2026 Mango Season looks promising - get ready for trading time!

Get ready for the annual Palmetto Bay Mango-fest!

March 11 - 2026- The blooms on our mango trees look healthy, though a bit behind the usual schedule (late blooming). This should be a big year, assuming no fungus or foul weather including the heavy winds that often arrive in March. 

We will be looking for help in trades once again this year. Participants will once again be doing me a favor by taking the fruit we cannot use (fruit drop - spoilage - is a waste - and attracts vermin).  Trades have historically included non-mango fruit swaps as well as mangoes in exchange for samples that included mango bread and jam, dried mango and chutney. I have received backyard Palmetto Bay home produced eggs. I am always open for new trades. This is our Palmetto Bay community!

Serious note - one of the best trades is simply seeing the fruit leave my yard without spoiling to be enjoyed by others. Mango trees can be quite overwhelming at times.

CLICK HERE to see prior posts on my "Flinn Family Mango Co-Op" including the rules and some recopies.  Mango season is approaching. Get ready to enjoy.  

I have posted photos of some of our trees taken on March 11, 2026:

Flinn Mango co-op is open (free to any who wish, no strings attached). A big year for mangoes. Please take your fair share.

Today’s weather has decreed that Mango Season 2021 has arrived. I have placed a load of mangoes out by my front door for easy pick up (for protection from the weather).  I will place the bin out by the street in better weather.

The guidelines:

• Take what has been placed out, but do not pick fruit from any of the trees. 
• You must supply tour own bags for pick up (hopefully reusable totes)
• Do not enter or remove any fruit from or enter, park in, any neighboring yards. 
• Do not ring the doorbell.
• Additional fruit will be placed out as it becomes available.

Thank you for your taking and enjoying the mangoes. 

RECIPES FOR MANGOS

Food dot com has a listing of mango recipes including Mango Pies and Tarts, Mango Canning, Mango Desserts, Salads, Smoothies; well, you get the idea, it reminds me of the Bubba shrimp scene from Forrest Gump.  There seem to be just as many different recipes for Mango as there are for shrimp! CLICK HERE to view the online article.

Alexandra makes an outstanding mango salsa.  The ideal party or tailgate dip.

The listed recipe for the Garlic Lime Grilled Chicken With Mango Salsa sounds like an absolute must try for the South Florida area.

TECHNICAL READING FOR MANGOS

Have a tree not doing well, or just trying to improve the production?  I recommend the following online article (click the title to read) Mango Growing in the Florida Home Landscape published by the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.

Special note: Those looking for livestock quality (good, but not fit for humans) should contact me through social media for available and pick up. 

My Palmetto Bay Mango update - looking forward to more community trades and giveaways of our local dooryard produce in 2021

NOTE: THE FRUIT IS NOT YET RIPE. I am preparing for  another year of the Flinn family mango community giveaway. This has been a long established tradition for the family. See a related prior post of June 15, 2012: Mango season 2012 has arrived! Support your local backyard grower

My daughters have aged out from the yard side mango sales. Too cute. Great times. Fun times while it lasted and I have very fond memories. My loss is the community gain. Once again I look forward to trading and giving away mangoes in 2021.

Participants will once again be doing me a favor by taking the fruit I cannot use. Trades last year included non-mango fruit swaps as well as mangoes in exchange for samples that included mango bread and jam, but no chutney in 2020! This year I have discussed trades for peppers and other goodies. This is our Palmetto Bay community!

Planning for this 2021 season, once again, I want nothing to go to waste (or worse, to rot in my yard).  As in years past, I will offer fruit that will NOT suitable for human consumption, but suitable for tortoises and other pets who may not mind that a squirrel took a bite or that the fruit split upon landing - once we are in season, contact me at eugeneflinn@bellsouth.net and we will make arraignments for those to take these fruit (these fruits are kept away from the mangoes that I will be putting out).

The photo is of some mangoes as of today, Monday, May 10, 2021. These mangoes are working on ripening on the trees. My front trees are heavy with fruit this year, as are my side and rear trees. The front trees are so heavy with fruit that it may not be safe to park cars in the drop zone this year. 

Prior related post of February 12, 2021, Mango season is upon us. Yes, I suffered my mango sinus attack this year, but a bountiful mango season will be my (our) reward!

Enjoy!

Your friend and neighbor,

Eugene Flinn

Mango season is upon us. Yes, I suffered my mango sinus attack this year, but a bountiful mango season will be my (our) reward!

