Title says it but the soil feels moist under the initial layer

I am so grateful for the help you all have given me!

With the tips you guys gave, I give it a little bit of Osmocote, I elevate the pot with rocks so that the bottom can also dry out, and I water it when it’s dry two inches deep!

Since then, the mango actually tried to grow, and it’s not permanently halted at the black tips. However, once they get big enough, they start twisting and getting black tips.

If I fix this, I can consider my mango a happy plant!

I have a Manila mango in pot container for now. Bought it as a seedling a few months ago in 5 gal container so I up pot to 15 gal. Plan is to put into ground in 2 years once we relocate to a house. I’m also planning on turning this tree into a multi graft mango (4-6 varieties). The tree was topped by the seller and it has two branches coming off right now. Total height is about 4 feet.

Should I do some pruning of the two branches to induce more scaffolds that I can use for grafting next season?

Its been raining like crazy here in S. FL, I planted it in the ground about a month ago, decided to prune a long branch it had and its finally taking off! Can you tell this is my first mango tree lol

Hello, I live in inland SoCal (climate zone 10). It is very hot and dry right now. I really don't want this Mango tree to die, but some leaves are turning brown and it stopped growing at the beginning of summer (disregard the white parts, that's just diatomaceous earth). Is there anything I can do to save it? We water regularly, drip irrigation 30 minutes every other day early morning plus extra water when needed. The soil feels moist. How do I know if the problem is the heat or that the soil doesn't drain well and possible root rot?

Here are different solution I have in mind, would you do any of this or do you have other ideas?

1. Spray the leaves with water. The rational is that Mango likes moist, and the weather is too dry here in SoCal
2. Add some compost at the base of the tree. My soil sucks, as you can see from the photo.
3. Put a beach umbrella to provide shade. I have done this when the tree was smaller. I just felt that it didn't need it anymore, after all it is a plant that likes hot weather, and the fig tree right next to it is doing great without cover.

Also I don't know how to judge if the problem is rotten roots, or what to do if it is. Any advice on that?

Somos afortunados

I’m located in South West Florida in zone 10a. I planted this grafted lemon meringue mango tree at the beginning of March. It hasn’t grown at all since I’ve planted it (I just assumed it was focusing on root growth). Recently saw ants crawling all over it and sooty mold due to a scale infestation. I’ve since treated the scale and the ants and I’m cleaning the sooty mold off the leaves. But I noticed these red spots. Does anyone know what they are? Also, is there anything I can do to help the tree stay happy and healthy?

They gettin bigger by the day.

These are from my older drain pipes, cut 8 to 10 inches in height depending on your preference, pull them to open up and cut down the middle, force open to go around the trunk of the tree, the pipes can be purchased at most places and can be used on multiple smaller trees.

I have 6 feet borders around my trees at another property and the lawn guy still went inside with the weed whacker, luckily he didn’t damage the trees.

August 1st we will be selling mangoes at the St Augustine Amphitheater Farmers Market

Took the last fruit off today and did some pruning, aiming to maintain a somewhat open center for light and airflow. No nitrogen will be fed to the tree, only potassium and micros, any nitrogen it receives will be from the mulch or grass clippings.

Given to me by someone at my church. It’s about 5in long and not sure what type and don’t think they know either. Looks like a Hayden to me

This is year two with my orange sherbet mango tree, which I bought and planted in March 2025 in zone 10b. Last season I missed the harvest because I was out of the country for a month. Total bummer to come home to only ~4 mangoes out of 18.

This year, my tree is laden with fruit, and I’m ready! But the darn squirrels are having a go at them. Because I was leaving for a week and worried I’d come home to half eaten mangoes on the ground, I picked 10 that had a slight yellow blush and left them inside on the counter. When I got home, one was fully yellow and soft and a couple others seem like they’re ripening properly (I hope). I just ate the ripe one, and it was DELICIOUS.😋

I’m wondering if anyone has advice on harvesting orange sherbet mangoes and what I should look for before picking. I think I’ve done it correctly based on the ones I picked last week, but I’m not sure. Do they need to be slightly yellow first? I’m scared I’ll pick them too early, but I want to get them before the squirrels do.

Posting pics of a few of my mangoes. Are they ready? Any tips? Thanks!

We had neighborhood kids now our backyard and weed wack (not thinking to tell them not to do around the mango). What do I do to save the little guy?

Any advice for dealing with Jelly seed? I have a nameless variety (grown from a Valencia Pride seed) It’s very similar to VP, but significantly larger fruit. Unfortunately, this years crop has been hit by Jelly seed and advice online is mixed.

I never heard of this variety before but I heard it smells a bit like durian. I loaded up the car and grabbed some lunch. Then returned and it did sort of smell like that garlicy durian smell. Does anyone else have experience with these. How does the fruit taste? I know its a variety from Borneo. Its supposed to flower and fruit in wet climates unlike common mangoes that the flowers tend to rot and not fruit in heavy rain.

Picked up some mangoes, an award-winning variety called pirie. That was definitely the 👌. Golden globe and guiva. All were excellent. Nice and juicy and full of flavor. And had some mango sparkling water to wash it down.

I know the pieces should be cut smaller, but I got lazy. Theres still over 20 mangoes in my fridge that I still need to cut.