Mango Seed grows Roots but no Plant Emerges
adam1994
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ShawnaTX
11 years agoRetiredFlorida
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Couple questions about sprouting/growing a mango seed
Comments (1)Chris, here is a thread about mango from seed from the Tropicals forum...You may find some tips there. Here is a link that might be useful: GW Tropicals Forum, mango...See MoreGrow mango from seed
Comments (1)Mangos aren't a rainforest plant. They're from more of a monsoonal/savanna environment. That means a distinct very dry dry season, and then the usual wet tropical wet season. That's why they normally flower during winter, the dry season. However, outside of the tropics the temperature gets to them and (if they survive) they flower/fruit spring and summer....See MoreTrillium, when after planting roots would they emerge?
Comments (12)Each state makes it's own laws on plants that are legal to dig and what makes it legal. Some states you had to have a license to collect certain wild plants. Other states there are no state laws just federal. There for if you live in NY but the plants were dug in NC the laws for NC should be the ones followed. Somewhere I read that some companies are getting around the laws for trading in wild dug plants by putting them in a nursery bed for a couple of weeks. They can then sell as nursery grown. Not. If your store has the plants I would recomend purchasing but try to get store to stop ordering. Some times the store only sells what is sent from their headquarters and can not stop the placement. Although it is wrong to sell wild dug plants in these tiny bags if someone does not purchase they will go into the trash. Rather than see them trashed I feel the lesser of the two evils is to try to give the plants life while trying to stop the sales....See MoreGrowing Mango from Seed Advice
Comments (4)i have several mango from seed. i normally sprout them in a 1.5 qt container, and move them to a 1 gallon within a couple of weeks, or, until they are about 8 inches tall. My rule of thumb is to have the container as tall as the height of the plant. (at least while they are small) Normally, with larger trees, you can go much higher with the plant, double, or even triple... But, i dont want the tap root touching the bottom of the container, especially with a mango, if i am going to plant it in the ground one day. --- as far as germination... i did a test, with 1) paper towel - 2) paper towel and fulvic acid - 3) paper towel and worm castings... the worm castings produced much stronger and larger seedlings. --- soil... personally, i dont like coir (or peat) but, i am not like most growers. i like live soil, more organics, less chemicals. i also like sand and lava rock (just a few)... the lava rock has small holes that retain water... coarse sand has great drainage and slowly breaks down releasing minerals. nothing beats quality sifted compost... bark fines are good also. i use about %15 local soil for the live biology. my soil is a fine sand with some organic matter. and i use about %10 or %15 worm castings. Like i said, a lot of people will disagree with me on this, especially on the local soil.... and FINE sand 'can' get you in trouble, but it works for me. (dont use much and mix well), %25 bark fines // %25 sifted compost // %25 coarse sand // %25 mix of - lava rock, worm castings, local soil and/or perlite - to taste :)...See MoreChristina K Joe
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