Ohh. That's a beautiful set of mangoes.

Jeff

OOps, double post .... Posted from my Iphone, and sometimes it has issues .. :)

a masterpiece of fine fruit :)
Very Yummy Looking

Wow. This is the best poker hand I have ever seen!

Nice selection.

Sleep,

Nice quintuplets! I love the red flush, how do you get that?

JF

very purty, how do they taste?

-Ethan

I pretty much use the "Fairchild" recommendations as far as nutrition goes. Foliar minor sprays, Potassium granular, Iron drenches, and as little water as possible. I also spray Copper during flowering and fruit set. I think it does help them color up a bit.

As far as taste goes, they are all very good and very different. Individuals from the same tree can also vary quite a bit. At any given time, any one of them could beat out the other.

In general though, my rating of those 5 this season would be as follows:

1. Angie
2. Glenn ( The last ones to ripen up have improved dramatically)
3. Cogshall, Alphonso, Haden

The most interesting is the Alphonso. I have not yet figured out exactly how to time their picking. One of the individuals I ate was really good, and I think there is real potential there, as the flavor is very rich and complex. A number of them have nasty "spongy" tissue around or near the pit, wasting a lot of the fruit. A more mature tree with the right growning conditions and nutrition could put it on top of my list. I have a few more to go on the tree and counter, so we'll see. There is always next year too :)