germinating a mango seed.. my guide

[Riz]

Salaam everyone.

Here is a sweet little project a beginner can try, lets face it we all love mangos eh ?? :)


after you have finished the mango take the seed and run it under some luke warm water and try and get the fleshy sticky stringy pieces of the seed.. let the seed dry for a couple of hours..


you will need the following..

pair of cutters or seceturs

and a knife

cut around the outer edge of the outer casing of the seed ( husk) carefully you dont want to cut or pierce the seed inside, after you have cut (clipped) the outercasing on one side. take a knife and run it down the centre of the husk and apply a sawing motion

[Riz]

big seed eh?

leave in water overnight

[Riz]

after the mango seed ( kernel) has been submerged in a dish of water for 24 hours , carefully take it out and wrap kitchen paper around the whole seed and spray water over it, make sure its really moist, insert the kernel inside a plastic bag

the seed needs light to germinate so leaving it next to a window sill or in a greenhouse ( if you have one) check everyday make sure the paper towel does not dry out,, keep misting it with water


7 to 10 days later......

you will see the root developing

[Riz]

as you can see two growth patterns

the root will find its way down and the first shoot then goes upwards ( as u can see)

the hump part of the seed goes up. when you plant out you can leave the seed on its side it will sort it self out


click pic to enlarge.....

[Riz]

you can germinate with the husk intact.. itll take a lot longer to sprout


the paper method and the soil method were both sucesful

i started 6 mango seeds

3 in each medium and all 6 sprouted around the same time frame..

they are now in terracotta pots outside in the garden.. they will not mature in my climate at all, but they might make interesting indoor tropical plants. that's if i can keep them alive indoors

if anyone else have mango trees growing in their gardens please do not hesitate to upload pics if you wish.

[Riz]

potted it in a pot outdoors for now....

[Riz]

quick update on the mango seedling kept outdoors in europe...... 2nd set of leaves coming up nicely.. i am sure you will agree !?

[Riz]

An update on the mango seedling.. as you can see the leaves are widening and getting larger...

[Riz]

the mango seedling is now lime green ( the leaves) as you can see, compared to the last few pics when it was purple and silk like

[Sakeena]

as-salamu alaikum brother, wow i can't believe you've even attempted to grow a mango tree let alone succeed! Marshallah!

so how big is it now? when is the best time to start with the seed prep and actually plant it?

[Riz]

w/salaam sakeena...


you can start germinating the kernel ( mango seed) today if you wish.. you can keep it indoors near the windowsill , or a conservatory, or a green house ( i have neither) it can be treated as a indoor tropical plant, ( it needs light though, but you can keep it alive until next summer and introduce it in to the garden in a pot /container.

It wont grow massive outside in UK because of the short summers, mango's ( i am sure you are aware) grow in tropical countries, and if the young mango seedling is kept outdoors and we have a few chilly nights it will swoon over and die, hence growing it in a container which you can bring indoors overnight when there is a drop in temperature in the evening....

Riz-

[Mareyah]

wow! lol that is amazing :)

whats the latest on the mango now? [mmm pakistani mangoes are deliciouslicious] :)

[Riz]

hi mareyah,

thanks for dropping by..

i will upload a pic of the mango seedling soon.. As you can see the leaves are lime green. The weather at the moment is overcast and cloudy,

so its slow growth at the moment, but what i could easily do is bring the plant indoors and put it under some "grow lights" very cheap to run and very affective.. i will be uploading a tutorial about indoor growing under lights....

a mango plant makes a great indoor tropical plant....

stay tuned

w/salaam

Riz-

[Sakeena]

i told my mum to save the mango seeds but she keeps trowing them away and thinks i'm mad...

thank you for your quick response.

i look forward to seeing your latest pictures.

[Riz]

^ lol

sakeena maybe you could auctually save them yourself ?

instead of asking your amee (mum) to do it :)

[Riz]

:)


The weather is turning cold ( even though today is mild) so i have bought the mango seedling inside the house and now they are under some tube lighting (double tube) 70watts, cheap and effiecent to run.
i will upload some pics very soon :cool:

[Sakeena]

^ lol

sakeena maybe you could auctually save them yourself ?

instead of asking your amee (mum) to do it :)

lol, yeah i've tried that too but she keeps binning them. Oh well, will have to wait until mango season comes around again before i go undercover to track/capture a seed undetected

can you please post up the latest pictures of the mango tree?

[Riz]

here is the latest pic on the mango plant, its on its 5th node ( set of leaves) If i started the mango kernel at the beginning of summer it would have gotten a lot bigger i feel. It is indoors right now the weather it too cold in the evenings and it would wilt and die off, so its still looking good i am going to leave it against the window sill all the way through winter and re introduce outdoors in may.

[Riz]

the latest on the mango plant, as you can see the changing colours.. from light purple to green....

[Sakeena]

hey you've posted up new pics hadn't noticed before.

whats that plant next to it? and what have you put on the top of the soil, like little round balls? have you moved the mango tree into a cupboard?

i really like how the leaves are different colours, make the plant more interesting

[Riz]

whats that plant next to it? and what have you put on the top of the soil, like little round balls? have you moved the mango tree into a cupboard?



the plant next to it is a chili plant, and the round clay balls are called hydroleca

Hydroleca is able to retain moisture and create the humid atmosphere usually lacking in homes and greenhouses. Houseplants will benefit and for benching crocking and plunging, it has no equal. :)

the mango tree i put under a light, because it wasnt getting enough of it, so i put it in the cupboard and painted the cupboard white from the inside so it would reflect the light from the bulb, so there is no wastage of light.

[Sakeena]

i had guessed the plant was a chili tree

when the mango tree has matured are you going to display it in a room? would it be able to survive seeing as you're having to model ideal conditions to meet it's needs in order for it to grow?

what do you mean by "benching crocking and plunging" lost me there :o

[Riz]

i had guessed the plant was a chili tree

when the mango tree has matured are you going to display it in a room? would it be able to survive seeing as you're having to model ideal conditions to meet it's needs in order for it to grow?

thats the whole fun part,


what do you mean by "benching crocking and plunging" lost me there :o

http://www.alfaaggregates.com/garden_leisure.htm

[Sakeena]

^^ you didn't answer my question "would it be able to survive seeing as you're having to model ideal conditions to meet it's needs in order for it to grow?"

[Riz]

yes sakeena i believe they will, you just have to be creative with the light source and give it regular feeds of nutrients.. lots of plants grow indoors though with minimum light, like my dragon plant and this other one i cant remember the name off.

[Kirsten]

Mine is finally sprouting! It's been about two weeks since I planted it, but the last week was pretty cold even though I had it inside. I planted it directly in soil since it seemed to be turning brown in water, so I just buried it in a pot, put clear wrap over it after watering, and left it in a sunny windowsill. I'm excited to see a tiny root :)

[Riz]

congrats....did you take the seed out of the kernel ( husk) or did you plant it with the husk !?

