I re-potted him. Explanation why and a new question (thus the new thread) are here: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tropicalfruits/msg0512301720241.html Any help is, of course, greatly appreciated. Thanks. :) Here is a link that might be useful: the new thread

Sorry for torturing you Gary.....actually, by this time in the season I start to have mango-itis. That's inflamation caused by eating too many mangoes. Not really, but there does come a point when I start to get "mangoed out." JF: Lancetilla was quite good. It ranked in the middle of the pack for the mangoes we were tasting that particular day. You have to remember, the mango trees I purchased over the years have all been rated "excellent" for eating/flavor quality or they have been raved about by someone I thought had sufficient mango knowledge/experience for me to rely on their judgment and go get that particular variety. If I were ranking the tasting table we had that day as pictured, the Dot was a good solid 9.5 (that is about as good as a rating as I give as I think there always has to be some hope left in one's mind that there still could be a mango somewhere that is even better). I would rate the Valencia Pride, Ivory and Lancetilla hovering in the 8.5-9.0 area. The Kent and Golden Lippens were solid 8.5's and the unknown mango and Gold Nuggett brought up the rear as hovering between 8.0 and 8.5. I use the hovering rating method as different parts of a particular mango can actually be better/worse than other parts. For reference, I rank Ataulofo (Champagne) mangoes that you can readily buy in the store as varying between 4.0 to around 6.0 on their best day. Tony (SWRancher) brought up a point in another thread about the Ivory mango possibly being the same as Tog Bi Con (which I also have). I bought it at the Broward RFVC sale about 1 1/2 years ago. It was one of the very few mango trees (of any size) that did not bloom this year. By not blooming, it really had a very nice growth spurt and I'll see next year what the fruit looks like on it. I bought the tree because Murray Corman (Garden of Delights) said that it was an excellent, very sweet mango....very late and looked kind of like a banana. Here's the leaves on the two for comparison. Tog Bi Con: From July 22, 2011 Ivory: From July 22, 2011 Not sure one can draw any definite conclusions....but I certainly cannot exclude the possiblity that they are the same. Harry

MANGONEWBIE - I would move it out into a semi-sun/partly shaded position for a few weeks and then introduce more sun over time. But just remember. Full, naked all-day Sun on any potted plant will cook and dry out the roots and make the plant suffer, and Virginia does get some toasty summer days. The change in light will probably stimulate more growth, and so, yes, I think you can leave it outside for the whole summer up until the first frost warnings. But just keep an eye on the moisture level of the soil and don't let it dry out too much between waterings.... And...they don't need a full 12-14 hour sun to do well and fruit, so that is the good news..... good luck - MangoWoofie

All these Mangos are COMMONLY named as being the #1 Best. Give each one a score of 1-10 and whether you think it is better than the Carrie or not. May the best Mango win. Personal preferences aside, there are probably only 5-10 or so Mangos that "COMMONLY" get named as being the #1 best tasting. Carrie is probably the BEST tasting Mango that has been the most widely "sampled" by a lot of Mango lovers that they have tasted at least once and that also often gets top billing. Many people have never had the opportunity to taste an Edwards, Maha Chinook or Lemon Zest, etc. Using Carrie as the base and assuming Carrie is a "9" how do these other Mango's rate that are also COMMONLY listed as being "the best" or peoples favorite compare to Carrie? Please give each one a numerical score and whether they are better or worse than Carrie. The only thing that you're grading on is flavor nothing else. Edwards - 2. Carrie - 9 (when properly ripened) 3. Maha Chinook - 4. Lemon Zest - 5. Coconut Cream - 6. Kent - 7. Other - ?? (anyone who says Haden is automatically disqualified for being an inexperienced Mango noob)