Yard Tour of our Mango Trees June 2018 - Which Mangos Grow Well in Sarasota, Florida

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6 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Sulcata Grove!
(Sorry about the shaky video and poor audio)
We moved to this property in 2012 and began transforming the barren yard into a fruit tree orchard. All of the mango trees were planted as 3 gallon, grafted mangos. The Valencia Pride has been in the ground the longest. The Cotton Candy is our most recently planted mango tree, in the ground just under a year. We grow fiberless, flavor bomb mangos :)
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The varieties in this video are Cogshall, Pickering, Lemon Zest, Nam Doc Mai, Po Pyu Kalay (Lemon Meringue), Valencia Pride, Dot, Harvest Moon, Coconut Cream, Eldon, Peach Cobbler, Sweet Tart, Ice Cream, Fruit Punch, Cotton Candy, Beverly, Ugly Betty, Mangifera odorata (Kuini), Southern Blush, Pina Colada, Maha Chanok, and Glenn
Sulcata Grove is our 2 acre, backyard food forest. We grow over 60 varieties of bananas along with many fruit trees. We are located in beautiful Sarasota Florida.
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@UncledoctorKeith 6 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to the Maha Chanok taste test video!

@jsmith3980 4 жыл бұрын

What incredible trees.

@jetanaable 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed watching this video.

@debraarizona4809 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting field trip. I really enjoyed hearing about all the awesome varieties. I plan to try a few,I'll check and see what's down here in Az. Thank you for putting the names of the trees below ,I want to purchas a few trees for my yard. Thank you for sharing.👍😊

@alexg2339 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your very informative response. I hope we can be successful also in planting mango trees in our yard. I grew up climbing and picking fruits from mango trees and would like to have our kids experience it also. Thank you again

@saintluke2nd 4 жыл бұрын

Nice woodchips! Thank you for sharing your lovely trees.

@SulcataGrove 4 жыл бұрын

Luke Rogers Thank you for watching and taking time to write your kind comment.

@orlandogardener 6 жыл бұрын

Well you know I've been watching for this video to post 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏, pina colada is WELL WORTH THE WAIT, and yes it's a slow grower

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

Orlando Gardener - we filmed this specifically per your request 😊 Thank you for suggesting it. It’s fun to look back at old videos to see how much things have changed.

@borntodoit8744 5 жыл бұрын

Wow you really have huge operation/garden. Amazing lifestyle to have hobby of fruit trees.

@SulcataGrove 5 жыл бұрын

BornToDoIt Thank you 🥭!

@myominthant3860 5 жыл бұрын

Good job...

@miilliortega565 4 жыл бұрын

Omg love green mangoes with sal lime a d Chile ♥️

@yvonnekelton9296 4 жыл бұрын

LOVE THE SIZE OF THE MANGO TREES.

@ramishrambarran3998 4 жыл бұрын

They are still young. Mango trees live for decades and can be VERY big ! We have them here in Trinidad & Tobago.

@HaibTshajHaib 5 жыл бұрын

would love to tour your grove. beautiful mangoes!

@77BrikkhoBilash 3 жыл бұрын

Nice plantation

@lcjohn51 6 жыл бұрын

Great video ! I have two mango trees coconut cream and fruit punch. Planted them early this year after watching your tasting videos. I have been tipping them this year, hope to get fruit next year just a few. The trunks are small and need more time. We are south of you in Estero Fl. Not much room for trees so I need to keep them small and at the same time get some production. Keep up with your videos,lots of interesting info thanks.

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! You chose well with your mango trees! Those are two Of our favorites! Great tasting mangos!

@PacoQuerak 5 жыл бұрын

Dot is my favorite mango I have eaten so far. Rich Apricot flavor.

@SulcataGrove 5 жыл бұрын

We finally ignored the advice of other growers to pick the fruit before they fully ripened. We found they taste excellent when allowed to ripen on the tree. We will definitely eat them all that way next year. Still not better than some of the others (to us), but a unique, flavorful mango.

