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Photo by Robert and Fabienne Growing Mangoes Mangifera Indica How To Grow Mango Trees From Seeds I know more about growing mangoes than I'd like to. I live in a mango growing region... All my friends grow mango trees commercially! Whether I like it or not, I do get suckered into helping out when extra hands are needed on deck... Actually, it's not that bad. The reason so many people I know grow mangoes is that mango trees are extremely easy to grow and manage. In the right climate growing mangoes takes no effort or attention at all. Through my friends I can get all the mangoes I want for free, and then some. But I still grow mango in my own garden, about a dozen different varieties. Mangoes come in different colours and sizes, have different flavours, and they ripen at slightly different times. Growing different mango tree varieties keeps things interesting, but most importantly it stretches out the harvest time of this feast or famine fruit. You can eat fresh mango for a few months instead of only a few weeks! What Do Mango Trees Look Like? The mango is a very attractive, evergreen tree with glossy, dense foliage. The new shoots are reddish, the mature leaves a dark green. Depending on the variety mango trees can grow huge (to 35 m and 15 m across for seedling trees of older varieties). But you can keep a mango tree small by pruning it regularly. A mango tree in full flower is a sight to behold. The large pink panicles are Home What's New? What Is Permaculture? Permaculture Design Permaculture Plants Permaculture Books Growing Fruits Growing Vegetables Growing Herbs/Spices Homemade Fertilizer [? ] Subscribe To This Site Have you heard of the neem tree? The tropical tree has many uses and benefits, both in the garden and in the home. Learn more about growing neem trees, using neem pesticide , making neem soap , neem shampoo and more... Discover Neem ! Home > Growing Fruits > How To Grow Mango

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  • 16/6/2015 GrowingMangoesHowToGrowMangoTreesFromSeed

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    GrowingMangoesMangiferaIndica

    HowToGrowMangoTreesFromSeeds

    IknowmoreaboutgrowingmangoesthanI'dliketo.Iliveinamangogrowingregion...Allmyfriendsgrowmangotreescommercially!

    WhetherIlikeitornot,Idogetsuckeredintohelpingoutwhenextrahandsareneededondeck...

    Actually,it'snotthatbad.ThereasonsomanypeopleIknowgrowmangoesisthatmangotreesareextremelyeasytogrowandmanage.

    Intherightclimategrowingmangoestakesnoeffortorattentionatall.

    ThroughmyfriendsIcangetallthemangoesIwantforfree,andthensome.ButIstillgrowmangoinmyowngarden,aboutadozendifferentvarieties.

    Mangoescomeindifferentcoloursandsizes,havedifferentflavours,andtheyripenatslightlydifferenttimes.

    Growingdifferentmangotreevarietieskeepsthingsinteresting,butmostimportantlyitstretchesouttheharvesttimeofthisfeastorfaminefruit.Youcaneatfreshmangoforafewmonthsinsteadofonlyafewweeks!

    WhatDoMangoTreesLookLike?

    Themangoisaveryattractive,evergreentreewithglossy,densefoliage.Thenewshootsarereddish,thematureleavesadarkgreen.

    Dependingonthevarietymangotreescangrowhuge(to35mand15macrossforseedlingtreesofoldervarieties).Butyoucankeepamangotreesmallbypruningitregularly.

    Amangotreeinfullflowerisasighttobehold.Thelargepinkpaniclesare

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    attheendsofthebranchesandcoverthewholetree.Oh,andtheysmellgood,too!

    WhereCanYouGrowMangoes?

    Mangoesareastrictlytropicalfruit.Theylovethetropics.Thebestclimatetogrowmangoesisfrostfree,withcool,drywintersandsteamy,hotsummers.

    Mangoeslikegrowinginlightandfreedrainingsoils,theydon'tneedrichsoil.Youactuallygetthebestcropsonsoilsofsomewhatlowerfertility.

    GettingStartedWithGrowingMangoes

    Therearetwowaystogetstarted:youcanbuymangotreesatanurseryoryoucangrowyourownfromseed.Theseedgrowntreeswilltakealotlongertobearfruit.(Unlessyouknowhowtograftthemorknowsomeonewhodoes.)