[Kirsten]

I pulled it out of the husk. I didn't have anything but a big butcher knife to open with it... almost chopped my finger off, a couple of times I seriously had to ask myself if it was worth it and how badly I wanted a mango plant :p

[Riz]

I pulled it out of the husk. I didn't have anything but a big butcher knife to open with it... almost chopped my finger off, a couple of times I seriously had to ask myself if it was worth it and how badly I wanted a mango plant :p


lol.. yeah its not easy to get the seed out of the husk, :D but well done,,,, it grows really well when the sun is out, good luck and please keep us informed on its growth :cool:

[Riz]

ill be looking for mangos to buy soon, its best to buy them from the market or shops as if you buy from the supermarket they have them in cold conditions and the seed might not germinate, i have had 100% germination on mango seeds the ones i bought from a shop..

i will look for some next week,,, :)

[Kirsten]

Riz, another mango question for you -

How deep will the taproot go? I have it in a reasonably small pot right now (about five inches deep, roughly five inch diameter), but I'm concerned that the root will reach the bottom quickly and the plant will stop growing, and I'll have to try not to kill it while transplanting.

Speaking of transplanting, how sensitive is the mango root? (I've been able to move my lemons multiple times, even shaking all the dirt off of the roots and winding it into a coil when I didn't have large enough pots, and it grew fine... on the contrary, every single pomegranate that I've tried to move even when it had hardly sprouted has died.)

I probably will not be able to get another pot for it until about two-three weeks from today, so I'm hoping it'll be ok for that long...

Thanks :)

[Riz]

Riz, another mango question for you -

How deep will the taproot go? I have it in a reasonably small pot right now (about five inches deep, roughly five inch diameter), but I'm concerned that the root will reach the bottom quickly and the plant will stop growing, and I'll have to try not to kill it while transplanting.

the tap root will get go pretty deep as much as its allowed to by the size of the pot. You shouldn't have a problem re potting it.. just because the roots are poking through the base of the pot doesn't mean it will get root bound quickly, i am sure you have plenty of time to change pots,, do you have a pic of it ?!

Speaking of transplanting, how sensitive is the mango root? (I've been able to move my lemons multiple times, even shaking all the dirt off of the roots and winding it into a coil when I didn't have large enough pots, and it grew fine...
I probably will not be able to get another pot for it until about two-three weeks from today, so I'm hoping it'll be ok for that long...

Thanks :)

if the root ball is well established then there wont be any issues for it, it should be cool though.. i dont think there will be any probelms repotting it in a bigger container...

[Kirsten]

Thanks :) It hasn't actually sprouted yet, just developed a nice root - I reburied it in a pot of dirt and am anxiously waiting for the little plant to come up. I was just concerned about whether or not I should have started it in a larger pot, since I read somewhere that mangos are notoriously hard to transplant.

So no pictures yet, unless you want to see a boring pot of dirt. :)

[dinara]

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This is one of my baby mango trees. The leaves are just starting to turn green now. I will post another pic when they are completely green! :)

[Kirsten]

WOOOOOOO MINE STARTED TO SPROUT!!!

My mango pot is currently the everything-pot, because it's the biggest pot and since it hadn't sprouted yet I tossed every other kind of seed in there, planning to fish them out once they start sprouting. I was trying to find more space when I noticed this huge thing poking out of the dirt in the corner.

I'm so happy!!! *does a happy dance*

I hope mine looks like yours someday, dinara, how old is it? It's gorgeous :)

[dinara]

Thanks, it's not very old - only a couple of months. Yours should look like this soon, just put it somewhere really sunny. I also try to remember to turn it every day - it's fun to watch it grow, the bottom leaves have got so long that they now touch the earth in the pot !!!

[Riz]

Hi Dinara..

Its a beauty if the weather warms up it will grow even bigger, Was it just a regular mango from the shop ? or do you know what type it is.. The leaves will go green soon, glossy and thick..

good luck !!!

[Riz]

WOOOOOOO MINE STARTED TO SPROUT!!!

My mango pot is currently the everything-pot, because it's the biggest pot and since it hadn't sprouted yet I tossed every other kind of seed in there, planning to fish them out once they start sprouting. I was trying to find more space when I noticed this huge thing poking out of the dirt in the corner.



good news.. The weather in uk is getting warmer and warmer which is good news for my plants.. the mango should start growing rapidly after its first set of "true leaves" unravel.. I have not started of any mango kernels yet ( seeds) just waiting for them to arrive in the shop/store..

well done :)

[dinara]

I'm not sure what type it is - just one from Tesco. I have read that any from seed are called wild mango trees and are unlikely to produce good fruit but I just love the leaves and the challenge of growing a tropical tree in the uk! :)

[Riz]

I'm not sure what type it is - just one from Tesco. I have read that any from seed are called wild mango trees and are unlikely to produce good fruit but I just love the leaves and the challenge of growing a tropical tree in the uk! :)


yeah same here... i even germinated pomegranate seeds, and now have around 6 seedlings.. you should try it, both of you..:)

Riz-

[dinara]

Yeah I'll have to give them a go. I'm trying again with avocados, although I haven't had much luck in the past. They never seem to do anything and just end up rotting.

[Riz]

what other things do you grow dinara.. how about vegetables/chilis etc....

[Kirsten]

dinara, do you start your avocados in water or soil? I have never had any luck with the water technique but I managed to get one sprouting in soil. They are notoriously slow to start rooting...

A question for you two mango experts - my little sprout has poked its head above the soil and is now about half an inch tall, but the weather here has taken a ridiculous dip - dropping from about 80 degrees to about 45 within two days! I've taken the mango inside where it's about 65 degrees and tried to keep a warm light shining on it, but it hasn't seemed to be growing at all since it first sprouted about half a week ago - has the cold killed it off? :(

[Riz]

A question for you two mango experts - my little sprout has poked its head above the soil and is now about half an inch tall, but the weather here has taken a ridiculous dip - dropping from about 80 degrees to about 45 within two days! I've taken the mango inside where it's about 65 degrees and tried to keep a warm light shining on it, but it hasn't seemed to be growing at all since it first sprouted about half a week ago - has the cold killed it off? :(

I dont think its dead, just needs a lot of light, what you can do ( it may help) is too put a clear plastic bag over the pot ( mini greenhouse) and just put it in the sunniest part of your house if possible, it should be ok

[dinara]

I grow the usual things like beans, tomatoes etc but have a strange fascination for any exotic fruits and plants. I also have a flame tree growing in a pot indoors but so far, it has not flowered and do not know whether it ever will, I hope so though.

I do not think your mango is dead but the cold may have temporarily stopped it from growing. Even though the weather is a lot warmer now, I still take mine indoors at night just in case.

[dinara]

My mango - leaves now turned green!

[Riz]

very nice dinara, the leaves are almost touching the pot..

I was reading somewhere once, that in the wild when a mango drops from the tree and germinates in the ground, it only grows maybe 5 set of leaves and then dies, the reason being that it would compete with the main tree for moisture and root space.. i dont know if there is any truth in that but i have read that some mango plants just wither away and die for no valid reason atall.. Maybe its in the DNA coding of the mango that it should die ..
I wonder if it would happen with a wild mango thats in a pot miles away from its natural habitat..

My mango plant died a while ago, i think it was because of over watering or too many nutrients..

[Riz]

found this link that might be of interest http://www.mangotreeman.com/mango_trees.htm

[dinara]

What a shame yours died - it looked so healthy in the pics and you gave it extra light which I do not intend to do over the winter. I hope mine survives though but maybe the same thing will happen to mine.

