Australia’s mango season is getting longer. Making it happen is ‘a bit like KFC’: lots of secret ingredients plus trial and error
Leo Skliros is happiest when he’s among his trees picking mangoes with a pole – especially in July. He also loves fishing. For many, the fruits of these activities could be quite a gamble. But for Skliros, not only is the fishing good in his area; he has his mangoes worked out as well.
Skliros, who is president of the Northern Territory Mango Industry Association, is one of the state’s mango farmers who can get their trees to flower and produce mangoes early, when the luscious tropical fruit is a winter luxury and attracts higher prices, making them competitive with the established Queensland market.
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