How to Plant Mango Seeds So They Bear Fruit? A Detailed Guide to the Planting Method
Mango is a tropical fruit that floods the market every summer and is very popular among people, some of whom buy it specifically to make various salads at home. So how do you plant mango seeds so they bear fruit?
1. How to plant mango seeds so they bear fruit?
1. Selecting the seed and removing the pit
Choose a smaller mango, remove the flesh cleanly, and wash it. Then place it in a shaded, ventilated spot to dry.
2. Seed treatment
Cut open the dried mango pit, take out the seed inside, and peel off the coffee-colored thin membrane. Then soak the seed in water; once it sprouts after 3-5 days, it can be planted.
3. Planting in a pot
Choose a deeper pot, fill it with soil, and bury the treated seed in the soil, leaving part of it exposed. Then water it thoroughly and place it in a sunny spot on the balcony to receive light.
2. How to plant mango saplings?
1. Preparing the orchard site. According to the terrain and slope of the orchard, build the beds well to prevent rainwater accumulation and soil erosion. Dredge the drainage channels; the furrows throughout the orchard and the ditch around the orchard must be unobstructed. Achieve automatic drainage when it rains and no standing water after rain, so as to control water artificially; at the same time, the walking paths and tractor paths in the orchard must also be unobstructed to facilitate management work.
2. Planting time. The best planting time each year is June to August. Choose a cloudy or sunny day for planting. When planting, place the seedling into a previously prepared planting hole and then backfill with soil. When planting bagged seedlings, the plastic bag must be removed before planting.
3. Planting density. Mango trees are best planted at about 40 trees per mu, using a spacing of 3×5 m or 3.5×5 m. Since this is dense planting cultivation, it is necessary to achieve the goal of ventilation and light penetration through yearly shaping and pruning as well as thinning and transplanting.