[Riz]

What a shame yours died - it looked so healthy in the pics and you gave it extra light which I do not intend to do over the winter. I hope mine survives though but maybe the same thing will happen to mine.

I am pretty sure i gave it too many nutrients too often.. But i will be starting of more mango kernels shortly.. so only time will tell.. i have to emphasis though, i cant remember the website i read that info on so its the waiting game i feel.

[Kirsten]

I'm afraid mine is over :(

It had a nice little yellow stem for awhile, but none of the leaves ever unfolded. I could see them at the top, but almost immediately after the stem straightened up (it's about half an inch tall) the tiny leaves immediately withered and dried. I've cut them off using tiny scissors. Now all I have is the stub of a stem, which has turned bright green, so I assume the stem is at least still alive, but will it grow more leaves?

[Riz]

It could be the cold temps outdoors which could have shrivelled up the little stem.. keep it warm maybe next to a heater or the hot water tank, and it may just come back.....

[Kirsten]

I thought it was finally dead and was about to chuck it today when I noticed what I THINK might be a second little sprout... keeping my fingers crossed!

[Riz]

excellent so the little fella might be a survivor :)

[Riz]

Finally managed to get hold of some mangos from the shop...

i will be starting these two real soon, so please watch out for more pics.. ;)

[Riz]

ok ,

they have dried up, can you see the kernel is wrapped up in some tracing paper like material, cool !! :cool:

[Riz]

i have left them submerged in a bowl of water for 24 hours..

[Riz]

After you have left the kernels to soak in water for 24 hours...

wrap some bathroom tissue paper around the kernels individually, and spray with water enough to wet the whole tissue.

[Riz]

insert both kernels wrapped around wet tissue into a sandwich baggie ( or plastic clear bag).. leave on windowsill or radiator, check every few days and moisten the tissue if needs be, in around 5 to 7 days you should see the little sprout.

[Kirsten]

I'm afraid mine did kick the bucket in the end :(

Edit: OMG, I threw my dead plant (it was literally black, I spent so long hoping it would come back) out yesterday and today a friend visited and brought me five mangoes from a tree in her backyard! She told me that the land her house is built on used to be part of a mango orchard, and so when they built the house they just left some of the trees. I am SO jealous, but super happy that I have more seeds to try!

[Riz]

I'm afraid mine did kick the bucket in the end :(

Edit: OMG, I threw my dead plant (it was literally black, I spent so long hoping it would come back) out yesterday and today a friend visited and brought me five mangoes from a tree in her backyard! She told me that the land her house is built on used to be part of a mango orchard, and so when they built the house they just left some of the trees. I am SO jealous, but super happy that I have more seeds to try!

thats kind of your friend.. :)

the ones i started a couple of days are doing really well, i inspected one of them today and i saw a little shooting tip..

[Riz]

i have potted on the mango plant in a smaller container than i used last season, ill upload pics later on..

[Kirsten]

How big do you wait for the root to be before you pot it? Or do you wait for a sprout?

I've got two mango seeds with growing roots (one's about an inch and a half long) and I haven't decided when to pot them. (That, and I don't really feel like fighting the bloodthirsty swams of mosquitoes outside..)

[Riz]

How big do you wait for the root to be before you pot it? Or do you wait for a sprout?

I've got two mango seeds with growing roots (one's about an inch and a half long) and I haven't decided when to pot them. (That, and I don't really feel like fighting the bloodthirsty swams of mosquitoes outside..)


i usually pot them as soon as i see it sprouting, Its up to you though you can wait a little longer so the root gets bigger and then pot it,, One of my mango kernels have just rotted away though ( mysterious death) the other one is doing ok at the moment.....

[Kirsten]

I potted the larger of the two yesterday - it had a tiny, tiny sprout about half a centimeter long. I just went ahead and buried the whole thing but then left the little sprout uncovered, if that makes sense - since it's already green I figured it might like some light.

I have, oh, let's see, about 40 mosquito bites to show for that effort.

The other mango seed I have is happily growing a root. (I wasn't sure if it was going to grow at all, I forgot to put it in water and it was kind of shriveled by the time I remembered) Oddly enough, the root seems to have split into two and is growing a y-shape right now.

Sorry to hear about your rotted seed :( I was just talking to one of my co-workers about this (he is a mango-growing fanatic) and he said that out of all of his many, many, many trees, only one has survived past the first year. I don't know why, they look like such lovely plants :(

[dinara]

Ok here are the latest pics of my mango, I'm just hoping that it won't die after getting to this stage!

[dinara]

latest pics:

[~Obsidian~]

Those are some beautiful glossy leaves :)

[Riz]

very nice indeed, it looks healthy

good work :)

[Kirsten]

Riz, how are yours doing?

And to every one else growing mangoes - were your little sprouts brown-yellow at first and then turned green? Because they all look that way at first, except for mine, which is definitely lime green from the very start...

[Riz]

my little sprout was very light yellowish.. maybe its the great weather you have been having kirsten with all the sun.. the lime green colour is just awesome :) .. it should start shooting up now :)

[Kirsten]

It's about three inches tall right now and is beginning to develop some baby leaves that are hanging down like in Dinara's photos :) I was just wondering why they were bright green already! I hope you're right about the sun :)

[~Obsidian~]

Hows it doing now Kirsten?

I just cracked one open today :D it's relaxing in a glass of water right now :D

It was surprisingly easy to open - I was sawing at a bit of the edge and as soon as I could get the knife inside I just sorta popped it open! It's a pakistani mango - chaunsa I think. Soon as I opened it I can already see a green part - what looks to be the beginning of a shoot, I hope it does well! :D

[Kirsten]

Bah - mine's dead. Somehow I can always get them to sprout, right after that they die.

*stays away so I don't pass my bad mango luck on to you*

[~Obsidian~]

LOL! I'm hoping I can just get it to germinate right now, looks very interesting! After that...well I shouldn't be making plans yet should I? :p

Has anybody's mango plant survived?

[~Obsidian~]

Heres a couple of piccys taken last night

[Riz]

nope..

mine rotted away in the pot :(

The first time EVER i tried to germinate 6 mango kernels at one time and every single on sprouted and grew, but since then i have not managed to germinate one properly, just like kirstens it died soon after... lol

[~Obsidian~]

LOL! Okay so how old did they get approximately before they died?

[Riz]

LOL! Okay so how old did they get approximately before they died?

I gave 5 away to family and friends in nice terracotta pots as gifts, They didn’t survive long with them, the one I kept mashallah grew really well but my sheer enthusiasm with chemicals just overloaded it so much it collapsed because of too many nutrients too quickly,, but it was impressive and I am sure I can get one to grow large indoors, so I shall try again.

[~Obsidian~]

:D Any pointers for me then? I got the one about not overloading with chemicals loud and clear! :p

I'm quite excited, we bought a box of 6 so looks like I'll be doing the same inshAllah! Tis now a challenge :boots:

Well at least they had the pots still :D

[Riz]

are you going to wrap kitchen/bathroom paper around them and put them in a clear plastic bag or tupperware container ?

keep the paper moist ( spray with water bottle) but not too wet, If the paper gets gooey and black just unravel it replace with fresh paper and spray with water, Keep the seeds warm and on the windosill or the place that gets the most sunshine indoors,
check every other day for developments.

