Manggoes, Field Planting.

Did a field planting of our own grafted mangoes, mostly Manila Sweet and a couples of Apple Mangoes (MA 194), totaling about 24. About 4 Durians.

Check on them again. Most of them are growing. Had only 2 fatality.

We removed the grafting tapes so as it shall grow better. The fusion would had healed by now. Since we were at it, we put in some organic fertilizer. Arranging to manage the weeds.

This trip to Sabah, shall be adding another variety Nam Doc Mai aka Water Lily (MA 223).
 The Nam Doc Mai mango variety originated in Thailand and was registered in Malaysia as MA 223 in October 1990.  Nam Doc Mai is a popular mango variety and generally eaten when soft ripe. It is a major variety of commerce in Asia.

Grafting Scissor.

Bought a Professional  Grafting Scissor. Had wanted to buy this but had been putting it off for a while.

Simple packaging.

It comes with 3 blades, Omega, V & U blade. The blade can be used on both ends making an effective of 6 blades.

Instruction is pretty simple,

Instruction given on the rear.

 Hold grafting stock in the grafting tool and squeezes the handle to make the cut, repeat this to cut the stem o the donor plant.
Slide the donor plant stem into the stock plant, matching the cut surfaces as closely as possible. If the stock and donor is of different size, match 1 side only.
Place sterilizing material around the join and bind with tape. The sterilizing material shall protect against bacterial & weather.
There is also a top scissor to use for pruning.

Blade sliding down onto the orange catch.

 This professional grafting scissor is effective for soft / green wood. It can not be used with hardwood. Effective grafting diameter is about 15mm.

It is designed to have a vertical sliding down cut.

Sturdy handle.

It is light weight as it's mostly plastic. The handle looks sturdy and comes with a lock. Looking forward to test this on the Jackfruit, Avocado, Mangoes & Figs. Wondering if this shall helps in my grafting.

Mango, Mangifera indica.

Mango, we already have Manila Super Sweet and Apple Mango. Had some very tasty mango while in Koh Lanta, Thailand, bought at their local farmers' market. Inspiration came after eating these super sweet mangoes. Decided to strengthen our varieties,

Black Gold, Tong Dam.

Tong Dam, meaning Black Gold. In Malay it's called Emas Hitam.
The fruit is medium size, oval, stays green even when ripe, inside orange, early season. 
They are reports that Tong Dam taste as good as Harumanis, except that fruit is lighter.By staying green, I guess it should be less prone to pest attack.

Tong Dam are Bud grafted.

Chok Anan / Langkawi Mango (MA 224)
 Chok Anan mango is one of the most popular varieties grown in Malaysia & Thailand for local and export market. it is one of the sweetest mango with an average weight is 0.25 to 0.35 kilo per fruit. Another good characteristic is that it has thick skin, long shelf life and is resistant to attack of fruit fly. Having a thick skin also helps to reduce post harvest handling issues. Chok Anan mango can tolerate adverse weather conditions, even without spraying insecticide and fungicide the flowers will develop into quality fruits that is sweet that taste like honey. Another desirable characteristic of the Chok Anan is that it will bear fruit even during the rainy season.

Chok Anan / Langkawi Mango.

 Fruit is oblong, slightly fibrous, thin seed, thick flesh, sweet (16 ~ 17% brix), firm aromatic and a distinct coconut flavor.Skin is golden yellow when ripe.
 

Chok Anan leafs are broad, light yellowish green.

Honey Mango, Mangga Madu.

Honey Mango / Madu Anggur.

Leafs are narrow, dark green.

This is an Indonesian variety. 
Fruit is oblong, thick flesh, sweet and delicious. Average fruit weights 0.200 kg and 70 cm. Seeds is a good source of rootstock. Couldn't find much information on these.

Mangoes prepared for relocation.

 

Arrived at destination. Transferring to poly bags soon.