So you can breed a mango tree

Content

• So you can breed a mango tree
• Various mango species
• Find the right mango core
• Pull the mango yourself
• What you should pay attention to:
• Tips & Tricks

So you can breed a mango tree

To grow a single mango is not too difficult, however, growing a variety of varieties on a larger scale is quite a challenge. This already starts with the procurement of germinable mango kernels that are not so easy to obtain in this country.

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Various mango species

If you decide to grow mangoes, it does not matter which variety you choose. Decisive for the success is above all the maturity of the purchased fruit. Although a mango matures even after the purchase, the seedling could have been damaged by a long cooling or too low temperatures during transport.

The different types of mango differ among other things in the size, the color and the taste of the fruits. The plants are not the same, they sometimes have very different needs. Indian mangoes are sensitive to too much water, and Philippine mango trees have a particularly high need for light.

Find the right mango core

Unlike other seeds, you will not find mango seeds or seeds in nurseries, seeds or similar stores, that's not what makes growing easy. They have to go in search of ripe fruit in food and fruit shops. As usual, these can be eaten raw or processed into various dishes to reveal the coveted core.

Pull the mango yourself

Use only the core of a ripe fruit. Clean it completely from pulp. Carefully drill the core on the pointed side with a sharp knife, corkscrew, or other pointed tool. Then open the core a little gap. The seedling must not be injured in any case, otherwise it will not germinate.

Now put the core upright in a pot of potting soil and spray it with lime-free water. If you do not know the calcium content of your tap water, you can check it with a test strip from the pharmacy or drugstore or you just use rainwater.

Then cover the potting pot with a foil and make it bright and warm. Keep the substrate moist during germination. Alternatively, you can water the germ for one to two weeks instead of drilling it. The water must be changed daily. It takes about three to twelve weeks to germinate.

What you should pay attention to:

Tips & Tricks

The younger the mango tree is, the more sensitive it is to a high calcium content in the irrigation water. The simplest alternative is rainwater.

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