How can you grow a mango plant?

Question

I don't need it to yield any fruit, this is just for fun. Especially since I don't live in a tropical enviornment.

Answer 1

I have been trying myself for a while now with no success. I've been growing them before with a 100% success. But when I moved to Norht America I'm having a hard time. I suspect it is something to do with the mango product itself. Some are chilled and preserve, some are not in the right stage during harvest time and maybe some other method the industry doing to prevent us ambitious growers from growing them.

Anyway, try my tricks. It didn't work for me but it might work for you. After you eaten the flesh let whole seed dry, it's easier to handle, then crack the outer husk but be careful not to damage the seed inside. This way you'll know if the seed inside is still alive. If it's still whitest green it's still alive, if it's dark brown and hard or soft it's dead. The whole seed inside is partly coated with a thin brown film, just leave that coat in place. If you found some alive put them in a growing pot and cover the seed with at least an inch of growing media then put it somewhere warm to give it a tropical environment but not direct sun at this stage, since we took the hard coating out. Keep the soil moist only to prevent it from rotting. In the tropics we don't worry too much because we can leave the coating alone and let nature do it's thing, but it'll take too long though. Did both process in the tropics and they grow both, but the one it's coat removed starts easier and faster. Once started to show some leaves you can move it under thesun if you want. I hope this will help. Good luck!

Answer 2

Mango trees are a real challenge anywhere but very warm and humid areas. The slightest frost will burn new foliage and seriously stunt its growth of fruit. A frost of more than a few hours may kill it back completely.

If you live in a semi-tropical area near the coast, you might get away with having it grow and leaf out, but don't expect much fruit, if any. Since that's not a goal of yours, you could grown mango trees. But, they will probably stay small and should be protected during any temperature below 40 degrees.

Answer 3

You can grow a mango from seed if such seed is obtained from a ripe fruit. Plant the seed directly in a garden bed or in a pot and watch it grow. If you are patient your tree will even produce fruit. It needs a warm, that is tropical or sub tropical climate to flourish. I am growing 3 mango trees in our garden in this way.

Answer 4

I used to live in El salvador, central america. It's pretty hard to gorw it here in the states, specially when customs doesn't allow seeds to come over. It depends where you live, too.

Answer 5

you plant it in the ground
then water it in
and watch it grow