Woud a mango grow?

Butterfly · « **on:** April 09, 2008, 17:06 »

My daughter has just had a mango and wants to plant the seed (or is it a stone or pip :? ).
I'm guessing I would never get mangos but would I get a little mango tree?

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #1 on:** April 09, 2008, 17:36 »

You can grow them but they will not flower in uk

http://www.kew.org/ksheets/mango.html

Butterfly · « **Reply #2 on:** April 09, 2008, 23:54 »

Thanks Aunty.
We will plant it and see what happens.

Scribbler · « **Reply #3 on:** April 10, 2008, 08:02 »

Suggest you put it in compost in a sealable polythene bag and put in the airing cupboard. Then check every week and put in a pot as soon as it germinates. Further down the line you'll need to pinch it out to get a good shaped plant. They make quite impressive specimens.

gobs · « **Reply #4 on:** April 10, 2008, 08:44 »

I germinated mine leaving the stone in the sink (it's kept moist nicely there) until cracked it takes a couple weeks or so, if I remember well.

Beautiful but very fast growth, put it in a large pot straightaway as very fussy about transplanting.

dereklane · « **Reply #5 on:** April 10, 2008, 09:23 »

Some mango trees can grow quite big.

It reminds me - a couple of weeks ago I was asking my mother (in Australia) if she had any tips for growing sweet potato.

She says: "You don't have to try - just put em in the ground and they'll take over".

What a difference an average year-round temp of 25C+ makes

cheers,

Derek

Butterfly · « **Reply #6 on:** April 10, 2008, 12:59 »

Thanks for all the tips. I will let you know how I get on.

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