FOSDU know my fondness for growing Mangoes. My yard is blessed. Connie Ogle - your article spoke to me - this really happened this week. A few people from my office were concerned - until I exsplained it to them:

You step outside and breathe in fresh warm air, reveling in the thought that your family and friends in the north are much unhappier than you are on this Florida winter day.

Then you hack and cough. Your nose starts to run. Water pours from your eyes, which quickly shrink to slits. Your cheeks ache.

No, you don’t have COVID. It’s mango blossom season.

A great read about Mango season those who are Miami Herald subscribers - see ‘Mangoes are super happy right now’: What a big year for blossoms means for Miami, by Connie Ogle, FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Your sinuses haven’t been lying to you: this is a banner year for blossoms, says Noris Ledesma, president of the Florida State Horticultural Society. And a robust year for blossoms means a robust year for fruit.

“It’s a celebration, this blooming season,” says Ledesma, who retired last year from her post as curator of tropical fruit at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. “It’s amazing. I don’t recall a blooming extravaganza like this in my 20 years in the U.S. The mangoes are super happy right now. These are perfect conditions.”

What caused this blooming bonanza? South Florida’s streak of cold weather, Ledesma says. Not only that, but it was dry as well as cold; humidity and rain haven’t been a factor.

So once again, my friends can look forward to my annual (please take and keep my yard clean) mango giveaways. CLICK HERE to view some of my past SDU posts relating to neighborhood mango growing and giveaways.

(don't get excited - yet - the two photos above were taken as part of my 2020 crop giveaway)

Free Mangoes - available after of 10:00 AM, Monday, May 11, 2020.

New batch of homegrown Palmetto Bay mangoes are out and available. Free to good homes. 

Once again, I have placed mangoes out front for friends and neighbors to take their fair share - and, as always, the mangoes are FREE OF CHARGE. You are doing me a favor by taking the fruit I cannot use. I will try to keep the bin full, but this appears to be a light year. 

You need to supply your own bag, preferably a reuseable Palmetto Bay tote! The mangoes have been placed in their tote placed at the usual location in the front yard. Note that the bin is under video surveillance, so don't even think of taking the cart!

I also have fruit that is NOT suitable for human consumption, but some have asked for their tortoises and other pets who may not mind that a squirrel took a bite or that the fruit split upon landing - contact me at eugeneflinn@bellsouth.net and we will make arraignments for those to take these fruit (these fruits are kept away from the mangoes that I am putting out) - no bad apples in this bunch.

Above - mango status at 10:00 AM.

Below - Mango stock remaining as of 12:30 PM, Monday, May 11. Social distancing has been maintained. I thank you all for helping me with our mangoes and do so in such a polite and neighborly manner.

PRIOR RELATED POST: April 28, 2020, Mango season 2020 has arrived! Support your local backyard grower.

Mango season 2020 has arrived! Support your local backyard grower.

Free to good homes. Mango season 2020 has opened. I have placed mangoes out front for friends and neighbors to take their fair share - and, as always, the mangoes are FREE OF CHARGE. You are doing me a favor by taking the fruit I cannot use. I will try to keep the bin full, but this appears to be a light year. 

You need to supply your own bag, preferably a reuseable Palmetto Bay tote! The mangoes have been placed in their usual location in their tote. Note that the bin is under video surveillance, so don't even think of taking the cart!

Will we see our neighborhood youth setting up the traditional mango stands? Perhaps there will be more stands this year due to the pandemic.  Get ready for fresh mango, mango salsa, mango smoothie, mango salad, mango fruitcake, mango chutney mango jam! Support your local grower and South Dade agriculture!

I think we all should be permitted an agricultural property tax exemption on our homes! Support your home agriculturalist, buy local area mangos!

RECIPES FOR MANGOS

Food dot com has a listing of mango recipes including Mango Pies and Tarts, Mango Canning, Mango Desserts, Salads, Smoothies; well, you get the idea, it reminds me of the Bubba shrimp scene from Forrest Gump.  There seem to be just as many different recipes for Mango as there are for shrimp! 

CLICK HERE to view the online article.

The listed recipe for the Garlic Lime Grilled Chicken With Mango Salsa sounds like an absolute must try for the South Florida area.

TECHNICAL READING FOR MANGOS

Have a tree not doing well, or just trying to improve the production?  I recommend the following online article (click the title to read) Mango Growing in the Florida HomeLandscape published by the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.