[~Obsidian~]

Papered and bagged! Will do inshAllah, thanks for the tips.
:D:D:D:D

[~Obsidian~]

Hmm...everybody's hibernating...

Anywhoo, mango seed going black, and the part of it that was lovely and green now looks dead. Will just pop in straight in the soil next time I guess

[Riz]

could be too much water.....

[~Obsidian~]

Okay. Cheers.

[~Obsidian~]

Oddly enough, it looks like theres something developing (either that or it's falling apart piece by piece!). Despite it looking like it's decomposing (black around the rims...kinda grainy looking) something is sticking out :eek:.

I plunked one straight into the soil after thinking that this one was bound for the compost heap, but wahey! I'll see how they both do :)

[Riz]

its cold outdoors right now, you can smell the change in the air...

[~Obsidian~]

Not sure about smellin anything but I do think I shall be bringing in my toms. They aren't ripening as fast outdoors as they used to. Tis okay if I bring them in tomorrow, or will they get frost-bitten overnight :confused:

[Riz]

should be fine for a night or 2.

when your mango starts to grow you will have to keep it alive indoors using natural light and warmth inside the house...

[~Obsidian~]

Ah okay. I'm hoping the spotlights will suffice, they did well with the peanuts (R.I.Pieces). I need to check on the second mango seed (the one I stuck in the pot) I'm wondering whether I put it in upside-down!

[Riz]

lol...

its a beautifully designed seed dont ya think !!..

[~Obsidian~]

It's interesting! I love getting them out of the husk, and the sheer size of them. I'm going to mix a ton of sand into the pot of soil

[~Obsidian~]

The one in the pot is the right way up, and seems to be growing also :D

[~Obsidian~]

The one in the pot looks like its cracking at the top

[farah]

Salaam everyone wonderful topic, my father has tried several times in the past to grow mango trees in the uk with the seed in the husk but no success, furtherest he has gotten is two leaves shooting up however he did manage to grow some figs, reading this topic reallllly makes me want to try this coming summer but the last to summers have been so :sky11: that attempting something so ambitious seems crezeeeh

[Foz]

ive just sat and read all the posts!

im going to have a go next time theres mangoes!

[~Obsidian~]

ive just sat and read all the posts!

im going to have a go next time theres mangoes!

wuhooo! :D

[Kirsten]

Salaam everyone wonderful topic, my father has tried several times in the past to grow mango trees in the uk with the seed in the husk but no success, furtherest he has gotten is two leaves shooting up however he did manage to grow some figs, reading this topic reallllly makes me want to try this coming summer but the last to summers have been so :sky11: that attempting something so ambitious seems crezeeeh

Salaam :) (attempting to learn some basic Arabic here, please bear with me!)

That's about as far as I ever got with my mangoes... about two or three leaves and then they died. I would love to see pictures of your figs though!

[farah]

walaikam asalaam (and upon you be peace)
I'm assuming Arabic isn't the first or second language of most of the posters here so we're all in the same boat... my dad left all the indoor plants with the lodgers since we recently moved to a smaller house, the old house has a conservatory which would get quite hot during the summer so perhaps thats why they actually gave some fruit?

http://i33.tinypic.com/2zs79r6.jpg

not sure what it is but he's growing those indoor at the moment^

[Riz]

looks like a chili plant..

[Kirsten]

walaikam asalaam (and upon you be peace)
I'm assuming Arabic isn't the first or second language of most of the posters here so we're all in the same boat... my dad left all the indoor plants with the lodgers since we recently moved to a smaller house, the old house has a conservatory which would get quite hot during the summer so perhaps thats why they actually gave some fruit?

http://i33.tinypic.com/2zs79r6.jpg

not sure what it is but he's growing those indoor at the moment^

Actually I think I'm the only one here who doesn't speak arabic :) Thanks for the translation!

And yes, I'm with Riz - that looks like a chili plant to me.

[~Obsidian~]

I third that! Chilli plant:tree-huggin:

Kirsten I don't speak arabic unfortunately :( I know a few words/phrases and a few basics, but thass all!

[tahir_phoenix]

Salaam Riz

How's ur mango plant coming along, there's been no update activity on this thread for awhile - have u got any recent pics?? :confused:

[Riz]

it died...

i gave it too many nutrients too often and did not give the mango plant enough time to purge everything out and slowly it died it was on its 4th node as well.... shame i should have known better.. :eek:

[tahir_phoenix]

it died...

i gave it too many nutrients too often and did not give the mango plant enough time to purge everything out and slowly it died it was on its 4th node as well.... shame i should have known better.. :eek:

Thats too bad :( but u have enuf other plants to keep u busy! When is the best time to start giving the mango extra nutrients, mine is now on its 3rd set of leaves and doing well considering the cold temperatures but i don't want to risk losing it! :freezing:

[Riz]

i was just going to say on the 3rd node..:)

give it a weak solution of nitrogen with water every time you water, as it grow more leaves give a little extra.. with the lack of quality light at this time they might get lanky and stretchy as well...

[farah]

Uh oh I didn't do the whole germination process, my dad said it wouldn't germinate unless it wasn't in the husk... hmm just going to have to wait and see if anything happens in the next few days or its out of the compost and husk off... or tonight since its supposed to be torrential rain tomorrow on wards ...

[Riz]

they will still germinate with the husk on, it will just take a bit longer to do...

i started one last night, took it out of the husk and left it in a bowl of warm water and later on tonight i will place it in a sandwich baggie and leave it on the windosill

[farah]

hows the one you showed us at the start of the topic doing? get any taller this summer?

[edibles]

Mine is on the second flush now

[Riz]

hows the one you showed us at the start of the topic doing? get any taller this summer?

well...

my fault entirely..

i gave them too much nutrients too fast and it shrivelled up and died.... so this time around i will go easy on the nutrients.

[Riz]

my mango kernel has sprouted after only 4 days on the windosill in a sandwich baggie...

[Riz]

i potted my mango kernel in a container and left it outside...

the root and the the first set of leaves sprout from the same area it seems..

i made a nice hole in the soil and carefully sank the kernel into the soil, making sure i did not damage the root when i eased the kernel into the pot.. gave it a good watering too :)

[edibles]

looking good riz:) and remember no fertilizer yet:)

my mango seedling stays the same for a long time and then suddenly pushes out a new set of leaves, I think it is gathering energy

[~Obsidian~]

Wow Riz that's growing fast! It almost makes me want to try that grow again. :)

[tahir_phoenix]

Looks good, and don't get carried away with the feeding :rolleyes: Remember young plants get plenty of nutrients from just plain old H20 and good compost!

I wanted to ask u guys can I put my mango plant outside or will it die if we get strong winds and heavy rain (predicted for next week) or is this a daft question :confused:

[Tania]

It has an interesting root :)

[edibles]

Looks good, and don't get carried away with the feeding :rolleyes: Remember young plants get plenty of nutrients from just plain old H20 and good compost!

