How do I Grow a Mango Tree or Plant?
- 1). Open a dried mango seed casing with a knife. Carefully remove the pulpy, white pip. There may be several in one seed. Plant the pip in a pot of growing compound. Plant the pip vertically. Moisten the growing mix around the seed, but do not soak the soil. Cut a plastic bottle in half. Place the bottom half over the planted seed to keep in moisture and heat.
- 2). Place the pot in shaded location. Leave it there to allow the pip to germinate. Check daily to ensure that the soil remains moist. Add water if necessary. Cut off all but the smallest stalk when the seed has germinated. The smallest stalks are reputed to grow into trees that produce the best fruit.
- 3). Plant the sapling in light soil to a depth that will accommodate the roots without bending them. Plant the saplings at any age once they have begun to produce leaves. Saplings that have grown to a height of 1 or 2 feet are stronger than young shoots. Plant at the beginning of summer so that the plant grows in hot, humid conditions. Mix equal parts cow manure and soil to provide initial nutrients for the plant. Cover the roots with this mixture.
- 4). Create a raised ring of soil with a diameter of 4 feet around the base of the sapling. This is known as a ring drain and will retain irrigation or rain water, and ensures that the water goes directly to the roots of the plant.
- 5). Keep the mango tree to a manageable size. Prune off multiple stems so the plant grows from one main stem. Cut the tip off the leading stem when it has reached the desired height to ensure that new stems grow out from the plant. Prune new stems as desired to keep the tree to the preferred shape and size. Check for damaged stems. Cut them from the tree as they are discovered.
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