The 2016 Mango Season is here (and I also have the lemon trees producing as well).

The 2016 Mango season has arrived!  I have Haden and Tommy Atkins mango varieties.  And this year, as an added bonus, my Eureka and Meyer Lemons are producing in good numbers.

The many home-based mango stands have begin begun their seasonal operations here in the Pinecrest, Palmetto / Cutler Bay areas.  Area youth (and some resourceful adults)  have begun the fierce competition in Palmetto Bay, which I have observed to be the epicenter of youth run quality mango stands!  

WHERE TO SHOP: Try driving 152, 144, 136 (area) streets; 72, (north area>) of 77th, 82nd or 87th avenues most weekends in the next few weeks and it is usually hard not to find an open home mango seller.  The sales market is very competitive in the area and enterprising kids as well as some adults have their stands that have actually built seasonal consumer loyalty.

Regardless, get ready for fresh mango, mango salsa, mango smoothie, mango salad, mango fruitcake, mango chutney mango jam! Support your local grower and South Dade agriculture!

I think we all should be permitted an agricultural property tax exemption on our homes! Support your home agriculturalist, buy local area mangos!

RECIPES FOR MANGOS

Food dot com has a listing of mango recipes including Mango Pies and Tarts, Mango Canning, Mango Desserts, Salads, Smoothies; well, you get the idea. CLICK HERE to view the online article.

TECHNICAL READING FOR MANGOS

Have a tree not doing well, or just trying to improve the production? I recommend the following online article (click the title to read) Mango Growing in the Florida Home Landscape published by the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.

Photo of the day - free mangos

This is not a political statement, but someone looking to serve the market and keep their yard free of fallen fruit.  Great for those morning walkers. The mangoes were gone within two hours - and this home is not located on a busy street. Very generous of these neighbors. 

Prices are not settled. I have seen prices from $1 each to a low of 4 for a single $1.

Happy Mango season!

Mango season 2014! Support your local backyard grower.

The 2014 Mango season has arrived!  Many Pinecrest, Palmetto / Cutler Bay and other South Dade residents consider it has begin with the sighting of the first mango stand opening within our neighborhood.  Area youth (and some resourceful adults)  will again face the fierce competition in Palmetto Bay, which I have observed to be the epicenter of youth run quality mango stands! 

WHERE TO SHOP: Try driving 152nd street, 82nd or 87th avenues most weekends in the next few weeks and it is usually hard not to find an open home mango seller.  The sales market is very competitive in the area and enterprising kids as well as some adults have their stands that have actually built seasonal consumer loyalty.

Regardless, get ready for fresh mango, mango salsa, mango smoothie, mango salad, mango fruitcake, mango chutney mango jam! Support your local grower and South Dade agriculture!

I think we all should be permitted an agricultural property tax exemption on our homes! Support your home agriculturalist, buy local area mangos!

RECIPES FOR MANGOS

Food dot com has a listing of mango recipes including Mango Pies and Tarts, Mango Canning, Mango Desserts, Salads, Smoothies; well, you get the idea. CLICK HERE to view the online article.

TECHNICAL READING FOR MANGOS

Have a tree not doing well, or just trying to improve the production? I recommend the following online article (click the title to read) Mango Growing in the Florida Home Landscape published by the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.

First sighting! Mango season 2013 has arrived! Support your local backyard grower.

Mango season 2013 has arrived, OK, maybe it is not as predictable as When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano, but many Pinecrest, Palmetto / Cutler Bay and other South Dade residents consider it has begin with the sighting of the first mango stand opening, operated our neighborhood youth.  They will again face the fierce competition in Palmetto Bay, which I have observed to be the epicenter of youth run quality mango stands! 


Try driving 152nd street, 82nd or 87th avenues most weekends in the next few weeks and it is usually hard not to find an open home mango seller.  The sales market is very competitive in the area and enterprising kids as well as some adults have their stands that have actually built seasonal consumer loyalty. 

Whether a single stand jumped the gun or I witnessed the true kick off of the 2013 mango season will be seen over the weekend.

Regardless, get ready for fresh mango, mango salsa, mango smoothie, mango salad, mango fruitcake, mango chutney mango jam! Support your local grower and South Dade agriculture!

I think we all should be permitted an agricultural property tax exemption on our homes! Support your home agriculturalist, buy local area mangos! 

RECIPES FOR MANGOS 

Food dot com has a listing of mango recipes including Mango Pies and Tarts, Mango Canning, Mango Desserts, Salads, Smoothies; well, you get the idea.  CLICK HERE to view the online article. 

