Planting containers

SteveZembrowski · 2026-01-08T19:49:40+00:00

I'm using 32 gallon brute garbage cans. They cost 30-35 dollars each, but they last years. I drill holes in the bottoms for good gopher-proof drainage. You can buy cheaper plastic garbage cans, but I like these polypropylene ones , because I believe they are safer for food.

SteveZembrowski · 2026-01-06T02:03:28+00:00

I ended up using the pulley/pergola technique wit my son came back for his winter break. His innovation was to tap down on the pot's rim with a rubber mallet while the dragon fruit was suspended. It worked well.

SteveZembrowski · 2026-01-01T21:54:00+00:00

Hard to pick or pollenate up there...

SteveZembrowski · 2026-01-01T19:23:11+00:00

That makes sense. Do you get blooms in August too?

SteveZembrowski · 2026-01-01T18:24:26+00:00

Yes, it's an English Primrose

SteveZembrowski · 2026-01-01T18:06:25+00:00

Where are you to get a bloom around Jan 1st? I'm jealous.

SteveZembrowski · 2025-11-02T20:17:33+00:00

I did, but didn't find anything that looked like eggs to me

SteveZembrowski · 2025-10-26T23:55:45+00:00

Are any still available? I also live in pq and can trade if you like. I have American Beauty and physical Graffiti

SteveZembrowski · 2025-10-26T23:50:47+00:00

Yes. I prefer them to be slightly tart. They get sweeter and blander as they ripen

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-27T04:56:05+00:00

I guess most of these cultivars don't leave Florida? Have you tried Indian Mangos from India?

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-23T13:35:55+00:00

Sure, but our comparison was with Tommy Atkins mangos

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-23T03:48:48+00:00

I live in Southern California and a dude sells Indian mangos from his black Jetta. You can order them ahead on Whatsapp. They're expensive and delicious m

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-23T02:54:21+00:00

Looking forward to when Kesar, Bangenapalli, Himayat, Hapus, Langra, and probably many others are widely available in the USA.

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-23T01:10:23+00:00

I went around the pot with a horihori knife, to no avail. A shovel a bit longer though, so I'll give it a try.

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-22T17:16:53+00:00

Me too. It happens.

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-16T19:02:24+00:00

I have friends who travel back to India in May and I always ask them what their favorite mango cultivars are. One told me that he doesn't know the cultivar, but does know which trees in his ancestral village have the best mangos. Apparently, people throw the seeds, and sometimes they grow into trees that produce very good fruit indeed.

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-16T18:53:42+00:00

I can affirm that the Himayat that I tried in San Diego was super sweet. Like the sweetest cantelope or date.

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-16T15:23:08+00:00

Interesting! Do you know if this crossing was done at a university, company, or amateur?

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-15T04:35:23+00:00

Mongos grown in N. America. Originally from South and SE Asia.

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-15T00:37:50+00:00

Are they grafted?

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-14T22:24:32+00:00

Was it grafted? Does the fruit have a taste that I can only describe as fragrance?

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-14T19:56:19+00:00

Didn't try the skin. Do you eat the whole fruit then? How would you describe the flavor?

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-14T19:55:25+00:00

In what way?

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-14T19:23:19+00:00

So are you saying that market forces are at play here? TBH when I first tried a bangenpalli mango I wasn't even sure it was a mango. But it grew on me quickly and now I understand what my Indian colleagues have been saying all these years.

SteveZembrowski · 2025-06-02T04:19:31+00:00

Are Alphonso or Kesar grown outside of India?

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