I wanted to ask u guys can I put my mango plant outside or will it die if we get strong winds and heavy rain (predicted for next week) or is this a daft question :confused:

they also get lots from the seed itself

How big is it, I think a mature one might survive till august if you are lucky with the weather. I think the ones in pakistan( you know the delicious ones:)) survive temps as low as 1C though much hotter during the day(20c-ish). but in cooler weather like that you should bring them indoors so they will actually grow

[Riz]

I wanted to ask u guys can I put my mango plant outside or will it die if we get strong winds and heavy rain (predicted for next week) or is this a daft question :confused:

just make sure you harden it off, by slowing introducing it outside espically if it has spent all its little life indoors in constant temps... you dont want to shock it by taking it out of a warm room and sticking it out in the windy cold weather....

so maybe a few hours outdoors at first and then leaving it longer outdoors and then after a few weeks leaving it permanently outdoors ad bringing it back in well before autumn....................

[Riz]

another 2 i started a couple of days ago and have germinated really well....

i wrap the kernels in regular bathroom tissue and mist them with water and insert them in a tupperware container and wrap cling film around it, ( simply because i cant find the container lid) he-hee... if the bathroom tissue gets black and looks horrible, simply take it off and wrap some fresh tissue around the kernels...

[Foz]

i had a mango yesterday and decided to have a go at growing one too!

[Riz]

first set of leaves on the mango seedling, i have another two that have germinated well :)

[edibles]

their initial leaves look amazing don't they when the plant is all purple

[Riz]

another update..

left the plant outdoors, its looking good so far :)

[~Obsidian~]

Riz how do your plants get so big so fast?

[edibles]

riz is what we call a magician:)

[Riz]

greetings fellow growers........

i have 3 plants on my windowsill :) All in different stages of growth....

[Riz]

in the garden........

[Sarah]

I've tried 3/4 times to germinate a mango seed and no luck. I think I'll try once more and give up :(...I just don't think my fingers are green enough.

[Riz]

sarah,

keep the seed indoors in a warmish place so it can germinate ( room temps will do)

[Sarah]

I had them in the porch. Maybe it was too cold. I'll try my bedroom.

[Riz]

the two mango plants are doing really well :)

[Riz]

my two mango plants are looking good :)

did anyone else try to germinate them !?
cmon dont be shy ?

[Sarah]

I've got a shoot, but that's about it. I don't think its warm enough for it to grow any further.

[Foz]

my two mango plants are looking good :)

did anyone else try to germinate them !?
cmon dont be shy ?

yeah i did...took a while to germinate and put it in soil 2 days ago and seeing something push up and out now

[Riz]

nice weather for the last couple of days, and the smaller mango seedling is doing great :)

[Foz]

heres mine....

lets see how long it lives!!! :tumbleweed:

[Riz]

well done :). lovely specimen...........

[Foz]

thanks

and ive just realised the date on my camera is wrong!! lol

[Riz]

the leaves will go green soon enough.. mine are still outdoors, may bring them back in soon enough when the weather turns for the worst, and leave them at the windowsill :)

[Foz]

i think im going to just keep mine indoors in the kitchen window...my chilli plant loved it there so the mango should do well there too inshAllah

[Riz]

well both of mine are lush green and look healthy, both are indoors near the windowsill at room temps, so lets see how they do over the coming months :)

pics later.........

[Riz]

2 pics i taken last night..........

[Riz]

latest pic... have new leaves growing long and slender... been keeping the seedlings at windosills,, look ok so far :)
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/IMGP2992.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/IMGP2991.jpg

[Riz]

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/IMGP2996.jpg

[Foz]

looking good mashAllah

mines stuck on 4 leaves....doesnt seem to want to give me more! :tumbleweed:

[Riz]

^ yeah fozia that happens because of the light diminishing earlier, but inshallah ill try my best to keep mine alive :)

[edibles]

good luck riz, perhaps you could use those grow lights you've got

studies are making me tireder(?)and lazier than usual, oh well i'll take pics eventually.
what camera did you buy in the end?

[Riz]

thanks ed..

not bought one yet, still using the one with the busted screen and no peep hole :)

[Riz]

another pic of the mango seedlngs :)

[Foz]

how big should the pot be.....thinking to repot mine!

[Riz]

if you give the pot a squeeze and can feel some space then just leave it.. how big has yours got !? how many sets of leafs does it have !?

:)

[Foz]

got 5 leaves in total.....

will give the pot a squeeze

[Foz]

will post a pic soon inshAllah

[abu thaabit]

this is fantastic, im going to try this inshaAllah, mangoes are grown in the north of australia where it is tropical but ive never seen one down here where its a cold weather climate although we have quite hot summer, i think it could do well with good placement, ie next to a brick wall in full sun.

[Riz]

another update... noting else happening in the garden for me lol

i watered them today.. albeit they have really slowed down in growing, still keeping them at the windowsills.

[farah]

will u pop them under grolights over the colder months? They look wonderful though, I shall upload a pic of my rather late starter in sha Allah

[Riz]

^ hi farah :)

i have put them under some 70 watt tube lights last night,, they double as room lighting too and way cheaper.. i know its cheating a bit especially when others have to leave them at the windowsill, so apologies in advance . ( please don't hate me) :cigar2:

i have an Christmas cactus and 2 mango plants under the light, for around 8 hours per day, i switch them off in the evenings before i go to sleep,, the xmas cactus, i taken lots of cuttings from a plant my mum had and i am growing them on..

lets see how further i can get with the mango plants under 70 watt tube lights :)



http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/IMGP3067.jpg

[Tania]

They will love it. You ensured best conditions to the plants: warmth and "sun":)

[Riz]

hi tania :)

more leaves are emerging now its been under a 70watt light both plants are looking extremely healthy and i may re-pot one of them in a bigger container..
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/IMGP3080.jpg

[rubmanhayat]

Hey Riz,

Can you post some pics with the light. I don't have light on mine and have them in my bedroom next to the window. Do you have problems with these small black flying bugs? When I water them the next day there are bugs flying here and there and i guess they bite too. Other than keeping the pot outside of the house, which i can't, can i do something to avoid these bugs? Can i spray something that wouldn't harm the plant and get rid of these bugs? I make sure the soil is dry till i water them again. which is usually in about 3-4 days.

[Riz]

^ the last two pics show the light.... you can use regular bug killer on the leaves, although i dont have any bug issues at the moment.. how are they growing !?? slowly ?

[Foz]

mines a bit sick....

the leaves have brown patches!

[rubmanhayat]

I guess they are growing fine. This is my first time so I am not sure how fast they grow. I planted them in August and for the first two month they grew really fast and then stopped completely. Then last month started growing with new set of leaves and a new seedling also started growing. I have some old pictures here and more updated ones.

http://www.muslimgrower.com/discussionforum/showthread.php?t=108&page=7

[Riz]

mines a bit sick....

the leaves have brown patches!

Hmm.. could be anything, you still keep them in the bathroom?

[Riz]

latest pics after i replanted one of them in a container twice as big...

