SoCalGardenNut said:I can see the big smile with the ripe mango. Great work. Never say never. I have 3 avocado trees here, but we have avocado orchards close but, I should get some next year. I had two small ones by the size of a thumb, but they dropped off eventually.
Channelz28 said:Wow, that is awesome. I had no idea you could grow mangoes in the valley. I have tried avocados here is Sacramento and they both died, not sure why. I never even considered mangoes, now I want to try.
ctcarol said:Check when the avocados near by bloom, and when yours do. They need to be blooming at the same time to get pollinated. Different varieties bloom at different times, and some are pickier than others. I lucked out with a seed grown Pinkerton that is not supposed to do well in my area. I had lost two different neighboring pollinators, but it still produced like crazy. I got roughly 300 fruit (including one that sprouted on the tree) the last year I had it. I had to have it removed because it had outgrown its' space, and was becoming a hazard to me and my neighbors.I welcome the extra sun, but sure do miss that tree.