June 24, 2018 – The alphonso mango tree (on the left, lychee tree on the right) getting acclimated to full sunlight June 30, 2018 – tree is in the ground!July 8, 2018July 10, 2018July 20, 2018 – first new growth showingJuly 28, 2018 – closer shot of the new leavesAugust 6, 2018 – new leaves looking a little droopy but getting biggerAugust 13, 2018 – new leaves taking shapeAugust 19, 2018 – new leaves getting darker, tree is looking nice and fullSeptember 15, 2018November 23, 2018December 8, 2018December 21, 2018 – first new growth seen in a few monthsDecember 25, 2018 – new growth still emergingDecember 29, 2018 – new growth from every branch nowDecember 29, 2018January 3, 2019 – the new growth are actually flower buds!January 5, 2019January 5, 2019January 9, 2019 – buds all over January 19, 2019 January 19, 2019 January 27, 2019 – remulched, pre-pruning January 27, 2019 – pruned all the lower flowers, decided to leave two clusters on topFebruary 15, 2019 – got six tiny mangoes growing, pruned all the restFebruary 20, 2019 – lost all but two of the tiny mangoes, decided to bag these just in caseMay 8, 2019 – all the fruits fell off but new leaves are coming inMay 11, 2019May 18, 2019June 1, 2019August 3, 2019August 8, 2019April 4, 2020 – new leavesApril 15, 2020April 25, 2020
Ben's Garden 