We grow from a bone at home

Try growing one of these exotic plants from seeds at home on your own. Moreover, it is not as difficult as it seems at first glance.

Buying delicious vegetables and fruits (including exotic ones) in the store, we get planting material for free. So why not use it rationally? After all, it is quite simple to grow a fruit-bearing tree or shrub from seeds.

1. Citrus fruits

With proper planting and care, citrus plants develop quite quickly, but fruiting does not come soon. Therefore, in order to enjoy homemade lemon or orange, you have to be patient: the first fruits will appear no earlier than in 5-7 years.

Lemon and tangerine

To grow citrus fruits from seeds, rinse the seeds with warm water, dry for 1-2 hours, and sow in a pot of soil that is intended for growing a specific type of citrus plant.

The pot in which you place the seed should be at least 2 liters, since it is not recommended to replant the plant for the first few years. Do not forget to put drainage on the bottom.

Immediately after sowing, it is necessary to make a greenhouse from a thin plastic bag. This will help maintain the required humidity level. When dry, the soil must be moistened in a timely manner.

For different types of citrus fruits, the seed germination time is not the same: from 3 to 8 weeks. Tangerines grow slower than others.

Citrus fruits grown from seeds at home reach no more than 90 cm in height.

2. Avocado

This is an unpretentious plant, so even a beginner can easily grow it. Peel the brown skin of a ripe avocado, plant it with the blunt end down so that the sharp end protrudes from the ground, and water regularly.

You can land in another way: lower the bone with the blunt end down into a container of water so that it is half immersed in the liquid. Secure the bone with a thread or a toothpick, place the container on the windowsill and add water as needed.

Avocado

The bone should hatch after 3-12 weeks. Germination time depends on many factors: proper watering, seed maturity, etc.

When the seed cracks and a sprout emerges from the crack, plant it in a small pot of any fertile soil, half buried. Water the plant in time - and after 3 months it will grow up to half a meter high.

3. Feijoa

Growing a feijoa from a stone at home is also not difficult. Separate the seeds of the ripe fruit from the pulp, rinse in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, dry and sow in a medium-sized pot with a mixture of leafy soil, peat and river sand in a ratio of 2: 2: 1 to a depth of no more than 0.5 cm. It is best to do this in February.

Feijoa blooms beautifully

Then moisten the soil with a spray bottle and place the pot on a well-lit windowsill. Water the crops in a timely manner - and in a month the seeds will germinate.The first fruits will appear after 5-6 years.

At home, it is recommended to grow self-pollinated feijoa varieties (for example, Crimean early or Nikitsky aromatic).

4. Passion fruit (passionflower)

This tropical vine loves to grow in a warm and ventilated place, but not in a draft, with good lighting and high humidity.

If you nevertheless decide to grow a passion fruit from a stone, find a spacious place for it in advance: the vine grows strongly, so a narrow window sill will not work for this exotic plant. You will also need support to support the shoots.

Passion fruit

Passion fruit seeds are easy to plant. The most suitable time for this is mid-spring.

Remove the seeds from ripe fruits, spread them on a clean towel and rub gently. When the juice bags open, rinse the seeds with water and dry in a dark place.

Sow the seeds into a container with a mixture of compost, topsoil, and river sand in equal proportions. Sowing is best done in small grooves spaced 5 cm from each other.

You do not need to deepen the seeds, just sprinkle them with a thin layer of soil and immediately moisten them with a spray bottle. With proper care, passion fruit will bloom 2-4 years after sowing.

5. Pomegranate

Pomegranate grown from the seed blooms for 3-4 years, but its fruits ripen at home for a very long time. Therefore, these plants are grown more out of interest than for the purpose of feasting on delicious pomegranates (as the fruits of this culture are called in botany).

Pomegranate and its seedlings

The most suitable time for sowing pomegranate is winter. Remove the seeds from a fully ripe bright red fruit and, without waiting for them to dry, plant them in fertile soil to a depth of 1-1.5 cm.

