grace
We have a few mango trees and they yield each year. Since those mangoes all look green we never know when they will be ready for harvesting. And that is when we depend on the birds and squiririels to send us indicators. A half eaten mango that they drop down sure tells us it is time for harvesting.
Our garden is designed with birds and squirrels in mind We do not mind if they help themselves but they are such a great help when it comes to telling us when it is time to harvest our produce.
The photo is that of our Alphonso the best variety among the other mangoes we have. They turn completely yellow and that is when they are ready to eat. We have to store them in a basket till then.
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Do you have fruit trees in your garden?
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Yes
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No
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I have trees in my garden. This year the trees did not produce well.
My grandma used to have plenty mango trees in her backyard. I remember the summer harvest very well.
You say your grandma used to have them. Does it mean she does not have them now?
I have apples planted in my garden … but I don’t eat manga
Mangoes are tasty fruits. But you may not get them there. I have seen apple trees when I visited Kashmir.
You get mango with us as much as you want, but I don’t like it
I have a mango tree in the Garden, but no fruits because it is underage now.
You will be so excited when you see those first flowers.
No fruit tree now. A mango tree was there but it died last year.
Trees do die without notice. You can plant one now.
I have only tomato left in my garden
Who ate all your tomatoes (lol)
As of now the squirrels eat the pomegranates and guavas, but I leave peanuts for them in my garden.
They depend so much on us and I am glad you too have a soft corner for them.
I don’t have any fruit tree in my garden or yard. But, I do have a lot of little critters that like to stop by and see if they can find a bite to eat.
Poor critters. They depend on us for their survival and I am glad you are taking care of them.
I leave out nuts and other little things. They are nice to see in these cold days.
I am glad that the creatures can come to eat your mangos. No fruit outside here so every day I put out bread for the squirrel that comes and some leftover food for the outside cats and at night an opossum comes to eat what is left
You are doing great Sandra with the limited opportunity you have
That mango peel reminds me of the mang pickle I used to make in Durban where there are wild mango trees everywhere. Sadly where I now live I can only buy the store variety, it’s not the same. Thanks for sharing this post Grace.
I do not make pickle as I do not eat it but relish eating ripe mangoes, making ice cream and preserve the mashed mango pulp for future use I also make mango juice.
Youré a regular St. Francis of Assisi, Fifi for caring. Thanks for feeding them.
I have a whole garden with birds and squirirels in mind (lol)
Yeah, I let the squirrels steal bird seeds from the birdfeeder. They are cute little thieves. Two of them were fighting for the bird seeds once, and they scared me. I thought there was a cat fight because of their squeaking noise. I hope the rabbits come and steal some, too. I want to feed all the wildlife…
Drops make an ocean Fifi. If more people do what you do, wild life will be safe and sound. Good job.