Remember my Nam Dok Mai mango tree?
It started to flower last February and I saw about 20-something baby mangoes were in the making.
In no time, they were growing into this size.
I was starting to imagine the great harvest this season,
but the proverb that says, 'Don't count your chicken before they hatched' was proved to be true for me because...
I did a HUGE mistake ever!
I was being too ambitious and sprayed some liquid fertilizer
to the tree. As the result: new shoots were coming out and
competed with the growing fruit for nutrients and water,
and caused premature fruit drop! From the 20-something fruit, only 5 survived and are still growing.
These are some premature fruit that drop from about 12-14 with sizes ranging from 3-8 cm long. Rather than letting them go to waste, I turned them into pickles which recipe will be shared in another post. Well, I learned my lesson hardly this time!
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