@PacoQuerak 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, the dot my friend had was extremely tree ripened and had very rough skin fr a mango but there was little if any internal breakdown, it had a crunchy and also juicy extremely sweet canned apricot flavor. I could see why it wouldn't be a favorite flavor for some, I personally think apricots have the best flavor at least as good as the best peaches but they are usually too bland. Dot is not bland and it has a lot of non mango flavor which I like. Also it may have a lot to do with how old the tree is and the soil it is grown in and my friend said he wants to say it is his favorite mango but he has too many years where there are no fruit, there was one this year that he shared with me, it was incredible to me!

@PacoQuerak 5 жыл бұрын

I have not had a lot of top tier mangoes but I focused on Mallikas this year and ate 30 or so of them and saved the seeds as I was also blown away by this mango and it is a very good yield on nice trees and the harvest can be very long season if you have several trees in different micro climates. I also tried Mallika seedling from my friend's farm that was small fruited, later than Mallika like Neelum and sweeter than Mallika with Mallika flavor. I would rate the Dot on par with the Mallika though I might rather have a pile of Mallikas than a pile of Dots, though I almost drove out to Pine island to get some more dots I forgo that excursion this year.

@AdrianA-cc2nw 5 жыл бұрын

Love the videos keep it up. I also have tried to grow mango trees but the last time I tried the ants killed it.

@thegratefulgardner8722 6 жыл бұрын

A wealth of information! Thank you. Planning on rewatching and taking notes next time. What is your current fungicide treatment for the multitude of diseases that infect these trees?

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

We live within 3 miles of the bay and get a decent breeze which helps a lot. We also space our mango trees to help prevent fungal issues and do not do any interplanting. The only time we spray is during bloom. Craig uses a mild organic copper spray and an organic sulfur spray. (Alternating). He also does nutritional sprays a couple of times per year with kelp. Hope that helps.

@alexg2339 5 жыл бұрын

Wow great mango grove. Can you enlighten me as to how long does it take for a mango tree to bear fruit after being planted? Thank you for your video post

@SulcataGrove 5 жыл бұрын

All of our trees were planted as 3 gallon, grafted trees. Our Coconut Cream and Harvest Moon were some of the slower ones - taking around 3-5 years to produce nice fruit. Our Lemon Meringue produced within a year of planting. Heavy mulching seems to really help in establishing the trees. We also do feed them the first year or so with a broad fertilizer like Mighty Grow and foliar feeds. Once they are established, we switch to giving the trees potassium sulfate, calcium as needed (usually dolomite), and a little epson salt while fruit is hanging (4 tablespoons just past the drip line).

@HaibTshajHaib 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful mango trees. I'm so jealous. I have 5 mango trees myself, Nam Doc Mai, Keitt, Lemon meringue, Perkering, and Florigon. Can't wait for mine to give me so much fruits like yours.

@nerdgamer6654 5 жыл бұрын

Ok obrigado

@YellowjacketFarms 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! Love the varieties you're growing. Did I see a bee hive in the background at the beginning? Do you raise bees as well? Keep it up, subscribed!

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

Yellowjacket Farms Yes, We have a few hives here at our place.

@shanerussell5271 6 жыл бұрын

Coconut, Lemon, Peach, Fruit punch, Ice cream, Cotton Candy? I am a 6th generation Floridian and we were given our grafted Glenn tree from my Great Uncle who lived in Miami and grew a few of the popular South Florida varieties. I have had Kent, Haden, Valencia Pride and Glenn Mangoes and Glenn is by far my favorite. It is so creamy and delicious.. you can soft freeze it and eat it like Ice Cream... Idk, maybe I'm missing out and need to try some of these crazy hybrids...

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

Shane Russell We tried one of our Glenn mangos after one of our Coconut Creams last night - huge let down. Glenn tastes great until compared to some of the new Zill’s varieties in my opinion. A lot of fruit preference is based on nostalgia though. I didn’t eat mangos until we moved here in 2012, so I don’t have any childhood favorites.

