How to plant a mango seed to grow a tree at home?

You can diversify your garden or flower garden on the windowsill with a real evergreen mango, an impressive spectacular gloss of dense green leaves, and possibly delighting with its sweet fruits. But where to get and how to plant a mango - an inhabitant of the hot tropics?

In fact, the answer to this question is very simple - you need to buy a ripe fruit, eat it, and plant the seed in the ground and create the conditions necessary for its growth.

Stages of bone transformation

So, we grow mango from a stone. For this we have to go through several stages.

1. Buy beautiful, ripe mango fruit.
2. Remove the bone from it.
3. Create conditions for its growth.
4. Take good care of the tree.
5. Enjoy the fruits of your work.

If everything is more or less clear with the first two points, then the question of creating conditions for the tropics, for example, in a city apartment is very difficult. Let's start with this.

Everything for landing

The pit should be thoroughly cleaned and rinsed if necessary. If the pulp of the fruit still remains on its surface, then you can hold the bone for a day or two in the refrigerator, having previously wrapped it in a clean plastic bag.

It is somewhat more difficult to resolve the issue of removing the kernel. At home, this can be done in two ways - gently break the bone or split it with a knife. In any case, you need to be careful not to damage the core itself.

If the shell is very hard and none of the proposed methods manage to get the seed, then you can soak the bone. To do this, you need to place it in a transparent container with clean water for a couple of weeks. And place the container itself in a bright place, for example, on the windowsill on the south side of the house. At the same time, the water in the container should be changed every other day so that it does not "bloom".

Inside the mango seed, there can be one or more seeds, shaped like beans. You need to choose the largest one for planting, with a flat surface. If you decide to plant all the seeds, then you need to prepare a separate pot for each. Before proceeding to planting, the seeds must be treated with a fungicide. This will prevent the occurrence of fungal diseases.

Planting mango seed in the ground

Planting a mango seed is a crucial moment. You need to take a medium-sized pot so that the tree can stay in it for at least one year. Drainage should be laid at the bottom of the pot, and soil should be poured on top. You need to choose a soil of neutral acidity. If, after planting and watering, the soil settles strongly, then it can be added a little more on top. You need to water abundantly.

When planting, make sure that the seed remains над above the soil surface. In this case, it is important that the part open above the ground is exactly the ground, and not the root.

Advice

If it is difficult to understand where the seeds are up and where the bottom is, then it is better to put it sideways until the sprouts hatch.

To create a microclimate at home that is comfortable for a tropical plant, the pot must be covered with glass or cellophane on top. Periodically - once every two to three days - the shelter must be removed for airing for 5-10 minutes.

When the seeds hatch, the cover should be removed.

We looked at how to plant a mango at home, and now let's move on to the next important issue - growing a tree.

Growing mango in an apartment

When growing mango, you need to ensure that the humidity in the room is about 70-80%. The soil needs to be watered regularly, the leaves should be sprayed. At the same time, an excess of moisture should also not be allowed - a fungal disease may develop.

When growing a mango at home, it is important to provide it with good lighting. For this, it is better to place the tree on the windowsill on the south side of the house, and in winter, you should also worry about additional lighting.

Nitrogen-containing mixtures, for example, used for fertilizing citrus fruits, are excellent for fertilizing a seedling. When growing a tree in a winter garden, it is important to fertilize the potting mix regularly. You can apply fertilizer on the leaves when spraying. In any case, it is important to monitor the concentration of the solution.

If the tree has grown, care should be taken in the formation of the crown. Mango tolerates pruning well. You can adjust its size depending on the size of the room, because in nature, mangoes can reach a height of 45 meters.

How do you get the fruits?

You should not expect good fruit from a tree grown from a stone at home. Here you can only count on decorative ones.

But you can still achieve good fruiting. To do this, a plant at the age of 1-2 years needs to be vaccinated. A seedling grown from a bone is an excellent rootstock. As a scion, you need to take a sleeping bud of a fruiting plant. It must be cut off along with the bark and a thin layer of wood.

Mango grafting should be done at the very bottom of the stem. To do this, a T-shaped incision should be made on the rootstock and the bud of a fruiting plant should be inserted into it. The vaccine must be well fixed. When the bud of the scion starts to grow, the entire trunk from above should be removed. The grafted mango will grow very quickly thanks to the developed root system.

Output

At home, you can grow a real tropical mango from an ordinary bone. Success requires proper care and patience.

The most important thing is to plant the seed correctly, create conditions for its germination and take good care of the tree.

In order for a mango tree to feel great, it needs good lighting, moisture, warmth, and high-quality fertilizers.