Sunniland Citrus, Avocado and Mango Fertilizer 6-4-6
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I just started 4 mango seeds from grocery store mangos.i have ???
Comments (8)Bravo...a 19 YEAR OLD GARDENER...bravo to you. Although I never heard of the maxipad idea for sprouting..it seems like a good idea. It reminds me of how folks start avocado seeds by sticking them with toothpicks and suspending the seed in water 1/2 way. I am sure mango's would grow in the warm climate of Colton since they are a tropical fruit. Did the video tell you want to do after they start to sprout? A tree in general will take some time to get big enough to produce an abundant amount of fruit. I found this information on another website 1 Purchase a large healthy mango at the grocery store. Keep in mind that a healthy fruit will often produce the healthiest seeds. Resist the temptation to purchase a shriveled mango for a discounted price just to get the seed. Step 2 Slice and eat the mango. Be careful not to cut into the husky seed in the center. Step 3 Remove the seed husk and wash any remaining mango meat from the husk. Scrub lightly with a scouring brush to remove any residue. Set aside to dry for a few days. Step 4 Pry the husk open with a butter knife once it begins to crack slightly. You can also cut a thin slice around the rim of the husk until you see a tiny opening to the inside. Crack the entire husk open and remove the giant lima bean-shaped seed. Step 5 Use care when handling the seed as it may have a large root that has begun to grow. If the root is present, do not remove it. Don't worry if there isn't any root, yet. There is plenty of time for your seed to grow. Step 6 Fill a 6-inch pot with a regular potting soil. One with extended release fertilizer is a good choice. Be sure the soil is fully moistened before planting your mango seed. Step 7 Make a small indentation in the center of the pot. Plant your mango seed with the curved edges down and the rounded hump just above the surface of the soil. Cover the seed, leaving the very tip of the hump visible. Step 8 Keep the soil moist, but not soggy. Place the seed in a sunny location where the temperature will remain as close to 80 degrees as possible for the next week. Cover loosely with a clear plastic bag to increase the temperature and humidity level. The seed should germinate within a week. Step 9 Try sprouting your mango seed in a layer of moist paper towels. Insert the seed and paper towels in a plastic storage bag and set it in a warm location. The top of a TV or water heater works great. Once roots have developed, plant the seed in potting soil and place in a sunny location. Here is a link that might be useful: grow a mango tree...See MoreMango , Peach , Guava and Avocado , HELP!
Comments (6)locowd, The containers I have mine in now are made from cedar. They are 14x14" or 18x18" square and high. They have holes drilled in the bottoms and I used Pruning Sealer on the insides to further coat the insides and reduce water loss. Wood is a poor conductor of heat so it works better than the plastic pots here in the desert to keep the roots cool. You could prob use the 1/2 whiskey barrels as well. We made these and put the plants in there because the plastic pots were getting too hot and I was having some die back on the limbs of some of my tropicals and new citrus trees. I don't know how long they will be able to stay in this size but will prob have to repot next year on some of them. In general, Grafted trees produce fruit much sooner than non grafted (seed grown) trees. Look for a (graft)line low down on the stem, if you see one -they are grafted and can produce some fruit perhaps, this year. The older they get the more fruit they will produce. I am obviously not the person to ask about avocados-they hate me LOL! My avocados had alot of fruits but have since dropped most of them. Avocados don't like to be potted, I'm told, and resent changes in eviornment and temperature. Obviously someone has been growing them in pots at the nursery, but long term avocados would rather be in the ground so I will have to get mine into the ground but I will probably wait until next spring. Once thing about avocados is they need excellent drainage. The haas and the dwarf hybrid are the same height right (about 5 ft) now but the Haas I have, is not a dwarf and will prob get huge. One of my mangos is a grafted dwarf and had a few mangos last year. The dwarf varieties can be grown in pots as long as they get good drainage and a little afternoon shade in the hottest months. My other mango I grew from seed and it is a year old and about 4ft tall. It will be at least 2 yrs before I get fruit on that one. When mangos have new growth at the top it will look sickly- purplish brown or reddish leaves that look wilted. These perk up and turn green with age and this is normal. My bananas are in large 22 gal plastic laundry tubs with holes drilled in the bottom. I am growing the edible dwarf types of bananas. Grand Nain (aka chiquita banana), Dwarf Cavendish, and Double Mahoi are easy to fruit in large pots and stay around 5-6 ft in a pot. They need lots of manure afternoon shade, and moisture. I also have dragonfruit that grows easily here. It is more of an orchid cactus that climbs makes a (dragon)fruit after flowering. I think the best general advice I can give for growing tropicals or anything in pots here is that they need: Good fast draining soil to prevent root rot. Good watering I use a water meter from lowes (about 4 dollars) and try to keep everything between a 1-2 #. Water early in the morning or at night. In pots, full sun means afternoon shade! Have you looked at the tropical fruit forum here at GW? There are lots of very informative people there, most of them are growing fruit not in the tropic regions and have pretty good advice. ~SJN...See MoreType of Fertilizer
Comments (7)The Fertilome looks good to me; if I could get it here in Guatemala, I would use it for my Meyers, my coffee trees, and my avocados in my garden; probably a bit pricey for my field trees. Citrus tend to absorb NPK in a ratio of 5-1-3; but some of the heavy producers, like Meyers, need more P and K. About the only thing missing in the Fertilome is Magnesium, so I would watch for signs of Mg deficiency (it looks like an inverted Christmas tree in the center of the leaf with yellow edges. Mg deficiency is easily corrected by Magnesium Sulfate or with Epsom Salt (same thing). I put Mag. Sulf. on my roses once a year; and when I do, I always put a little on my citrus too....See MoreProper Fertilizer for container citrus?
Comments (17)For the first 15 years or so of growing/propagating citrus (Meyer Lemon mostly) I used whatever fertilizer was on sale or free (Miracle Grow, Fish Emulsion and stuff with no name). The plants were ok but since joining this forum and following, as best possible, the advice from members my plants have improved. Even the "old" ones. Here are some of the fertilizers I found, and am using now: Citrus Tone by Espoma 5-2-6 calcium - 2% Magnesium - .5% Sulfur - 1% **also incl colony forming microbe species Vigoro Citrus & Avocado 12-5-8 + minors (slow release) Magnesium - 1% Sulfur - 8.5% Boron - .02% copper - .05% Iron - 1% Manganese - .05% Molybdenum - .0005% Zinc - .05% Vigor Palm, Ixora & Ornamental 8-4-8 + minors Sulfur - 3% Boron - .02% Copper - .05% Iron - .8% Manganese - 1% Molybdenum - .0005% Zinc - .05% Also using Southern Ag Citrus Nutri Spray Magnesium - 1% Sulfur - 4.1% Iron - 1.2% Manganese - 1.2% Zinc - 1.7% I have not "flushed" the containers on purpose but will pay attention to it. Not sure what to look for as an indicator of SALT BUILD-UP? Thanks to all and Good Growing!!! htp...See Moremeyermike_1micha
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