@SL-ur7vt 2 жыл бұрын

How many time do you fertilize for doc mai mangoes? Which month do you normally fertilizes it? How often do i water it? I just buy a tree but i want to take good care of it snd hope to get fruits next year. Thank you

@AussiePharmer 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos! Do you fertilise your trees or just mulch them? Very healthy trees

@SulcataGrove 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We do both. We plan to upload a video about how we feed our mango trees.

@KiWi-jh2jx 6 жыл бұрын

Nooooo...not the mallika! I have a mallika with several fruit on it...nice and big still not sure when to pick it😅. Thanks for sharing... enjoyed all your videos.

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

Ki Wi I know. It produced great and had great disease resistance, but even when they ripened really well, they were inferior to many of our favorites. We tasted a Mallika grown in Homestead and ripened properly and we still weren’t fans of it. Personally preference I guess. I know many people love Mallika mangos.

@RepentanceGarden 6 жыл бұрын

Lemon Meringue definitely top of the top tier but I think you might want to wait a few years for your Dot because I think it’s also another top tier mango (at least for me) 😃. Awesome update!!

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

Sergio Perez Thanks for your comment! We look forward to tasting the Dots again this year!

@CarnutMM 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video. How old is you Glenn and Lemon Merengue? I planted mine from a 3g container 1.5 yrs ago and I’m still waiting for them to really take off.

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

LSanti Glenn has been in the ground for about 34- years. LM under 2 years. Mulch a large area around the tree and water well - feed a bit too. Sometimes the roots won’t spread beyond the original pot size due to lack of root spreading when planting, too much of a soil difference between what was in the pot and what was in the ground, or differences in moisture. Lemon Meringue has a reputation of sometimes being difficult to get started.

@homingpigeonraces 6 жыл бұрын

very constantly the same issues you have we have, I will probably cut off the mangoes from the coconut cream the first few years to let the tree grow better. my ice cream has the same issues, also only the lower branches had fruit, expect for those in the second fruit set.. i thought it was due to cold nights or wind ect??

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

Our Ice Cream did have some cold damage this past January..

@theespinozagrove 5 жыл бұрын

Can we get an update on the beautiful trees full of fruit

@SulcataGrove 5 жыл бұрын

mad for mango Maybe we will film one tomorrow 😊 wish we had filmed before the big winds knocked off lots of the mangos.

@michaelcrabtree2939 4 жыл бұрын

You should try to grow haden mangoes. They are a great tasting mango tree.

@shafqatakmal7677 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, planted a grafted mango tree however the trunk seems to he crooked and I am worried that as the tree grows it will snap at the graft joint. Is that possible or will the trunk correct itself?

@NatureDiets 4 жыл бұрын

I love your content. How do you keep the squirrels away??

@SulcataGrove 4 жыл бұрын

Sean Killeen We have outdoor cats that help. There is one back corner where the squirrels have been eating mangos. We have birds that eat fruit too. The cats don’t go after birds since they were raised with them inside as kittens.

@ramishrambarran3998 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video content ( yes you need a better camera....lol !) . VERY good commentary. Not nitpicking, but..................It would have been nice to include a snapshot of each ripe fruit. I am so thrilled to see mango growing in the US. Regards & Respect. Trinidad & Tobago ( home of Julie and Starch)

@Thangbe11 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't see if you had Lancetilla mango tree.? tell me more about it if you know. Thanks for the video

@SulcataGrove 5 жыл бұрын

Ha Tien That’s one of many that we don’t grow. I don’t think we’ve tasted it either.

@nerdgamer6654 5 жыл бұрын

Parabéns meu Amigo. Muito bonito suas mangas. Me mande uma muda para eu plantar aqui no Brasil obrigado

@SulcataGrove 5 жыл бұрын

Pedro Alves obrigado! desculpe, mas nós não enviamos material de mangueira neste momento.

