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    mangoes anyone?

    my betterhalf got two fresh mangoes from the supermarket earlier this week and she managed to remove the fruit while leaving the inner seed pod intact, I have put it into compost, sitting in the sun on a warm windowsill and have my fingers crossed, but, has anyone grown one of these seeds?, they look like an enormous runner bean, I am hoping to be able to get it to grow and use it as a house plant, if that is possible, I am going to go on the net to see what the actual plant looks like, it will be just my luck that it ends up a fast growing climber, you know the sort, adding 2ft of growth a day...
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    just been reading up on the mangoes and I don't think that it will be viable as a houseplant, but I will see if I can get this one started to see what they grow like...

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    • #3
      I have 2 seeds sat on my keyboard as I type.
      From what I have read, they need to be soaked in water for 14 days then potted into multi-purpose, will not fruit, but provided that is is situated in a warm spot it should make a handsome house plant.
      I have never grown these before, so please do not take what I have said as gospel
      Feed the soil, not the plants.
      (helps if you have cluckies)

      Man v Squirrels, pigeons & Ants
      Bob

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      • #4
        I grew one once and kept it for a couple of years as a house plant. Think I composted it in the end as it had got a bit scruffy but that probably had more to do with my lack of care of house plants rather than the plant itself

        Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

        Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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        • #5
          Nice clear instructions here for how to grow a mango tree (and fruit):

          How to Grow a Mango Tree: 17 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow

          But it does suggest that a hot climate is best.
          My blog: www.grow-veg.uk

          @Grow_Veg_UK

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          • #6
            I have grown a mango from a fruit bought in the supermarket. It took quite a while to germinate and when the mango plant is young they are quite sensitive to cold temperatures. They always need to be kept somewhere warm with a (relative) high humidity. My tree is now nearly 4 years old and every spring it growths new leaves which look really nice. The leaves smell of mango when you rub them between your fingers. I found that it is best to not remove any leaves from the tree even if they look old and tattered. I think I killed two earlier mango trees I had because I removed too many leaves. But maybe this is just my interpretation.

            Good luck with your plant. They are certainly quite unusual house plants.

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