they are showing you by producing so well!

Thanks Silvia,...couldn't have said it better myself !! :o)

As the kids say, I'm so jelly! However, the mangoes at Aldi's have been really good this year.

Carol