Don't Throw Away Mango Seeds: The Simplest Potted Planting Method, and You Can Eat Them Next Year

Mango is a tropical fruit that almost everyone loves to eat. Its flesh is soft and sweet, and it has a rich mango aroma. It is often made into all kinds of desserts. So after eating a mango, how do you put the mango seed to use too? Don't throw away the mango seed; here is the simplest potted planting method, and you can eat them next year!

1. How to plant a mango seed

1. Choose a mango

The first step is to choose a ripe mango, because only then can you ensure that the mango seed is fully developed and has sufficient nutrients. This determines whether the mango seed can ultimately germinate and grow well.

2. Remove the seed

Eat the flesh of the ripe mango, keep the leftover mango pit, wash it clean, and put it in a ventilated place to dry in the shade for two days. Note here that the mango seed is not the large yellow pit in the middle, but the seed hidden inside the pit. Many people directly bury the large yellow pit in the soil, and it will not germinate that way. To remove the seed, prepare a sharp knife, peel the mango pit open along the edge, and you will find a brownish germ inside. This is the real mango seed.

3. Soak the seed

Soak the removed mango seed in clean water at about 10-20 degrees, and in about 3~4 days a small sprout will grow. Note that you need to change the clean water every day and remove impurities to prevent the water from smelling bad.

4. Choose a pot

Choose a flower pot you like, and put nutrient soil in the pot. You can use a mix of garden soil and base fertilizer. Note that you should put the sprouted end of the mango seed into the soil with the sprouted end facing down. This helps the seed germinate and also protects it. After burying the seed, you can put some maifan stone, pebbles, and so on on the surface of the soil, then water thoroughly and place it on a balcony, and quietly wait for it to sprout.

5. Watering

A mango seed generally first sends out one sprout from the top, then slowly sends out several sprouts, that is, several branches. In about 20 days it can grow into a potted plant. The whole process is also fairly simple. Just water thoroughly, and use the watering method of letting it dry before watering again. After that, you can continue to plant and water patiently, wait for the leaves to turn green, and the mango potted plant will grow bigger and bigger. Generally speaking, it can bear fruit in the second year.

2. The growing environment conditions needed for mango planting

1. Temperature

Mango likes high temperatures and is not cold-tolerant. During the flowering period, it especially dislikes low-temperature weather with continuous drizzle. The most suitable temperature for growth is 24—27°C. At —3°C, young trees can be killed, and large trees will also be severely frostbitten.

2. Water

Mango has a relatively strong tolerance, but it is not tolerant of waterlogging. Generally, places with annual rainfall above 700mm can grow it. Sufficient water will make the mango's vegetative growth too vigorous, which is not good for flowering and fruiting. Moderate drought during the critical period of flower bud differentiation is beneficial for stopping branch growth and carrying out flower bud differentiation. 

3. Light

Mango likes warmth and light. Sufficient sunlight is extremely beneficial to the growth and fruiting of mango. During the flowering period, strong sunshine, warm weather, and relatively low temperature are beneficial for pollination and fertilization, the fruiting rate is high, the fruit color is bright, and the flavor is stronger and more storage-tolerant.

4. Soil

Mango does not have very strict requirements for soil texture. Apart from extremely barren salinity and alkalinity, it can be planted in all types of soil from alluvial soil to latosol. Mango is a deep-rooted fruit tree, so it is required to be planted on plots with deep soil layers, good drainage, and a not-too-high groundwater level.

The above is Tutuliu.com's introduction to the planting method for mango seeds and the growing environment conditions needed for mango planting. The planting method and care of mango seeds are both very simple. If you have time, you can try growing a pot of mango at home. If you take good care of it, you can eat delicious mangoes in the second year!