    Mangotreesthatweregrowninanurseryareusuallygraftedandshouldfruitwithinthreetofouryears.Seedlingtreesmaytakefivetoeightyears.

    Seedlingmangotreesgrowmuchbiggerandstrongerthanthenurserytreesandhaveanindestructiblerootsystem.

    Graftedtreesareofamoremanageablesize.Anotheradvantageisthatyouknowyouwillgetareliablybearingtree.Ifyougrowmangofromseedyouneedtoknowexactlywhichtreeyourmangoseedcamefromoryouwon'tknowwhatyouaregettinguntileightyearslater...

    IfyoubuymangotreesinanurseryIsuggestyoudon'tlookjustforsizeandcolour.Haveyouevertastedthevarietyyouareabouttobuy?Somemangoestasteawful...True.Someofthecommercialvarietiesarebredforshelflife,sizeandlooks,butarebarelyedible.(Yes,Iamtotallyspoiledwhenitcomestomangoes.)So,knowthevarietyyoubuy!

    Secondly,ifyouplantogrowmorethanonemangotree,findoutifitisanearlyorlatefruitingvariety.Don'tbuythreetreesthatallfruitatthesametime.

    Thirdly,ifyouliveinacooler,subtropicalarea,makesureyougetavarietythatflowerswellinthoseconditions.Allmangoeswillgrowifyourclimateisfrostfree,butfloweringhabitsdependontemperatureandvary.Andwithoutflowerstherewillbelittlefruit...

    Andlastbutnotleast,especiallyifyouliveinanareawhereitmayrainduringthecoolertimeoftheyear,youshouldalsolookforavarietythatshowsgoodresistancetothemangodiseaseanthracnose.(Moreonthatbelow.)

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    Ifyoubuyyourmangotreesyoucanskipthenextsection:

    GrowingMangoTreesFromSeed

    Growingmangoesfromseedisactuallyquiteeasy.(AlltheseedsofthemangoesIeat,dryandfreezearethrownoutinthegardenasmulch,andtheyallgrow...)

    Themostimportantstepistheseedselection!Ifyoutakeanyoldshopboughtseeditmaynotgrowtruetotype.Theseedneedstocomefromwhatiscalleda"polyembryonic"variety.

    Whatthatmeansisthattheseedwillsproutseveralidenticaltrees.Andthoseseedlingtreeswillbeidenticaltotheparenttree.Theyareclones.

    Ideallyyouknowtheparenttree,it'sfromyourarea,growsreallywellandgetsabumpercropeveryyear!Ifnot,ohwell.Getseedfromapolyembryonicvarietyandatleastyouknowthatthefruityouharvestwilltastethesame.

    (ThemostcommoncommercialvarietyinAustralia,theKensingtonPridealsoknownasBowenispolyembrionic.It'salsoavigoroustreeandusuallyfruitsreliably,soitiswellsuitedforseedgrowing.IfanyoneknowsagoodvarietytorecommendtoUSreaders,pleaseletmeknow.)

    Thebesttimetogrowmangoesfromseedisthebeginningofthewetseason(beginningofsummer).

    Eatanicemango,removeasmuchfleshfromtheseedaspossibleandthenletitdryforadayortwo.

    Togerminatethemangoseedyoucouldjustputthewholethinginawarm,moistplaceandwaitforittosprout.Thencutoffalltheseedlingsexceptforone.(Thesmallestsupposedlygivesyouthebestfruit.)

    Or,ifyouprefertofussoverthem(orifyouhaveonlyoneseedbutwanthalfadozentrees)thenyoucancarefullycutacornerofthefibrousbigseed.Cutonlyjustdeepenoughsoyoucanseethetwohalvesoftheseed,andthenbreakitopen.

    Insideyoufindseveralsmallbeanshapedseeds.Hopefullytheyarewhiteandnotallgreyorbrownandshrivelled...

    Youcanplantthosemangoseedsindividually.Theyshouldtakeabouttendaystosprout.Iliketosproutmyseedsrightwheretheyaretogrow.ThatwayIdon'tneedtoworryabouthardeningthemoff(gettingashadegrownseedlingusedtofullsun)orabouttransplantingshock.Ifyouareworriedaboutthelittlethinggettingeaten,uprootedortrampledyoucanalwaysputabarrieraroundit.