TECHNICAL READING FOR MANGOS 

Have a tree not doing well, or just trying to improve the production?  I recommend the following online article (click the title to read) Mango Growing in the Florida Home Landscape published by the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.

Update on the Swallows: Reality bites: 

And then, reality set in; I came across this KNBC -- NBC4 Los Angeles story while fact-checking the swallows to Capistrano story and found that all is not as it used to be:

As they do each year on March 19, hordes of people have flocked to San Juan Capistrano, necks craned hopefully to the sky.

They're eager to witness the annual return of the cliff swallows to the seaside city's historic mission after the birds' migration from South America.

But the swallows – the subject of a yearly celebration and a huge tourist attraction for the south Orange County city – haven't come around in recent years.

The mission is trying to change that, saying it's taken on a goal matching the title of a 1940 classic song associated with the city: "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano."

Read more by clicking the link above or CLICK HERE to read: Mission San Juan Capistrano Courts Cliff Swallows, Hopes for Return, The birds came to the mission for centuries, but they've only been seen rarely in recent years, By Melissa Pamer, Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013

Mango season 2012 has arrived! Support your local backyard grower.

Mango season 2012 has arrived and I bet we need to wait only another week or two before we see our neighborhood youth, including my daughters and their friends, set up the traditional neighborhood mango stands.  They will again face the fierce competition in Palmetto Bay   Try driving 152nd street, 82nd or 87th avenues most weekends in the next few weeks and it is usually hard not to find an open home mango seller.  The sales market is very competitive in the area and enterprising kids as well as some adults have their stands that have actually built seasonal consumer loyalty.

 For you fruit speculators, door yard Mangos opened at 2 for $1. This is a slightly higher price from last year which saw a price war due to a prolific crop that benefited consumers. Get ready for fresh mango, mango salsa, mango smoothie, mango salad, mango fruitcake, mango chutney mango jam! Support your local grower and South Dade agriculture!

I think we all should be permitted an agricultural property tax exemption on our homes! Support your home agriculturalist, buy local area mangos!

RECIPES FOR MANGOS

Food dot com has a listing of mango recipes including Mango Pies and Tarts, Mango Canning, Mango Desserts, Salads, Smoothies; well, you get the idea, it reminds me of the Bubba shrimp scene from Forrest Gump.  There seem to be just as many different recipes for Mango as there are for shrimp! CLICK HERE to view the online article.

Alexandra makes an outstanding mango salsa.  The ideal party or tailgate dip.

The listed recipe for the Garlic Lime Grilled Chicken With Mango Salsa sounds like an absolute must try for the South Florida area.

TECHNICAL READING FOR MANGOS

Squirrels exact their take for the season

Have a tree not doing well, or just trying to improve the production?  I recommend the following online article (click the title to read) Mango Growing in the Florida HomeLandscape published by the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.

Mango season has arrived! Support your local backyard grower.

Mango season has arrived and it means that time of year that my daughters and their friends set up their neighborhood mango stand.  Only problem for them is that competition is fierce here in Palmetto Bay.  Try driving 152nd street, 82nd or 87th avenues most weekends or even after school hours (afternoon drives) and it is hard not to find an open home mango seller.  The sales market is very competitive in the area and enterprising kids as well as some adults have their stands that have actually built seasonal consumer loyalty.

I am told that the general Palmetto area, Pinecrest, south through Palmetto Bay into Goulds was at one time the world’s largest exporter of Mangos.  I have not been able to authoritatively verify this interesting claim.

I think we all should be permitted an agricultural property tax exemption on our homes! Support your home agriculturalist, buy local Palmetto area mangos!

RECIPES FOR MANGOS

Food dot com has a listing of mango recipes including Mango Pies and Tarts, Mango Canning, Mango Desserts, Salads, Smoothies; well, you get the idea, it reminds me of the Bubba shrimp scene from Forrest Gump.  There seem to be just as many different recipes for Mango as there are for shrimp! CLICK HERE to view the online article.

Alexandra makes an outstanding mango salsa.  The ideal party or tailgate dip.

The listed recipe for the Garlic Lime Grilled Chicken With Mango Salsa sounds like an absolute must try for the South Florida area.

TECHNICAL READING FOR MANGOS

Have a tree not doing well, or just trying to improve the production?  I recommend the following online article (click the title to read) Mango Growing in the Florida Home Landscape published by the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.