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re: Louisiana Tropical Fruit Gardening - Experiences and Updates
Posted on 6/22/26 at 4:39 pm to AyyyBaw
Posted on 6/22/26 at 4:39 pm to AyyyBaw
quote:good man. I’ve gone crazy with native hibiscus as well in my wet areas…we found a soggy vacant lot right outside ponchatoula yesterday that is COVERED in swamp mallow. According to OnX the owners are absentee so I’m hoping I don’t get busted digging up a bunch near the road. Several acres in bloom
I’m filling in the rear swale (and largest drainage) with LA irises this summer
also if you see any pickerel weed growing in ditches that’s a great addition to a soggy area
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Posted on 6/22/26 at 5:14 pm to AyyyBaw
I will absolutely take you up on the Malta Black, thanks! Very generous of you. Rest of that stuff is also great. You're getting after it, love to see it.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 5:19 pm to Tigerlaff
I hit a breaking point today with mealy bugs. When it was just one guava I was managing. When it got to other guavas I adjusted my spray schedule and manually killed as many as I could. When I found them all over the atemoya eating the fruit today that was it. No one can say I didn't try to do it the safe and wholesome way.
Tonight I will be making a rash financial decision to purchase chemicals not sold by your friendly local organic nursery.
Chicken, please change my name to "MonsantoTiger."
Tonight I will be making a rash financial decision to purchase chemicals not sold by your friendly local organic nursery.
Chicken, please change my name to "MonsantoTiger."
Posted on 6/22/26 at 5:24 pm to Tigerlaff
quote:do you see any ants ranching the mealy bugs? Probably not since your pots are on a deck but I’ve found that killing the ants first makes mealy bug control with rubbing alcohol much more effective. Got to do what you got to do though.
mealy bugs
don’t poison your fruit
Posted on 6/22/26 at 6:12 pm to cgrand
Movento (spirotetramat). $264 for 1 quart. No more BS. Arrives later this week.
Why spirotetramat? Because it is one of the very few true bidirectional systemic pesticides. It travels upwards through xylem but also downwards through phloem. That means that foliar applications will eventually reach the roots and kill immature/larval stages hiding in the soil. More common systemic pesticides like Bonide acephate travel only upward, so anything below the soil isn't touched unless you do a soil drench.
This post was edited on 6/22/26 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 6/23/26 at 4:46 pm to Tigerlaff
93F in the shade. Yeah, we're in it now baws. Water water water. Those black pots are 130F at least.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 5:20 pm to Tigerlaff
quote:
Water water water. Those black pots are 130F at least.
Glad you said this because I'm a compulsive waterer. I get home from work and get the urge to grab the hose and spray stuff.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 5:57 pm to Loup
You can can water every day or even twice daily right now if you're using the Gary's miracle mix.
This is actually the worst part of being soil red-pilled. In the height of summer you have to water a lot. But for the rest of the year there is no such thing as root rot and all your stuff looks incredible.
This is actually the worst part of being soil red-pilled. In the height of summer you have to water a lot. But for the rest of the year there is no such thing as root rot and all your stuff looks incredible.
This post was edited on 6/23/26 at 5:58 pm
Posted on 6/24/26 at 11:03 am to Tigerlaff
I should be getting 5 lbs of Pickerings today from an Etsy seller. 
Posted on 6/24/26 at 12:45 pm to Neauxla
Nice, hope they are good ones. Pickering can be amazing when properly ripened.
I got 10lbs of Glenn, 10lbs of orange sherbet, and 10lbs mixed on the way. Bout to be eating a ton of mangos.
I got 10lbs of Glenn, 10lbs of orange sherbet, and 10lbs mixed on the way. Bout to be eating a ton of mangos.
This post was edited on 6/24/26 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 6/24/26 at 3:00 pm to Tigerlaff
quote:Dats a lot of mango!
I got 10lbs of Glenn, 10lbs of orange sherbet, and 10lbs mixed on the way. Bout to be eating a ton of mangos.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:18 pm to Neauxla
well these were picked too early! Lil concerned 
Posted on 6/24/26 at 7:14 pm to Neauxla
That bottom one looks right. Let em ripen up and see. I have been picking all of mine a little early and slicing early due to internal breakdown issues. The unspoiled flesh, even picked green, has been top tier.