    Ifyouprefertofirstgrowyourmangotreeinapot,followtheinstructionsfornurserytreeswhenitcomestoplantingtime:

    PlantingAMangoTree

    Youplantamangotreejustlikeyouplantanyotherfruittree,soIwon'tgointospecificshere.(Apageaboutplantingfruittreesiscomingsoon.)

    Thebesttimetoplantyourmangotreeisthebeginningofthewet

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    season(summer).

    Makesureyouselectaplaceinfullsun.(Andmaketriplesureyoureallywantabigtreethere!)

    Thetreeneedstobesunhardened.Ifyourmangotreewasgrowninashadehouse,graduallygetitusedtothesunfirst.Thendigabigenoughhole.Carefullyseparatetreeandpotwithoutdisturbingtheroots.Puttreeinhole,fillin,water.

    CaringForAMangoTree

    Imentionedatthebeginningthatmangoesneedlittlecare.It'strue.

    Youngmangotreesdobenefitfromregularwateringandalittlefertilizinguntiltheyareestablished.Butdon'tloveyourmangotreetodeath.Overwateringcankillit,especiallyifyoursoilisabitheavy.Andtoomuchnitrogenfertilizerwillmakeitweakandsappy,allleavesandlittlefruit,susceptibletobugsanddiseases.

    Theolderthetreegets,thelessnitrogenitneeds.Phosphorusandpotassiumaremoreimportant.

    Mulchyourmangotreeheavilyandspreadabitofcomposteverynowandthen.Ifyoursoilisreasonablethatshouldbeallthetreeneeds.

    Ifthecompostismadewithwoodash,allthebetter.(Woodashsuppliespotassiumwhichwillencouragefruitingandmakethefruittastebetter.)Formulchuseonlyroughstufflikehayorlucerne,nothingthatmaymatdownandbecomeallsoggylikegrassclippings.

    Fertilizemangotreesinspringandsummeronly,andonlyalittleatatime.

    Agoodwayofhelpingthetreeisfoliarsprayingwithfishfertilizerorseaweedsolution.Itprovidestraceelementsandavoidsdeficiencies,butitdoesn'toverfeed.

    Butyourbestbet,evenonverypoorsoil,isstilllotsoforganicmatterbywayofcompostandmulch.

    Whenthetreeisonemetrehigh,cutitbackbyathirdsoitbranches.

    Whenthosebranchesgettoametre,cutthetipsoffagain.

    Thatshouldgiveyouaniceshapedtree.

    PruningAMangoTree

    Mangoesrespondverywelltopruning.Andtheyareforgiving.Whateveryoumessup,itwillgrowback...

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    Mangoesgrowterminalflowers(theyfloweratthetipofabranch),sothemorebranchesyouhavethebetterthecrop.Youcanencouragelateralbranchingwithtippruning.(Onlytakingoffthetipsofbranches.)

    Youshouldalsoaimforanopencrown,takingoutwholebranchesifthecentrebecomestoocrowded,sothatairandlightcanpenetrate.

    Youcanusepruningtokeepyourtreeamanageablesizeandaniceshape.Mangotreegrowingtootall?Cutitdown.Toowide?Cutitback.

    Pruningmangoesisnotascience.Infact,thecommercialgrowersherehireabig,scarymachinewithalongarmwiththreehugerotatingblades.

    Themachinedrivesalongtherowsandgivesthetreesagoodhaircutsotheyallendupexactlythesameheightandwidth...Youcandosomethingsimilarbyhandifyouwanttokeepyourtreeacertainsize.

    Usuallymangopruningisdoneafterharvest,thoughinsomecoolerareasthepreferredtimeisjustbeforeflowering.

    Ideallyyoupruneonlyalittlebiteveryyear.Ifyouletamangotreegrowmuchtoobigfirst,andthencutitbacktoathirdofitssize,thetreewilllikelyskipthenextcrop...(Cutitbacktoastumpanditwilltaketwoyearsormore.Butamazinglytheywillgrowbackevenfromthat!)

