Apples are the third best fruit

[lxskllr]

Mangos are a pita. If I could have a tree like jeebus, I might have one to get free fruit, but I wouldn't pay any more than free for a mango.

 

[IronWing]

I had mangoes with dinner tonight.

 

[KMFJD]

Dragon fruit is one of the coolest looking fruit but is unfortunately very bland. I grow a couple varieties of yellow and purple ones that are much sweeter than most but still pretty bland.

Do you own an orchard?

 

[Jeeebus]

Do you own an orchard?

only about 1/2 acre but it's an ideal pie shape and I keep the trees a manageable size. We fit anywhere from 50 - 75 producing fruit trees. I've toyed with buying anywhere from 5 - 10 acres but our lot with wide water and great soil is damn near impossible to beat.

 

[kt]

Dragon fruit is one of the coolest looking fruit but is unfortunately very bland. I grow a couple varieties of yellow and purple ones that are much sweeter than most but still pretty bland.

If you mean bland as in sweetness, then yes. But I have to disagree if you think it's bland in flavor.

 

[BurnItDwn]

If you mean bland as in sweetness, then yes. But I have to disagree if you think it's bland in flavor.

The "intensity" of the flavor is very delicate/light ...

I agree that the taste is out of this world... like sublime ... one of the best flavors ... but it's so subtle that a lot of people find it bland.

 

[KMFJD]

Travelling to Philippines in october, these should still be available

 

[Jeeebus]

Just got home from a 7-day cruise. Looks like the squirrels and iguanas had a feast while there was no risk of air rifle death. Nice mix of fruit we picked today. Should be a great summer if the hurricanes stay away. Next couple weeks we'll probably have a couple hundred mangoes ripening up.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Nice Bounty Jeebus! You can make like ... 100 tropical drinks if only you had some rum

 

[kt]

Just got home from a 7-day cruise. Looks like the squirrels and iguanas had a feast while there was no risk of air rifle death. Nice mix of fruit we picked today. Should be a great summer if the hurricanes stay away. Next couple weeks we'll probably have a couple hundred mangoes ripening up.

What's the letter marking on some of the fruits for?

 

[Jeeebus]

What's the letter marking on some of the fruits for?

Different varieties of mango. Not an issue this early in the season as the 2 varieties fruiting now are easy to tell apart. Different story a month from now when we have 14 varieties fruiting and 200+ mangoes on the table.

R = Rosigold
A = Angie

 

[Jeeebus]

I think they're breeding. This is 90% from one tree. 13 other trees still waiting on ripening. Also a few sapodilla and bananas for good measure.

 

[Jeeebus]

And now for some lychee fruit...

 

[WelshBloke]

And now for some lychee fruit...

Now those I love!

 

[BurnItDwn]

Had some Wild Huckleberry Jam on my toast today ... It'l gotta be one of my top 10 for sure ...

 

[Kaido]

It's that favorite time of year again... mango season is a bit late this year, but is getting into full swing now. Need to get a bb gun or something because the squirrels and iguanas are doing some major culling this year. Every morning I walk outside and find a dozen or so half-chewed mango corpses sprawled under the trees. Green spikey fruit in the middle is soursop/guanabana.

Edit: Dangit, missed your thread! LOL

https://forums.anandtech.com/thread...lorida-man-a-license-to-kill-iguanas.2567079/

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Iguanas are now fair game:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/03/us/iguanas-florida-overpopulation-trnd/index.html

Iguanas can do a lot of damage. They eat plants and dig tunnels that can erode and collapse sidewalks, seawalls and the foundations of homes, the wildlife commissions said. Their droppings can be found almost anywhere, including on sidewalks, porches, patios, decks and inside swimming pools. They can also transmit salmonella.

Official statement:

https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/nonnatives/reptiles/iguanas-and-relatives/green-iguana/

Homeowners do not need a permit to kill iguanas on their own property, and the FWC encourages homeowners to kill green iguanas on their own property whenever possible. Iguanas can also be killed year-round and without a permit on 22 public lands in south Florida.

 

[Jeeebus]

Mango season is awesome.

Pruning the mango trees post-harvest is less-than-awesome, especially in 90 - 95 degree heat. Managed to get through 1 tree this morning before feeling death creep up on me.

 

[Jeeebus]

Mango season going strong again. Just picked some delicious lychees as well. I do think I love these more than mango which is saying a lot.

 

[Herr Kutz]

Peaches at perfect ripeness may be the best. I’ll have to do more research though.

 

[brainhulk]

Mango season is awesome.

Pruning the mango trees post-harvest is less-than-awesome, especially in 90 - 95 degree heat. Managed to get through 1 tree this morning before feeling death creep up on me.

Wear a Boba Fett helmet while pruning and you can call yourself the Mangolorian.

 

[Muse]

Peaches at perfect ripeness may be the best. I’ll have to do more research though.

They were my favorite as a kid. Nowadays I've had a tough time finding peaches that give me those thoughts/sensations. Maybe they've dumbed down the breeding for shipping, maybe I'm buying in the wrong places or not allowing them to ripen properly, don't know why, but more often than not I'm disappointed. We had a nectarine tree in the yard in L.A. A really good nectarine is excellent.

 

[CZroe]

They were my favorite as a kid. Nowadays I've had a tough time finding peaches that give me those thoughts/sensations. Maybe they've dumbed down the breeding for shipping, maybe I'm buying in the wrong places or not allowing them to ripen properly, don't know why, but more often than not I'm disappointed. We had a nectarine tree in the yard in L.A. A really good nectarine is excellent.

Uh-oh... "Anosmia," a diminished sense of taste and smell, is often the first symptom presented for COVID-19.

MEDIC!

(9 minutes in)

 

[Muse]

Anosmia, yeah I know. I'm not there. I don't have the covid... super low risk so far. Unless what I had late November was it, not likely. Possible, I suppose.

My sense of smell and taste is pretty acute. I really think the peaches I see in the stores aren't as good as the ones when I was a kid. Is it just me? Maybe.