How do you plant a mango seed so it grows into a small potted plant?

As one of the famous tropical fruits, the mango is not only sweet and delicious with an attractive color, but the pit left after eating can also be planted into a small potted plant.So how do you grow a mango seed into a small potted plant? How do you care for it normally?

1. How do you grow a mango seed into a small potted plant?

1. Choosing the fruit and removing the pit

Choose a smaller mango, remove the flesh completely, and wash it clean. Then leave it in a shaded, well-ventilated spot to dry.

2. Treating the seed

Cut open the dried mango pit, take out the seed in the middle, and peel off the coffee-colored thin film. Then soak the seed in water; once it sprouts after 3-5 days, it can be planted.

3. Potting and planting

Choose a deeper pot, fill it with soil, 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 do you normally care for a small potted mango plant?

1. Soil

A potted mango requires breathable potting soil, so when mixing the soil add coarse sand or other coarse granular material to increase the air permeability of the potting soil.

2. Light

Only with sufficient light will the mango's photosynthesis be stronger, and only then will the energy produced by photosynthesis meet the mango's needs; also, with insufficient light the mango tends to grow leggy, with thin, lifeless leaves. In the hot summer, if it is a small seedling or young plant, take care to protect it from direct scorching sun, while in winter it can get full sun to ensure sufficient light.

3. Humidity

When caring for a potted mango, mist it with water frequently to maintain humidity. In the hot summer and autumn, pay even more attention to maintaining humidity. Of course, in the rainy season the humidity is too high, so at this time pay attention to guarding against humidity; when the humidity is too high the roots rot easily.

4. Pruning

To maintain the shape, be willing to prune and prune often: first, to maintain the shape and control leggy growth, and second, to promote branching and a lush crown. Pruning and shaping a mango also requires skill and cannot be done arbitrarily; when pruning a home potted mango, mainly remove the terminal buds and keep the side branches.

5. Fertilizing

Fertilizing and watering with fertilizer depends on the size of the seedling and the growing season. In spring it mainly sprouts and grows its framework, so apply nitrogen fertilizer; after summer it mainly ensures the quality of the branches and leaves, so focus on phosphorus and potassium fertilizer; after autumn, do not fertilize; in winter apply a small base fertilizer. But potted mangoes planted at different times are fertilized differently. Either way, the main focus in the early stage is growing the framework, and in the later stage the main focus is growing thick.

6. Watering

When watering and caring, in winter and spring water by the rule of dry-then-wet; in summer and autumn keep the potting soil moist; in cold winter water to prevent freezing, in early spring water to thaw, and in the other seasons water for growth. The water temperature should differ little from the temperature of the potting soil and the environment.