@zano134 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Craig, I’m from Australia and was wondering if the Maha Chanook also goes by the name of King Thai? Cheers.

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

Zane’s Terrain Gardening Read somewhere that the Australian King Thai is Maha Chanok, but not certain. Shape looks a bit different.

@zano134 6 жыл бұрын

Sulcata Grove Ok, thank you.

@homingpigeonraces 6 жыл бұрын

Hey are those KING PIGEONS???? I came for the mango videos but I love pigeons. Racing and fancy!!!

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

Our oldest daughter gives permanent homes to pigeons from Save Our Seabirds, once they are rehabilitated. Each one has a unique story. One has a band and is from Spain. Not sure how it ended up in FL

@PacoQuerak 5 жыл бұрын

Is it a rock band or traditional Spanish music?

@SulcataGrove 5 жыл бұрын

PacoQuerak Free KZfaq music 😊

@jeff6899 6 жыл бұрын

I seem to recall you commenting once way back when (?) in a video about your sheared I Peach Cobbler....ever try an Orange Essence yet ? My young tree growing well...but cut it back in early Spring...and no fruit yet. What was the root treatment you used on your Pina Colada Mango ? Great video's as always !!

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff ! Jeff Yes, the Peach Cobbler was damaged badly a while back when a eucalyptus fell on it. Haven’t tried Orange Essence yet. Hope to try one this year if we can find some fruit to buy. Craig In arched grafted a mango seedling into the Pina Colada tree to help push its growth. The real growth came when we heavily mulched the mangos on that side of our property.

@jeff6899 6 жыл бұрын

FYi, somewhat surprising, In our Dry climate, we are seeing a huge outbreak of anthracnose & bacterial black spot. It has stunted many of my mango trees... Many believe it originated in Florida nursery tree stock which had the initial signs...

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

Jeff Oh no! I heard big trucks were coming and buying up trees from Zill’s to take to AZ. The bacterial disease has be wondering if we should plant the most recent mango tree we purchased (originally from the east coast of Fl where they are dealing with this). I don’t think we have it at our property yet.

@FattyMateo 3 жыл бұрын

How deep are their roots? Can you grow on/around a septic field?

@SulcataGrove 3 жыл бұрын

FattyMateo trees should not be grown on or around a septic field.

@jrmiamivids 4 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking of plantings a carie or mahachanook mango tree. What would you say the size is of these two trees? I have a medium size yard and don’t want to grow a large tree. Also can you describe the taste of these two? Which tree grows better in south florida?

@SulcataGrove 4 жыл бұрын

Maha is a slower grower for us. We don’t grow Carrie. We have tasting videos on both fruits. Personally, we prefer the fruits of Lemon Meringue or Orange Sherbet and Coconut Cream. Pickering is a good tasting dwarf mango tree.

@12vLife 4 жыл бұрын

will mango trees grow in sandy soil just south of Lake Placid Florida?

@SulcataGrove 4 жыл бұрын

NoSunBeach Not sure what the microclimate is like there. Sandy soil isn’t an issue, just mulch heavy. Would depend on temps.

@almorgan3462 4 жыл бұрын

What are the low temperatures in the area ,in winter that these mangoes can survive ?

@SulcataGrove 4 жыл бұрын

We get down to 28 briefly some years. Zone 9b may be the coldest climate with some areas needing protection.

@MsFishingdog 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. all your trees look nice. if you can please do a taste test on the maha chanok mango. that mulch you use around your mango trees. is it cypress mulch.

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

bud row - Thanks! A tree company gives us free mulch. Typically, it’s oak, pine, and cedar. We request no mango, avocado, carrot wood, or Brazilian pepper.

@samsmith3025 5 жыл бұрын

What mango variety has the distinctive dried apple flavor?

@SulcataGrove 5 жыл бұрын

Studio Cottage I’m not sure

@Zennofobic 5 жыл бұрын

11:58 Fruit Punch :)

@SulcataGrove 5 жыл бұрын

Zennofobic I think wildlife may have eaten most of all of the fruits...or maybe Craig ate them before bringing them inside 😂, but most likely wildlife.