Water the crops in a timely manner. Shoots will appear in 1-2 months. Once they have matured, transplant them into separate pots.

Keep in mind that the pomegranate should be dormant throughout the winter, so move it to a cool place every year in late autumn.

6. Pepino

Pepino, or melon pear

This plant is often called the melon pear, because its fruit looks like a pear, and tastes like a melon. To grow pepino at home, remove the seeds from the fruit, put them in a shallow container, wrap them in damp toilet paper, cover with plastic wrap and place in a dark place with a temperature of about 25 ° C.

Moisten the seeds with a spray bottle every 2-3 days. When they hatch, move the container to a well-lit area. When the cotyledons appear, dive the seedlings and plant them in a pot with fertile soil. Please note that pepino is very demanding on light.

7. Date

A date palm grown from a seed at home develops quite quickly and after 5-7 years it can turn into a full-fledged tree. But, unfortunately, you should not expect fruits from such a plant: dates do not bear fruit at home.

Date fruit and date palm

Soak the freshly removed seeds in a glass of room temperature water for two days, then peel them of the pulp. Plant vertically in lightly damp palm soil and lightly dampen the soil occasionally. Shoots should appear after 2-3 weeks.

Do not forget that the date palm does not tolerate excess moisture, but it also does not like completely dry soil. The date does not like transplants and, if the roots are damaged, it quickly dies, so it is better to immediately sow seeds in a container of sufficient volume.

8. Kiwi

Kiwi seedlings

To grow kiwi from seeds at home, you need to choose a ripe fruit with an intact skin, extract the seeds from it and peel the pulp. At the same time, try not to damage the integrity of the small seeds.

Rinse the seeds thoroughly with water several times, dry on a napkin, and then place in a glass of water at room temperature.Place it in a warm place (for example, on a windowsill above the radiator).

After 7-10 days, when the seeds have opened, spread them out on damp gauze, place on a saucer and cover with plastic. When the seeds hatch (usually after 2-3 days), sow them in separate containers with a pre-moistened mixture of black soil, peat and sand.

Kiwi should grow in constantly moist soil, but it is important to avoid stagnant water. Therefore, drainage (expanded clay) should be placed on the bottom of the container and the seedlings should be sprayed with a spray bottle. It is better to choose a warm and sunny place for the plant: a windowsill located on the south side is suitable.

Try growing these exotic plants from seeds. They will decorate your home, dilute the usual flower garden with their unusual look. And they will also give the joy of the experiment, the results of which, perhaps, will be a real surprise for you!

Lemon

Many novice gardeners are familiar with the very feeling when a fragile sprout suddenly emerged from a bone planted by your hand.

A fragile sprout makes its way into the light from the bone

Some have a feeling of miracle and involvement with Nature. Others turn on "God Mode". But in a confined space, and even in winter, both of them often pour out into uncontrolled botanical ecstasy, and the seeds of all the exotic fruits that were found in the area are sent to the ground in generous handfuls.

"If you plant this seed, you will grow a whole peach tree, all hung with juicy peaches."

Seed to Citrus

Mandarin, orange and a hybrid of their clementine, lemon and lime, grapefruit, pomelo (sheddock) and their hybrid sweet (oroblanco), mineola (a kind of tangelo - a hybrid of mandarin and grapefruit), kumquat (aka kinkan or fortunella), limequat (kumquat hybrid with lime), oranjequat (hybrid of kumquat with unshiu tangerine), calamondin (citrofortunella), etc. - representatives of the genus Citrus are beautiful, fragrant, multifaceted and available for experimentation almost all year round.

Representatives of the Citrus genus are beautiful, fragrant, multifaceted and available for experiments almost all year round. The seeds selected for sowing should be as fresh as possible: without additional moisture, their germination decreases every day.