[Foz]

Hmm.. could be anything, you still keep them in the bathroom?


no not in bathroom...it was in the landing windowsill

ive now repotted it and moved it to the kitchen

[Riz]

latest pics of the mango seedlings, which are now young plants :)

[~Obsidian~]

YAAAAAAAAAAY! Go Riz! :D How old are they now? They're so big and healthy, masha'Allah! :D

[Riz]

:ty: oby

nearly 4 months old in December, but they are under some tube lights, really green and healthy, i only water them once a week.. :cigar2:

[Riz]

some more pics i have taken today, really pleased so far with the results, the leaves are green and lush, although there are some burn marks on one of the plants... not really that worried also more growth on the one i re-planted in a bigger pot, The other one seems to have stopped leaf production i think i may need to re-pot that one as well in a bigger container, i have ran out of soil so ill be heading to the store to get a small bag of soil probably on the weekend...

[Riz]

the top leaf has a burn mark on it, its because it was getting to close to the light and i taken the diffuser of the tube light,,,, but i have new fresh growth to :)


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/IMGP3181.jpg

[Foz]

wow mashAllah looking good

mines gone to plant heaven!

[Riz]

hey, rubmanhayat,

how about an update on your plants !?

[Riz]

the one i planted in a bigger container, didn't do any growing for around 2 weeks and then all of a sudden in 2 days it grew more leaves...

[Foz]

looking good mashAllah!

[Riz]

any updates anyone..

i have misplaced my computer lead as soon as i find it i will upload :D

[rubmanhayat]

Mine haven't grown much since my last post. Although i did do a little experiment I should say :) My 1 yr old kid somehow reached the window, grabbed my mango plant : ( and just pulled it like an arrow in the bow a few times. It didn't snap but all the leaves starting shriveling and it looked sick. I thought i should separate it but when i took it out of the trough, there was a massive network of root going on down there and both the plants were tangled. i managed to separate them but cutting from the middle. I realized i need a bigger pot than what i had so i added more soil to the trough and put them back again. They look healthy now. It's only about 2 ft and I had no idea how fast the root would grow down there.

[Psypomp]

Riz, that is such a beautiful, lush plant! Is there a little leaf mold on the top leaves? Also, I spot David Icke on your table... interesting choice!

[Riz]

It didn't snap but all the leaves starting shriveling and it looked sick. I thought i should separate it but when i took it out of the trough, there was a massive network of root going on down there and both the plants were tangled. i managed to separate them but cutting from the middle. I realized i need a bigger pot than what i had so i added more soil to the trough and put them back again. They look healthy now. It's only about 2 ft and I had no idea how fast the root would grow down there.


salaam hayat..

Just get some pots and pot them individually, coz in a few months time you will have to re-pot them again,, They will bloom quicker now there is more space in the trough but the roots will grow quick and will get tangled again.. Thats the reason why they slowed down on the leaf production coz of limited space in the troughs,

[Riz]

Riz, that is such a beautiful, lush plant! Is there a little leaf mold on the top leaves? Also, I spot David Icke on your table... interesting choice!

thank you :)

I didn't adjust the height of the light and took the diffuser of and they got a tiny bit scorched so not leaf mould thankfully just burn marks :)

yeah about david icke even though i dont agree with the reptile race that controls the world lol.. it was a very interesting read but quite repetitive, i really enjoyed reading it :)

[1clicc]

Hi, i just want to say that this is the best and easiest guide i had found so far that work. There's also other guide out there on the internet but not as much information as this one. I started my mango seed germination following one of the guide i found online and it was an epic failed for me, so like other people i did more research and happen to be lucky enough to find this wonderful site which gave me all the info i was looking for, for a fresh start. Right now it seem that my two mango seed is looking great and it seem to start turning green on the edge of the seed in just one day wrap in paper towel in a bag, so i'm looking forward to a sprout very soon. I'll post up picture when i have the chance. Thanks to Riz and all the people here.

[edibles]

@1clicc some of the guides riz puts up are really good

well here it is a photo i took a few days ago.
couple of things to note:

most obvious are brown spots cold imo, cant bring it in the house(mum would rather i didnt) it may look like this :0001:befor warmer weather arrives
how stretched the latest leaves are there really isnt much :sunny: in there, ill
ask the old man if he can install a south facing window then it would be fab


one last thing sorry about the pic quality

[Riz]

hi ed

i didn't realize you sprouted a mango kernel.. it looks good considering its January

[Riz]

some pics of the growing mango plants.... the smaller one slowed down a bit, coz i re potted it and left it in a coldish room but now they are both perking up a bit.... i need a new camera too, this one fell in a bucket of rainwater and has never been the same since, i have to manually check if the shutter has opened, sometimes i take pics and the shutter is half closed and i have to start all over again. lol

i just like to publicly apologize for the horrendous colour of my curtains, it needs a woman's touch as you can tell :D

[Foz]

wow mashAllah they are doing well

no comment re curtains :p

[Jazmine]

Not sure if I'm doing this right... okay this is an interesting thread... I was just wondering how the mango plants with the tube lights were doing?? How many tubes did you use?? And how often did you water?

[Riz]

hi jazmine...

i am using 35 watt twin lights (70watts) and my watering regime is once a week....

[Jazmine]

Beautiful. Wow I didn't know they only need watering once a week, I've been watering everyday! And I live in Michigan so its pretty much snowing and freezing temps with minimum sun now lol but hopefully the tube lights will do the trick for the Mango. Would love to see updated pics :-)

[Riz]

^ how many mango plants did you start off ? and how big are they !?

ill update probably on the weekend with some more pics inshallah :)

[Jazmine]

I started 2 of them just for fun... had no idea what I was doing! One of them died and the other one sprouted and had grown roots. I was so happy! This is the first thing I have ever tried to plant... now I think I am addicted:-) I planted the one that sprouted and it is about 2 inches tall now! (I know its still small but its exciting for me I'm a newb lol) I'll put a pic up soon too Insha Allah.

Oh and I bought 2 more Mangoes and I have one seed wrapped up in the sandwich bag as we speak, it also started to sprout:-)

[Riz]

^ i am impressed

well done, do u have any lights ?

just make sure you they are not too WET, otherwise they will mould in the baggie.. dont water too often as the roots need time to perspire otherwise you will get "root rot"

best way to check if plant needs water is to scratch down inch to the soil using your little finger and if the soil is moist leave it until it gets dry and then give it a good watering :)

[Riz]

A pic of the tallest mango plant....

[Jazmine]

Masha Allah, they are beautiful! I hope I can get mine to grow that big... I am currently using a 75-watt grow light, and I keep it under the light for 8 hours a day. Thanks for the info about watering, I would have been sad if mine rotted. Will post pics soon.

[Riz]

you will do well with the 75 watt light.. i got mine to the 6th set of leaves by using this wattage, you will be able to put a few seedlings underneath that light too if you wish to grow veggies and flowers, so its all good :)

[Riz]

I talk from experience when i say always germinate more than one mango kernel just in case it has an accident or the pot falls on the ground and snaps the stem or it gets mouldy, this way you wont have to start all over again.. luckily for me both of mine are doing really well, one of them is a lot smaller but it has two stems and is growing slow but steady...

The pots they are in now, are biggish... so i wont need to re-pot for a while even though i had a peek under the pots and the roots are sticking out of the holes but that doesn't mean its root bound it has plenty of growing space in the pots..

It will make an interesting indoor plant when it gets really big inshallah, i will eventually leave it near the bay window when it gets around 5 feet maybe :) and then just take it from there..