    Havingsaidallthat,aftertheinitialcutstoencouragebranchingasmentionedintheprevioussection,youdon'tHAVEtopruneamangotree.Ifyoudon'tmindhavingarealbigtree,mangoesgrowandfruitverywellwithoutpruning!

    Flowering,FruitSetAndHarvestingMangoes

    Mangoesflowerprofuselyandselfpollinateverywell.

    Thefloweringistriggeredbycoolnights.Inthetruetropicsaseverecoldsnapwillbringoutmassesofflowers.Forusaseverecoldsnapisanightbelow15C.Inyearswhereitdoesn'tgetsocoldweendupwithpoorcrops.

    (Buttherearemangovarietiesthatflowerwellevenwhenitdoesn'tgetsocold...That'swhyIgrowadozendifferentones.)

    Incolderclimatesitcaneasilybetoocoldformangoflowerstobeviable.Selectingcoldhardiervarietiesisimportantforyou.(NamDocMaiwouldbeasuitablevarietyinAustralia.)

    Initiallyyoumayseemassesoftinymangoesonyourflowerpanicles,butthetreewillshedalotofthemandkeeponlywhatitcanhandle.Sodon'tworryifyouseealotofthemdropoff.

    Themangoeswillgrowbiggerandplumper,andeventuallytheywillstarttochangecolour.Howlongthattakesdependsonyour

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    climate.Thehottertheweatherthefasterthemangoesripen.

    Usuallyyourmangoeswillbereadybythebeginningofthewetseason(latespring/earlysummer).

    MangomaraudercapturedbyHashmil

    Ifyourmangoesgeteaten(wildbirds,bats,possums,theneighbour'skids...)youcanpickthemhalfgreen.Theywillripenatroomtemperature.(Ha!Myroomsareabout40Catthattimeoftheyear...whentheysayroomtemperaturetheymean1822C.)

    Becarefulwhenharvestingmangoes,don'tgetanyofthesaponyou.Thesapcanspurtfromthefruitstemwhenitsnapsoffandcancauseburns,allergiesanddermatitis.

    Italsoburnstheskinofthemango,whichwillgorottenatthatspot.

    (Doesn'tmatterifyoueatitstraightaway,butitdoeswhenyoupickthemhalfgreen.)

    Thebestwaytoharvestmangoesistocutthemoffwithalongsectionofstemstillattached,andtohandlethemcarfullysothatthestemdoesnotsnapoff.

    MangoPestsAndDiseases

    Themostseriousmangodiseaseisanthracnose,afungusthatcancausetheflowerstogoblackandfalloff.Italsocausesblackspotsonstemandsmallfruit,leavesmaygobrown...

    Somevarietiesaremoresusceptibletoitthenothersandit'sworseinwetweather.Itisworstinareaswhereitrainsduringfloweringandfruitset.Inareaswithdrywintersanthracnosecanoftenbeseenonlyoncethefruitripens.Itdevelopsblackpatchesthatgorotten...

    Unlessyouwanttospraynastystuff,likecoppersolutionorfungicides,youmayhavetolivewithanthracnoseandacceptsomelosses.Ahealthytreewithstrongcellwallswillshowlessinfectionsthanaweakone.Sokeeppilingonthatcompostandsprayingthatseaweed...

    Therearemanynewermangovarietiesthatshowgoodresistancetoanthracnose.Getoneofthoseifyouliveinaclimatewithwinterrains!

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    Anyothermangopestsanddiseases,likefruitspottingbugsandborersandwhateverelseisaround,shouldbekeptincheckifyouhaveadiversepermaculturegardenthatencouragesbeneficialinsects.

    Onemorehintistoforsakeneatnessandleaveyourlowermangotreebranchesdroopingontotheground.Wheneverythingelsehasbeenstung,suckedandeaten,thereareusuallystillmangoeshidingunderthere...

    CanYouGrowMangoesIndoors?

    Nope.Butyoucangrowmangoesinpots!Soifitisjustalittlebittoocoldinwinterwhereyouare,youcanbuyadwarfvarietyandgrowitinatubandbringitinsideduringthecoldesttimeoftheyear.

    However,evenamangotreegrowinginapotstillneedslotsandlotsofheatandsuninsummer.Growingmangoesindoorswon'tdo!

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    Theyareneverthelesscorrect!


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