Hi Richard,

Hi Richard,

I would not fertilize it until March. I have new growth and flowers on all my mangos. This is the coldest month of the year but we are in the middle of warn period for the next 7 days (mid 70's and low 80's)so you might see some Flos pushing in the next month or so. Where are you in San Diego? Here in North Orange, we've been in the mid 70's and low 40's for a week so I've even had a Mallika ripen today.

JF

follow your hunch, Richard, do NOT fertilize. As you see, JF is one talented mango grower - imagine a ripe mango in your mouth close to the 1st of the new year!

MangoGROWL

Hi MangoDog

How was your Noche Buena? Did you roast a little pig?? What's up for New Year? Fertilizing is a no-no in the winter months. The lesson that I learned this year is if your trees flower in July let them set fruits and with a little patience they WILL ripen!

JF

P.S. See you in the Jan. or Feb. meeting???maybe pick up a few box of mangos in the los angeles wholesale produce market?? early Ataulfo are right around the corner.....
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Thanks for the replies. With citrus and avocado experience, I thought that leaving it alone was best. I never hat this issue with my previous trees, but they were in eastern San Diego County where the winter lows were usually in the mid to high 30s.

JF, If you know the area, I am in the western end of Carmel Valley, about 1/2 mile from the ocean, up on the edge of the mesa. We are always a few degrees warmer than most of the city in our lows but my long term concern is that we will not get enough warmth in the summer for my new trees. My high yesterday was only 65 while it was 72 at my office a few miles farther inland.

I'll just have to wait and see how things grow here...

Richard

Richard
The only San Diego county coastal areas I'm very familiar with are Oceanside and Carlsbad area. It does seem milder as you head down south to San Diego in the summer but you should be fine. What's your zip code? I was station in Camp Pendleton for four years near Del Mar beach.

JF

JF

I am in Zipcode 92130 and the climate is very similar to western Carlsbad.

Richard