tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post8437379598825178289..comments2023-08-24T14:29:04.570+05:30Comments on Terra farmer: The Mango Flowering SeasonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-77348805008653114112009-02-28T00:04:00.000+05:302009-02-28T00:04:00.000+05:30Hi Helen, They are made of stone. In fact Pakistan...Hi Helen, They are made of stone. In fact Pakistan is famous for its onyx creations. As for the meme, I've left a comment on your blog.<BR/><BR/>Susie, glad to know that both of you are feeling better now.And to think that you've been commenting even when unwell?!! Thanks a ton.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-27391620127329982942009-02-27T02:27:00.000+05:302009-02-27T02:27:00.000+05:30Hi Kanak, Thanks for checking on me and my hubbie....Hi Kanak, Thanks for checking on me and my hubbie. We are so much better now. He had bronchitis for what seemed like an eternity. I had an upper respiratory tract infection for 8 days. There for awhile our house was really noisy from all our coughing. Thank goodness we're thru with that!Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270611634380137009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-10096292522275330802009-02-27T02:03:00.000+05:302009-02-27T02:03:00.000+05:30Fascinating story about the mango trees and the we...Fascinating story about the mango trees and the weather. And lovely onyx mangoes - they look like stones!<BR/><BR/>Since I would like to know you better, I have a challenge (meme) for you in my blog. Please feel free to participate - but I would be happy to read your answers.HelenJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11138254138116569583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-36155924800597728762009-02-26T23:10:00.000+05:302009-02-26T23:10:00.000+05:30Mildred, I just have one tree and it's not doing w...Mildred, I just have one tree and it's not doing well. The shots were from places in other parts of the city. Mine is just enough for us and for gifting to friends/neighbours.<BR/><BR/>Chandramouli, I've read that in very warm weather, particularly S. India, the tree blooms thrice a year! Here it's just once. i remember on my first visit to Chennai we had green mangoes in October. Before that I never knew about the tree blooming twice or thrice.<BR/><BR/>Tina, I think everyone loves them!! <BR/><BR/>Karen, the blossoms just have a faint smell, not particularly fragrant. The "malda" variety is popular here but the other famed varieties of India come from other states.<BR/>I've always seen the fruit being picked with a long bamboo pole. The top portion is of the pole is slit and is positioned in such a way that the stalk gets attatched to the gap and the fruit can be plucked. <BR/><BR/>Islandgal, I've only heard of the varieties you've mentioned. Some of India's best known varieties are--Alphonso, Dusseri, Langra..to name a few. Reading about your childhood reminds me of my own. The mango season was a much-loved one. Thank you for sharing.<BR/><BR/>Randy, wow! Fascinating to know that. <BR/><BR/>I hope so too. I have only one tree Susie. The photos are from other areas of our city.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-50393364263708233552009-02-26T20:28:00.000+05:302009-02-26T20:28:00.000+05:30I too enjoy Mangoes! They are one of my favorite f...I too enjoy Mangoes! They are one of my favorite fruits. I hope the wind doesn't do too much damage to your trees.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270611634380137009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-12215763033827185052009-02-26T07:40:00.000+05:302009-02-26T07:40:00.000+05:30Kanak,Thanks for this posting, we love mangos. I t...Kanak,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this posting, we love mangos. I took an indian cooking class several years back and we cooked on recipe with green (not ripe) mangos. Pretty good stuff.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-92174399451376410492009-02-26T04:15:00.000+05:302009-02-26T04:15:00.000+05:30Kanak my mango trees have a few flowers on my Juli...Kanak my mango trees have a few flowers on my Julie mango trees have the most at the moment. I also grow Papa Louis and Erwin I am not sure if you have those varieties. Last year I had a bountiful crop. This year I am not too sure if it will be a good. The flowers come in the dry season but the dry season has not exactly started. I still have lots of rozen pulp in my freezer from last year. I just love the smell of the sap in the young fruit. It reminds me of my care free childhood holidays in Grenada. We had some cousins with a large grove of mango trees, and we would go from tree to tree tasting the fruit until we find one we like (there were many half bitten fruit thrown away. We would then climb the tree and pick. Someone would be at the bottom collecting. We would then find a shady spot and eat all we can and then take the remainder home. What a life for a child!islandgal246https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-15155745012084090342009-02-26T03:05:00.000+05:302009-02-26T03:05:00.000+05:30A city filled with mango trees, from here that see...A city filled with mango trees, from here that seems like a fairy tale! Are the blossoms fragrant? Do you know the variety? I have seen mangos on very large trees in Hawaii, they are so impressive but getting the fruit down is hard! You kind of almost need a crane. How are the fruits picked near you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-23959637960138402082009-02-26T01:44:00.000+05:302009-02-26T01:44:00.000+05:30How wonderful to have mango trees blooming and to ...How wonderful to have mango trees blooming and to relate it to the coming of the fruit, no matter that it is hot and dusty. I simply love mangoes. Don't grow any here though:)tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-79913460424786745942009-02-26T00:15:00.000+05:302009-02-26T00:15:00.000+05:30I get excited when I see those clusters, Kanak. St...I get excited when I see those clusters, Kanak. Strangely I saw the mango trees blooming by January here!Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7142842012400714232.post-81856750646510970202009-02-26T00:03:00.000+05:302009-02-26T00:03:00.000+05:30How fun to see such sights. Thanks for sharing an...How fun to see such sights. Thanks for sharing and I hope the weather does not do too much damage to your trees. What do you do with all the mangos?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com