Nice setup, you should try adding in some supplemental side led lights. Perhaps something like 45 watt panels, on the side walls. I think it will help maximize light to the plants.

Yeah really nice setup you have there.

Well done LL, everything is looking great. You are covering the full spectrum of light for your plants with all those different lights.

good luck with the blooms,
-Ethan

Amazing set up...as always. On the flies....do you know if the ones you ordered came from an area that is tropical...where the native flies would have encountered mango bloom......if not, they may be looking for dead animals, horse or dog $hit and may ignore your mango blooms.

Harry

Harry, would you consider Idaho a tropical area!? if not, then no, my flies would not be familiar with mango blooms!

since I originally posted a couple of days ago, more flies have hatched and there are now about 1-200 flies hovering around my plants. they definitly seem to like my lychee and citrus plants the best- about 20-30 flies on each. usually only 1-2 flies on my mango blooms- they probably dont care much for the rather pungent smell. ive noticed a couple of smaller flies in the garage- cant imagine where they have materialized from- hoping they have come for the mango blooms.
my sweetheart tree has tons and tons of huge bloom pannicles- if i dont get fruit from my sweetheart this year i will be so disappointed.

Yes, Idaho is tropical when compared to say....the north pole. I think there are some mango trees growing there with potato plants used a ground cover around them. Hey....I have an idea. When I send you some fruit, I stick some rotten stuff in the box that is infested with the tiny beetles that pollinate various of our tropical fruits. I think they prefer sapotacae and annonacae plants, but hey, they could have a ball with your Idahoan flies even if they could care less about your lychees and mangoes.

Harry

lycheeluva,

Do you have a small/medium sized fan with oscillation setting? The fan should help with pollination and making the limbs more sturdy.

null zero - right now I have a small fan perched above the plants blowing straight across the garage because i had read that air circulation was impossible. you think i should aim it at the mango tree?

You want an oscillating fan, so the air is moving in different directions. This will move the leaves and branches around (which in turn will train the tree to create stronger branches) and pollen should be moving around as well.