Hate people shipping fruit picked too early. That's why I only buy from Mina Iskandar, Tropical Acres, and Serendib.
Hate people shipping fruit picked too early. That's why I only buy from Mina Iskandar, Tropical Acres, and Serendib.
This post was edited on 6/24/26 at 7:30 pm
Posted on 6/24/26 at 8:45 pm to Neauxla
quote:
well these were picked too early! Lil concerned
It’s an epidemic this year. Seeing lots of mangoes on numerous forums that either aren’t the correct varietal at all or that have been picked straight green. Not even mature green. Like 2-4 weeks too early. And pricing is at a premium.
This year is wacky; the calendars are off. Seeing some late season mangoes that usually show up in July/August right now in June for SoFL. I have a feeling the season is going to be really abbreviated this year. I think we’re only about 2-3 weeks from it quickly drying up.
In general; the fruit this year seems smaller than in years past. I will say though; the drought has perhaps made the flavor better. Heavy rains sometime wash the flavors out. I’ve had a few mangoes this year that I thought less of in years past that have really impressed. I’ve had some fricking banging Florigons this past week. Had a CAC last week that was divine. Tried Step today; honestly, it’s one that should be getting more love.
This post was edited on 6/24/26 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 6/25/26 at 8:03 am to wiltznucs
My lone Pickering. Finally cut into it after sitting a few days to ripen. Obviously something was going on with it. Seed pod also didn’t develop.
Flavor wise, very encouraging. The little bit of ripe in the center was great. I could definitely taste the coconut!
Looking forward to better years!
Flavor wise, very encouraging. The little bit of ripe in the center was great. I could definitely taste the coconut!
Looking forward to better years!
Posted on 6/25/26 at 1:11 pm to DickTater
Looks like you're having similar problems to me. This has been a weird year, as Wiltz said. Glad you got the coconut flavor, it's a very good mango and now you can see what you will be getting in the future.
I think I might step my Pickering up from a 25g to a 45g this fall just to give the roots more space and less stress. Hopefully less reactive to the 95F days we've been having. I let the tree hold 3 last year and all developed just fine. Maybe I stretched mine too far this year with 12. Still got about 7-8 to go on the tree so I'm hoping to get some normal ones.
I think I might step my Pickering up from a 25g to a 45g this fall just to give the roots more space and less stress. Hopefully less reactive to the 95F days we've been having. I let the tree hold 3 last year and all developed just fine. Maybe I stretched mine too far this year with 12. Still got about 7-8 to go on the tree so I'm hoping to get some normal ones.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 1:24 pm to Tigerlaff
quote:won’t that weigh like 800 pounds?
45g
Posted on 6/25/26 at 4:50 pm to cgrand
On wheels baby.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 7:46 pm to DickTater
quote:
Seed pod also didn’t develop.
Undersized is a theme this year. Last year my Pickering fruit averaged 12-16oz. Lost my 3yo tree to the February freeze and dropped a new 25g tree in its spot only a month later. It is doing well and had two dozen or more fruits on it. I thinned it down to four. They are transitioning to yellow now; but, probably a week or more from being ready. I’m guessing the largest will be 8-12oz. So a full 1/3 smaller. The freeze just took a lot out of them and the subsequent drought hasn’t helped. That all said; I think 27’ is setting up to be a spectacular year. Let’s just cross our fingers that the weather cooperates. There’s a bunch of strong mature trees that didn’t fruit at all this year after the freeze that I suspect will come back with a vengeance next year.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 7:51 pm to wiltznucs
Pickering seedling rootstock on the way.
Bad day to be any species in class Insecta.
Got a whole bunch of mangos today:
Glenn
Espada
Sunrise
Angie
Super Alphonso
Tai Nung
Tai Nung is the only one I'm not familiar with.
Bad day to be any species in class Insecta.
Got a whole bunch of mangos today:
Glenn
Espada
Sunrise
Angie
Super Alphonso
Tai Nung
Tai Nung is the only one I'm not familiar with.
This post was edited on 6/25/26 at 7:56 pm
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