@Zennofobic 5 жыл бұрын

well that's a shame, what ever are you guys going to do now? Oh yeah, harvest from your other 3000 mango trees :)

@ladyskywalker967 3 жыл бұрын

How old is your coconut cream mango tree? Is it full-grown? Do you prune it for size?

@SulcataGrove 3 жыл бұрын

We prune all of our mango trees annually. Our CC tree was planted around 2013 or 2014 if I remember correctly.

@bhajanaujla5066 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for sharing your wonderful mango collection. Nicely done. Question: Do you have the frost problem? I see that Sarasota is climate zone 9B which is 25-30F. Your trees are obviously growing great. I am in California 9B zone as well but mango doesn't survive here. I have tried. I am planing to move to Florida and trying to determine which area should I move to. Palm Beach, Broward and Dade counties are obviously zone 10. I have been to Homestead area but didn't like the rocky soil. How is the soil in your area? If Sarasota can have such a good healthy mangoes then I am guessing Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Napes would be fine too. Any recommendation? Growing mangoes and other tropical fruits is the primary factor. Cost, real estate price is the second. Thank you!

@SulcataGrove 5 жыл бұрын

We haven’t had any problems with frost damage on mangos. We are about 3 miles from the bay. The closer to the coast the better. Things get cold quickly the closer one lives to the middle of the state. If you need help finding a place, we recommend Celeste’s dad - www.mikesellssarasota.com - he’s found some great places for others making the move to this area and is happy to email /call back about price differences in different areas. Our soil is beach sand but has quickly become good soil with lots of free oak mulch.

@TheBogardman 3 жыл бұрын

Are those mangoes u shown here are marcotted?

@SulcataGrove 3 жыл бұрын

All of our mango trees are grafted

@juancotto6231 6 жыл бұрын

Did you get rid of your Malika tree?

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

Juan Cotto - Craig removed it after Irma. We aren’t sure what we will replace it with - possibly Cac or Sia Siam

@homingpigeonraces 6 жыл бұрын

audio is acceptable

@ppg4667 5 жыл бұрын

How old is your Ice Cream tree? Nice producer?

@SulcataGrove 5 жыл бұрын

Pete Za maybe 3-4 years old? It’s a decent producer.

@tymcman 5 жыл бұрын

Can you plz give me a Coconut Cream Mango seed or two? I live near NSB

@andres3614152 6 жыл бұрын

How to treat Antracnose?

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

Copper or Sulfur sprays are commonly used. Airflow is helpful, so leaving enough room between trees when planting helps with that. This year, we had some issues because of the large amounts of mulch we had near a few of the trees.

@pumas696969 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, what part of Florida do you live in?

@SulcataGrove 5 жыл бұрын

Sergio Y Sarasota

@pumas696969 5 жыл бұрын

You are very fortunate. Would love to buy at least a couple acres in florida and do the same as you.

@adiirawanrusdi4343 6 жыл бұрын

Can send the scion to another country ?

@SulcataGrove 6 жыл бұрын

We are not certified to ship plant material to other countries.

@HaibTshajHaib 5 жыл бұрын

do you sale mango trees?

@SulcataGrove 5 жыл бұрын

HaibTshajHaib We do sell mango trees locally.

@rodolfoamil3150 5 жыл бұрын

You dont have the Philippine mango?

@SulcataGrove 5 жыл бұрын

Rodolfo Amil We don’t plan to grow that one.

@31436908 4 жыл бұрын

How old are these trees?

@SulcataGrove 4 жыл бұрын

Peter G We moved to this property in 2012. The Valencia Pride was put in the ground first, the others have been added since. The Pickering and PPK were added around 2017. Our most recent additions are Cac, M4, Sugarloaf, and a Orange Sherbet.

@31436908 4 жыл бұрын

@@SulcataGrove Thank you.