Of course you dont have to take out the outer husk when you germinate the seed, it just cuts down germination time when you do maybe save 8 to 10 days this way.....

when they are small maybe with only two sets of leaves and growing, just make sure you dont over water but dont under water it either, I have not given it any nutrients either, just plain old tap water,
I live in a hard water area so i leave the water in the watering can over night and then water the next morning, give the chlorine a chance to evaporate, albeit on many occasions i just watered it straight way and did not wait 24 hours...

jasmine..

you can do wonders with that light you have especially with germinating seeds,( veggies+flowers) this way you can germinate your seeds early and give them a at-least a 4 week start before you plant them outdoors in the ground or pots

I usually start my seeds of a month before usually in mid April so by the time its mid -may they are already grown 3 sets of leaves and the root ball is well established and i plant them all outdoors in pots or in the ground..

save yourselves the hassle i think everyone should get a grow light, its not that expensive and really cheap to run and it doubles as regular lighting when not in use for flowers, veggie seeds etc....

[rubmanhayat]

Hey Riz,

Salaam-O-Alaikum. I see ur updated mango plant pictures. Mashallah they have grown really well. What's their height now? How long will it take for urz to get around 5' : )
My bigger ones are getting their new set of leaves. The smallest one got new set of leaves but for some reason got burnt : ( They didn't turn brown. It's like u know how a plastic would turn if you bring a burning match close to it. That's how it went churmur : ) They were very delicate when turning reddish green. I had placed it near the window and its been snowing lately. Could it have been cold that did the damage? I will post some new pictures soon, inshallah.

[Riz]

the tallest one is around 3.5 feet and growing and has new growth daily so wont be long till they get over 5 feet...

every leaf on both of my mango plants have a burnt tip, it hasn't affected the rest of the leafs so it doesn't bother me, however you can snip it off with a pair of scissors, i have done that in the past..

[Jazmine]

Meh. The first mangoes I started germinated right away... now I am on a streak of them not germinating, rotting, and dying... I tried 4 now :(

The first one I did is still good and growing, almost 1 foot now! MA

I tried to get the seed out of a husk yesterday and I think I may have slightly poked the seed a bid with my knife... do you think it will not grow?

Jaz

[Riz]

i have done the same jasmine and mine worked out, try germinating it anyway.. instead of putting the kernel in a bag, just pot it and inshallah it will grow for you, diffrent techniques work too :)

[Riz]

dont wet the bathroom tissue too much, just make sure its damp that will do.. if you have wrapped it in some plastic cling film or sandwich baggie, once every 24 hours for a couple of hours per day take the kernel out of the bag and let some air hit it, that will chase away the mould and then after a few hours put it back in the baggie, that will help out a lot if your kernels are getting mouldy..

Remember dont completely soak the tissue paper just it being damp will suffice.... use a spray bottle if you have one....

[Riz]

looks great....

you want to get the plants close to the light as possible.. maybe 3 inches away from the light and then lower the plants as they grow, they will grow more quickly if you get the plants close to the light as possible, 3 inches will suffice.. use a cardboard box or something like that to move the plants closer to the light and the plants will love it even more, you will get more rapid growth :)

i have my plants only 2 to 3 inches below the light, yours looks as if its more than a few feet

get them closer :)

dont worry they wont burn or scorch the plant as them lights give off next to zero heat.. use a stack of books or whatever to get the plants closer, you will be better off...

i am impressed so far though mashallah.. keep up the good work :)

[Jazmine]

I moved them up they are about 2 inches away now, hopefully that helps. They bigger one seems like it stopped growing... well at first it was growing so fast now it stopped.

I have 2 germinating and I took them out of the bag for a few hours and they are doing a lot better. They were both starting to mould, I guess they had too much water and they just needed some air! I can't help myself I tend to over water... I don't know why lol

Just out of curiosity how big are the pots you are using?

[Jazmine]

*mold

I meant *mold up above... sorry about the type-o's I must be tired!

[~Obsidian~]

You can edit your own post up to half an hour after posting it, Jazmine :) (btw, the spelling is correct in the UK ;))

Nice to see that your mangoes are still growing, a squirrel stole my last attempt!

[Riz]

I have 2 germinating and I took them out of the bag for a few hours and they are doing a lot better. They were both starting to mould, I guess they had too much water and they just needed some air! I can't help myself I tend to over water... I don't know why lol

Just out of curiosity how big are the pots you are using?

they will start growing :)

yeah its normal to over water seedlings when you are first starting out, i know i did LOL

i re potted them once in bigger containers and they are staying in them all summer inshallah...

the pot on the right in your pic ( big one) well my biggest pot is twice the size as that one, and my biggest mango plant is on its 6th set of leaves...

[Riz]

^ how many mango kernels are you thinking of germinating in total !? :D



ps.. the summers are short and not very warm like the previous two years, but it has been really cold this winter, the coldest it has been in over 30 years according to the tv weather forecaster :)

[Riz]

everyone knows i have two mango plants, the smaller one has two branches and is bushing out a lot more than the other one, which has one main stem and is a lot taller, The one with the two stems is really branching out and am getting lots of secondary growth on both stems...

Its funny when it was germinating i noticed that the bathroom tissue was groggy and falling apart so i decided to wrap some fresh tissue around it and i accidentally broke the root of ( only half remained) so i wrapped it back up and too my amazement a few days later that root split into two roots and really thick ones too and maybe that's why it has two stems now as its growing as a plant and the stem is twice as thick as the other mango plant :)

so that got me thinking what if in future i actually snapped the root in half on purpose just to see if it would grow two stems on the plant !!!?

ps.. i need a new camera with a good macro function, so i can take pics of it for ya :)

[Kirsten]

so that got me thinking what if in future i actually snapped the root in half on purpose just to see if it would grow two stems on the plant !!!?

ps.. i need a new camera with a good macro function, so i can take pics of it for ya :)

I think eventually the Mango Gods would take away your mango-growing luck. ;)

[Riz]

^ i have noticed you have not tried germinating one in a while K... :o

i think its time you tried again !!!!! :GreenThumbs::GreenThumbs:

[Jazmine]

I have 3 growing now... Riz has turned me into a mango nerd

[rubmanhayat]

I have 3 growing now... Riz has turned me into a mango nerd
You're not the only one :) ppl thinking I am going Psycho here in NY : /
I have 3 Pakistani growing as well. Not only that i got myself into trying Pineapple, which rotted : ( didn't give up. Got another one and have it in the water till roots shoot out. I just ordered Saffron Crocus bulbs yesterday and hoping to get some saffron late this year. All 'coz of good ppl here and their green thumbs :)

[Riz]

jaz and hayat..


keep it up and have a look around other grow threads to inspire you.. remember it can all "start from a seed"


:)

[~Obsidian~]

Oh Riz...major cheese alert :D ^^

[Riz]

some mango eye candy :D

[Tania]

The mango leaves are so healthy.

[rubmanhayat]

Mashallah very beautiful. Did you snip the top of the bigger one? Is that new growth shooting where the existing leaf at? I think I should try snipping my left over part of the leaves that I cut and see if more shoot out : )

[Riz]

no i did no topping... small leaves were unhealthy so i snapped the leaves off, more leafs are unfolding

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/DSC00475.jpg

[Riz]

you can see were i snipped the diseased leaves off, ( big plant)

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/DSC00477.jpg


more shootings tipss from the side stem developing..


