Plastic bags to protect mangoes.

[CS Chua]

My mango tree is flowering and soon there will be many mangoes. And then the squirrels, birds, bees and everything else, including the Telekom man, Unifi man, postman will be targeting my precious mangoes.

I cannot do much about those men but for mother nature, I am intending to cover the small mangoes with plastic bags. Usually I used envelopes and newspapers. Are plastic bags alright? And can I use black color? I think black protects them better from the sun. What do you think?

[jan tomaswaki]

Chua,my mango tree at the roof top is bearing fruit too,for me no problem with human but with rats,yes rats from neighbour.I think newspaper is good as it absord water and the ink from the paper deter insects from disturbing the fruits.

[CS Chua]

Chua,my mango tree at the roof top is bearing fruit too,for me no problem with human but with rats,yes rats from neighbour.I think newspaper is good as it absord water and the ink from the paper deter insects from disturbing the fruits.

Errr...how do you pick your mangoes? You got a ten foot long sickle or something?

[jan tomaswaki]

Errr...how do you pick your mangoes? You got a ten foot long sickle or something?

I plant small mango trees on my concrete roof top togeher with kendodong,(sar lee) ping pong longang,grapes and passion fruit.Only mango and kendodong bear fruits.

[Naka]

My mango tree is about 3 to 4m high & I use mosquito nets to cover them.

[CS Chua]

My mango tree is about 3 to 4m high & I use mosquito nets to cover them.

Well, this is a new one to me and very creative. Mosquito nets sound fine. But I thought it is expensive. Your mangoes look good though.

[Naka]

Well, this is a new one to me and very creative. Mosquito nets sound fine. But I thought it is expensive. Your mangoes look good though.

This is the cheapest mosquito netting from Boleh. Cut the nettings to size and clip them with staples

There were around 300 mangoes last season, we could only take that much & the rest spread around freely.

[CS Chua]

This is the cheapest mosquito netting from Boleh. Cut the nettings to size and clip them with staples

There were around 300 mangoes last season, we could only take that much & the rest spread around freely.

Wah, 300! you can go to the pasar malam, spread a cloth of the road and put the 300 mangoes in a pile and sell them by the kilos. Or wait, buy 2 kilos get one kilo free!! You have about 90 kilos there or RM270!!

[Naka]

Wah, 300! you can go to the pasar malam, spread a cloth of the road and put the 300 mangoes in a pile and sell them by the kilos. Or wait, buy 2 kilos get one kilo free!! You have about 90 kilos there or RM270!!

Hahahaha, good idea.....my mango tree is abt 20 years old, in some seasons, due to adverse weather or froze, harvest is not so good....that's when my friends return the favour

[eddychan]

My mango tree is about 3 to 4m high & I use mosquito nets to cover them.

This is something new.. using mosquito nets. However, I notice that you only wrap half of them. Why not wrap all of them?

This method may prevent the fruits from being attacked by squirrels, but I doubt it can ward off the dreaded fruitfly. You must live in an area where there are no other fruits growing in the vicinity

[Naka]

This is something new.. using mosquito nets. However, I notice that you only wrap half of them. Why not wrap all of them?

This method may prevent the fruits from being attacked by squirrels, but I doubt it can ward off the dreaded fruitfly. You must live in an area where there are no other fruits growing in the vicinity

I was only half way through the wrapping works

I did this to ward off the fruitfly but found it is also good for adverse weather, froze.

[CS Chua]

This is something new.. using mosquito nets. However, I notice that you only wrap half of them. Why not wrap all of them?

This method may prevent the fruits from being attacked by squirrels, but I doubt it can ward off the dreaded fruitfly. You must live in an area where there are no other fruits growing in the vicinity

There are a couple of tupais making life miserable for us. Is there a way to get rid of the tupais before my mangoes start fruiting. It is flowering now.

BTW, anything to do while they are flowering or just sit and wait?

[CCY]

There are a couple of tupais making life miserable for us. Is there a way to get rid of the tupais before my mangoes start fruiting. It is flowering now.

Simple.... Just use a mouse cage and hang a ripen banana inside and set it where they frequent regularly. There's one mango season when I have to eliminate 10+ tupais . Wait till you have civet cat savoring 3 to 4 maha mangoes a night...and that's the real problem.

By the way using plastic bag for wrapping isn't good for fruits . It's non porous and the fruit may drop off . Even if it survives ...it would to too eye catching for not only tupais but the other 2 legged pest as well.... . Just use newspaper and staple it away would do.

[CS Chua]

Simple.... Just use a mouse cage and hang a ripen banana inside and set it where they frequent regularly. There's one mango season when I have to eliminate 10+ tupais . Wait till you have civet cat savoring 3 to 4 maha mangoes a night...and that's the real problem.

By the way using plastic bag for wrapping isn't good for fruits . It's non porous and the fruit may drop off . Even if it survives ...it would to too eye catching for not only tupais but the other 2 legged pest as well.... . Just use newspaper and staple it away would do.

Thanks for the advice. I will avoid plastic bags then.

Btw, what shall I do with the tupai after catching it? Tupai soup? Drown it? or release them far away? I caught many rats but not a tupai.

[VeeJay]

If one wants to use plastic bags, then ensure to make some small holes around the bag, for ventilation.