General advice for planting are quite simple: rinse the seeds and plant them in a well-moistened mixture of garden soil, peat and river sand (or in a special soil for citrus fruits). As soon as 1-2 true leaves appear on the sprouts, they need to be planted. And it is better to immediately sow them in separate pots or cups.

Citrus seeds are interesting because you never know what will grow from them: theirseedlings, especially hybrids, usually do not retain varietal characteristics your parents. A wildflower will grow from a citrus seed, and you will probably have to wait 10 years for your own harvest from it. Therefore, if your goal is to collect lemons or oranges directly from the windowsill, it is better to find cuttings of the desired varieties and plant your seedlings. This can be done one and a half years after planting.

If your goal is to pick lemons or oranges straight from the windowsill, it's best to find cuttings of the right varieties and plant your seedlings.

From seeds of lemon, orange or grapefruit, excellent rootstocks grow - healthy, strong and initially adapted to home conditions. But kumquats, tangerines and various hybrids are more capricious and are not suitable for rootstocks: their root system is not so powerful.

Despite the generic "community", citrus fruits when grown from seeds behave differently. Mandarins, for example, are "slow" in growth, but they are not so demanding on the composition of the soil. The first seedlings from mandarin seeds can appear in 3-4 weeks. A kumquat planted at the same time will "think" at least up to 2 months. Each citrus has its own flowering and fruiting times. But they have enough common enemies: dry air, spider mites, scale insects, aphids, etc.

The most popular "supplier" of material for citrus experiments has been and remains lemon. You can find out about your personal experience of growing lemons from seeds in this article.

Lemon on the windowsill

And the general rules for caring for a home citrus garden are set out in the article Tame a bright fruit.

Pitted persimmon

Diospyros, or persimmon, is a "divine" fruit from the Ebony family, which is rarely seen on windowsills. Meanwhile, it is also quite possible to grow it from a bone. This is done like this:

Persimmon

We plant the washed and slightly dried persimmon seeds in moistened soil, cover with foil, glass or a piece of plastic bottle and put in a warm place;
We periodically remove the "greenhouse", ventilate and moisten the soil;
As soon as sprouts appear, the shelter can be removed.

Wait for shoots not long: just a couple of weeks. But if during this time you did not see them, then they are unlikely to appear at all. However, persimmon germination is not bad. For example, out of the three seeds I planted on 11/23/14, two successfully sprouted. Here is one of the sprouts today:

Persimmon seedling 2 months after planting. Photo: herbivicus And here is a funny time-lapse of how this happens:

I also had two plants at first quietly coexisted in one pot. But then the leaves began to turn yellow, so the seedlings had to be urgently planted. At first, transshipment will be required more than once or twice, because persimmon has a powerful root system that develops quickly and requires free space. And moisture. Persimmons need regular watering and spraying. Therefore, we carefully monitor the soil, avoiding overdrying or overflow.

Experienced persimmons are advised to feed the plant with fertilizers (mineral and organic alternately) twice a month. As soon as the "tree" grows up to 20-30 cm, you can begin to shape it by pinching. In summer, it is better to take the persimmon out into the street or on the balcony, gradually accustoming it to the sun. But she needs to provide a cool winter (+ 5 ... + 10 ° C): for example, in the basement. If a tree lives at home from November to March, sooner or later it will die.

Indoors, persimmon grows only up to one and a half meters. If a tree is grafted (with a cuttings in a cleft in winter or with a bud at the end of summer), then it can bear fruit in 3-4 years. Otherwise, the harvest will have to wait as long (and it is not a fact that it will be).

Read more about the types and varieties of persimmon, as well as how to care for it and where you can get hold of material for planting and grafting, read here.

Dried fruit date palm

I always loved dried dates, but last year these guys surprised me: I didn't know that something could grow out of them.