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/DSC00476.jpg

[Riz]

some pics i have taken today... the new leaves grow so rapid in the last few days they have trebled in size, finally got my camera cable, so thought i go mad on the clicking :cigar2:

[Jazmine]

Masha Allah Riz your leaves are so big and healthy! My leaves are not that big :( I'm wondering, do you give yours some sunlight as well as the grow light?

@Hayat, how is the pineapple coming? I should try that too lol, what part of NY are you from? I am just wondering, I absolutely love NY :)

@Obsidian...lol, sorry Riz that was kind of a cheesy comment

[Riz]

nope no extra sunlight, just 12/12 cycle. 12 hours light ON 12 hours OFF

[Riz]

or you can do a 18/6 18 hours ON and 6 hours OFF..

[Jazmine]

Yeah I think 12/12 is good... that is what I do :) what is your favorite thing to grow Riz?

[Riz]

i like to grow any seed i can get hold off, but i guess the tropical seeds i like because they are really fun and i want to see if i can grow them , its cool though i have indoor lights and can grow almost everything indoors.. indoors you're the boss you can control the light, water and environment... but yeah i like tropical seeds, i like the mystery :)

[rubmanhayat]

@Hayat, how is the pineapple coming? I should try that too lol, what part of NY are you from? I am just wondering, I absolutely love NY :)

It's been 2 weeks I have pineapple crown in water. Not too much action there. Very tiny roots shooting out. I can only feel them with my finger tips so can't take a picture. Hoping to put this one in the soil soon.
I live just 20 minutes away from Manhattan-NYC. Ever visited NY?

[Jazmine]

Yeah I went to Manhattan for a vacation trip a few years ago, NY is a rough city, I wasn't used to big cities like that but I still loved it!

[Hermes]

Hi Riz,

I'm new here but I've been reading the thread on Mango seed.

Yours look wonderful, how did you get and keep them like that.

I had two growing here in the UK but I think either the over long Winter or Over Watering killed them off.

Are they prone to sulk and just kick the bucket if they are over watered?

[Riz]

Hi hermes.

Well once they grow to the 3rd node i just watered them once a week, nice deep watering.. and i have some tube lights so i can give them some quality light through the winter months.. Try again though soon and once its mid- may you can leave them out in the garden or a bay window for quality light and they will grow rapid for ya..

let us all know how you get on :)

[Hermes]

Cheers Riz,

Will do.

I got one just started, just shooting up.

[Hermes]

Hi Riz,

I was throwing out the dead seed from my dead mango and when I broke the seed open there were loads of tiny white crawly things inside.

Do you have any idea what these might be?

Regards,
Hermes.

[Riz]

Hmm not sure hermies, never come across that before.. could be mealy bugs..

In future buy the mangos from a asian shop, they get them fresh straight from the wholesalers and are really good quality, try the pakistani mangos :) also a good tip is to get a potted soil mix from B&Q and clean the pot out well, use bleach if you have too make sure it drys out completely, and i am sure you will have better luck with them :)

[Riz]

A pic of the double stemmed mango plant.. I have not given it any nutrients what so ever, kept it all natural.. watered once a week, and keep them under a 12/12 light cycle using a timer, but of course in mid may i will harden them off and they will be outdoors all summer :)

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/dd2.jpg

[Jazmine]

Looks really good Riz! One of my mango plants makes me laugh everytime I see it... it literally has 1 huge leaf and 2 very very small leaves! But I did notice that each of my mango plants grow very differently... and your leaves look uniform for the most part, I want mine to look that way :-)

And the double stem is pretty cool :-)

[rubmanhayat]

Is it what they call Polyembryonic? That means you get fruit exactly the same from parent tree? I have one too but its not growing much. It shoot from the roots and has only one leaf : ) I was thinking to separate it this weekend when I try to put them in bigger pots. will post pictures soon, Inshallah.

[Riz]

NO its not Polyembryonic as i just germinated a seed from a box of Pakistani mangoes i bought... Its best to get a cutting from a garden store or similar if you want to grow a mango plant that will eventually grow great juicy ripe mangos after 7 years or so LOL..

Its all good brother, you said you never germinated or grown anything in your life, well looks like you have green fingers to me :GreenThumbs:

things can only get better........:natur011:

[rubmanhayat]

Oh well let's see how my mangoes will turn out after 7 yrs since i have grown them from a seed. Green fingers : ) lolz. I'll give all the credit to this website. It all started here and got me all excited to grow stuff. I am waiting for my Saffron Crocus bulbs which will come around fall ;)

[Mim3101]

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy152/Moses3101/040420104544.jpg?t=1270820717

:D

[rubmanhayat]

Good Job :GreenThumbs: What variety is it? I think it's time for it to go in the soil :)

[Mim3101]

Good Job :GreenThumbs: What variety is it? I think it's time for it to go in the soil :)

JazkALLAH
Think it's a Heidi Mango... I just put it in, hope it grows to epic proportions InshALLAH :rollj:

[Riz]

the single stem mango plant has a burn mark on one of the big leafs,, not sure why !!

not really that worried about it though :D

more growth on the multi stemmed plant too :)


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/DSC00788.jpg


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/DSC00790.jpg

[Harjun]

lovely!

[Riz]

got some burn mark on some leaves... not worried at all though.. still have new growth on the stems... gave it a watering today it was completely dry..

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/DSC00835.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/DSC00836.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/DSC00837.jpg

[Mim3101]

salaamz. After germinating a mango seed and then placing it in the ground... In how long should one expect to see shoots (above ground)

[Harjun]

salaamz. After germinating a mango seed and then placing it in the ground... In how long should one expect to see shoots (above ground)

mines going 2 weeks, still no shoots.

[Riz]

harjun..

were are the mango kernels kept.. in a warm place/windowsill were there is light !!??

[Harjun]

harjun..

were are the mango kernels kept.. in a warm place/windowsill were there is light !!??

Riz i don't think i can improve the conditions any more. 19-21 degree celcium, on the windowsill where there is quite a lot of light...and the seed has a root about 3cm long. I just don't know what im doing wrong. Seed is planted in soil by the way, and soil is pretty damp and wet. It's just compost i've planted it in.
Please help me Riz, i was hoping the mango seed would be germinated and have a few leaves before i finished my project, doesn't seem like thats going to happen :(
Also my habaneros planted in wet compost, and its been 7 days and no signs on the seeds of any germination or anything :(
I'm really upset i don't know what im doing wrong.

[Riz]

damp but not too wet !!!!?
you will get there some take longer than others , please dont give up :)

the chilis can take up to a month to germinate and its only been 7 days so just chill and they will pop out :)

[Harjun]

damp but not too wet !!!!?
you will get there some take longer than others , please dont give up :)

the chilis can take up to a month to germinate and its only been 7 days so just chill and they will pop out :)thanks for the inspiration Riz, i will be patient :D

[Riz]

my friends mango tree in Lahore Pakistan..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo3s_NEjS3I


Mo3s_NEjS3I