Mango

 Boy, oh boy, I wish I had the freeze dryer here!

(Well, not really since I'm probably leaving

before they are ripe.....)

But for the past 2 years we haven't gotten

any mangos from our tree.

We had a late frost both years and it took

them out.

But THIS year.....

The big tree is LOADED!

The leaves look a little sad, but that's to be expected.

It's putting all its energy into the fruit.

The don't come in until about mid/end July.

Watch for squirrel activity!

When they get close, the squirrels start taking a single bite

out of them and if they aren't ready then they leave them.

But once they are ripe, you'll start losing mangos at 

an alarming rate. So I go out and pick them all and spread

them out on the big table and let them ripen and then

freeze dry them.

Even our baby tree is looking good!

We have had rain 3 times this week and this

little guy has really taken off!

He has grown a foot in the past week.

And there are still 3 mangos hanging on there.

It "was" covered in blossoms, but there

were only 3 fruit that made it.

Anyhow.

I always take the new prospective owners out there

and give them the routine.

I guess this year we will just have to buy our

mangos from Sams. (Like we have for the

past 2 years anyway...)