Don't throw away the mango pit after you've eaten the mango; plant it and it can grow into a pretty little mango tree
One of the most popular fruits in summer is the mango. However, not many people grow mangoes at home. Mango is a tropical fruit and needs plenty of light and heat during its growth, which limits where mangoes can be grown.
The idea of growing a mango pit into a potted plant is indeed a good one. Growing a mango as a potted plant is indeed feasible, but getting it to produce mangoes is very difficult. During the mango's growth it needs enough nutrients and light, and these are hard for a potted plant to provide. And the most crucial point is that mango trees need to be grafted. Although a mango tree can still bear fruit without grafting, such mangoes are generally on the small side and taste poor, and an ungrafted mango tree takes a relatively long time to bear fruit, generally requiring four or five years of growing before you can eat mangoes. A grafted mango tree generally can bear fruit in about two years. However, if you just want to grow it for ornamental purposes, then you don't need to worry about grafting the mango tree.
Actually, growing a mango as a potted plant at home is very simple. Xiaonong planted three little mango seedlings this year. Here I'll share with everyone how to grow a mango as a potted plant.
First, prepare a very ripe mango and remove the pit. Use clean water and a brush to wash the flesh off the mango pit. Let the mango pit dry in the sun.
Once the mango pit is dry, find a fairly sharp pair of scissors or a small knife and cut along the edge of the mango pit. At this point you will see the mango kernel; carefully take the mango kernel out. This is the mango kernel that can be planted.
You will find that the mango kernel still has a thin coating on it. Soak the mango in clean water and peel off this coating. Then soak it for about two more weeks. Because I am in the north and planted the mango in April, at that time the mango sprouted relatively slowly, so I soaked it for a longer time. If it were now, the mango should sprout a bit faster. Note that you should change the water for the mango often to prevent the kernel from going bad.
Planting is relatively simple. Leave the mango's sprout above the soil so it can continue to sprout. The soil should be loose and fertile, and water it thoroughly. It needs plenty of sunlight day to day. That's all there is to it!