My Precious Winter Survivor...my Mango tree

12 years ago

We all remember the brutal winter we had and most of my mango trees along with many other plants had severe damages(or death)...one of my "lone" survivor is this Mango tree (So happy!). A nice GW member here (Trini) posted some pictures of how she wrapped her mangoes and fruits in hopes of warding off the pesky "varmints" that lurk in the yard at night. I'm trying it this year and hoping this will do the trick...if not? At least I tried my best...Wish me luck it works!

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puglvr1
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12 years ago
Jofus, how are your mango trees doing...Do you some fruits on your trees? Anyone else having some ripening Mangoes?

Please post pictures...would love to see them. Thanks!
gardengimp
12 years ago
That is an awesome and lovely sight. I took a picture of one of the peanut size mango's on our baby Julie before I knocked it off!

~dianne
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Hello Everyone, Hi Bo...you could probably see flowers the first year...they thrive in the sun and love to be watered...You will definately by the second year... Hello Joe...Thanks for the nice comments on my palms..they do not move from there present location!! I wish I had a greenhouse too! They have been in the ground for over 16 years...I'm Keeping my fingers crossed during this hard cold blast from the north...When they were first planted and for the next several years, I put heat cables around the hearts of the palms and tucked them in with Burlap..I would plug them in when the temps hit below 25...I am still alittle nervous though...I think all of us plant lovers Palms, Furits, tropical etc...are very nervous at this time of year!! Mango Kush...I have thought about the cold hardy Bananas...but I haven't really checked them out yet...TYhey are really beautiful in the yard and I have also seen them planted in large pots that looked pretty good as well. My neighbors have bananas and one neighbor had some actual bananas gow on his tree...That was pretty cool for our area... Hello Mike...Stay warm Pug...Are you going to protect your mango trees? Please let us know how you are...I'm feeling for you all down south...it's bitterly cold here in VB..Brrrrrrrrrr Take care everyone, Laura in VB
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Minderella
12 years ago
I love the bags, what are they made of and how did you make them?
whgille
12 years ago
Hi Nancy

Congratulations on your beautiful mango survivor!. You and Trini are very creative and have wonderful plants.

Can you find my recently acquired Fairchild mango in my mini grove? lol

Silvia
puglvr1
Original Author
12 years ago
Thanks you guys!

I'm sorry you lost your baby Julie mango fruit Dianne :o(

Minderella, I used a roll of Aluminum Window Screening I bought from WM...cut different sizes and sewed them on the sides with a zigzag stitch. I use Yarn and a yarn needle for the "ties". It was very easy to sew. I just hope its enough to deter them from eating them.

Hi Silvia...you know I can see a Mango tree a mile away,lol...I sure do see that pretty mango tree in your mini orchard! I bet next year you will some delicious mango from that tree.

Here's a picture of one...
ariel73
12 years ago
What a fantastic idea! I will have to try that on my peach tree next year. Darn squirrels ate ALL my peaches!!!!
puglvr1
Original Author
12 years ago
I'm sorry to hear that Ariel...those guys can really be such a pest can't they? I mean they're cute and everything...but as hard as we work to take care of our fruit trees...its a shame to have to give them all away to the Varmints,lol.

Thanks, I really hope this works since its pretty easy to do!
trini1trini
12 years ago
Hi Pug,
How did the mango that you picked taste?

Ariel, I have been using these on my peaches for two years and nothing has eaten the peaches. They didn't even try. I make them smaller for the peaches.

This week, I saw a family of raccoons (3) in the yard (and they left their turd all over my yard as a calling card). Well, my bagged fruits are still on the tree, so that's a good sign. And the only sapodilla on the tree that I didn't bag was found half eaten by my squirrels. They didn't touch the ones that were bagged. Fingers crossed.
puglvr1
Original Author
12 years ago
Hi Trini, I was SO impatient...I ate that mango today even though I knew it wasn't quite ripe yet,lol. You can see on this picture by the color that it wasn't quite ready yet...but I just couldn't wait any longer...So parts of it it wasn't as sweet as it could have been had I waited a couple more days...but it was still quite Good! The next one I will wait till its fully ripe, should be much better!

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for us both! Sounds like your bagging method is working for you so far.

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