You can grow a palm tree from the seeds of a date

It turns out, how! Dates when dryingnot heat treated... This means that their seeds do not lose their germination. And from them you can try to grow a palm tree. Only the bones are best pre-soaked. Although this is not necessary if the product is fresh, i.e. came from his homeland to our counters quite recently. But, just in case, I was reinsured and soaked the date pits for about a week, changing the water every day. True, she did not scarify and did not suit other dances with a tambourine. I stuck them vertically into a mixture of peat and sand and moistened them with a spray bottle in a day or two as needed. After about a month, my future palms have sprung up:

Date shoots

And here's how they grew up in another month:

Date palms 2 months after planting

It's too early to think about the harvest) Although no one will forbid us to dream, at best, such a miracle in feathers will grow from a date "feather":

Date palm.

This is provided that she has enough light and space, and I have enough patience. And, alas, I have not yet come across evidence that she is able to bear fruit in indoor conditions.

Date palm care consists in regular watering (without overdrying the earthy coma, and in winter watering is minimized) and spraying, airing, providing sufficient light and conditions for a cool wintering. In addition, in the first "five-year" period, the plant needs to be transferred annually to a larger pot. But how great, probably, in the evening to sit under a palm tree to drink tea!

Mango-mango

Huge bones are hidden in the fruits of this large Indian guest. “Mango” is even translated from Sanskrit as “great fruit”. Its seeds are extracted from ripe fruits, open, take out the core and germinate in a light and loose substrate (soil is suitable for cacti or succulents). Expanded clay drainage is placed at the bottom of the pot - as, indeed, in all other cases.

Mango The middle of the already opened seed is planted immediately. The undisclosed one is carefully revealed (if it is ready for it) - as in this video:

If it is not possible to move the flaps apart without effort, the bone is preliminarily kept for a couple of weeks directly in water (the water is changed every other day) or wrapped in damp cotton wool / towel. At the same time, it is extremely important keep it dry... After the emergence of shoots, they will have to be regularly sprayed: mango is sensitive to air humidity, as well as to light and heat. Absolutely cannot stand the cold, and even at + 18 ° C begins to feel uncomfortable. Well, if everything suits him, soon you will grow up something like that.

Having decided to grow mango from a stone, be prepared for the fact that you will have to wait 5 or even 10 years for flowering at best. , what can we say about the windowsill in foreign latitudes.

Feijoa

In the case of feijoa (which is also called akka and belongs to the Myrtle family, which in translation into the language of flower growers means some difficulties with wintering), the situation is about the same as with citrus fruits: varietal characteristics during seed reproduction are almost not preserved, which means that seedlings will have to be vaccinated. If this does not stop you, keep in mind that the seeds for planting should be taken from a ripe and soft fruit (it will ripen perfectly in a warm place). Small seeds must be carefully washed from the pulp and dried. Sowing is done superficially, without deepening (you can mix seeds with sand).

Feijoa

If the seeds have enough light, warmth and moisture, they will germinate in about a month. In the first months, Akka seedlings develop rapidly, so they need

pick

and transshipment and then pinching to form a compact

crowns

Fig tree (fig)

Seeds of figs (figs, or ficus carica) for planting are "harvested" in the same way as from feijoa: they must be carefully washed, dried and sown superficially into moist, loose soil. Then lightly "sprinkle" with sand, cover with foil and find a warmer place for them. They sprout in about 3 weeks, all this time they need to be regularly moistened and ventilated.

Fig

Sometimes difficulties arise with fruiting, but some gardeners manage to get

fig

fruits from three to four year old seedlings.

Passion fruit (passionflower)

Passion fruit, aka passionflower, is actually a tropical vine from the Passionflower family.

Passion fruit, she is passionflower

The fruits of this evergreen beauty from South America are edible whole, including the crunchy seeds. However, if you plant them, there is a chance that you will have a vine, and someday you will admire its luxurious flowering without leaving your home.

Passion flower Just do not forget to provide it with bright light and fresh air, warmth, space, high humidity and "enhanced" nutrition.

Lychee

According to legend, one Chinese emperor ordered his gardeners to be executed because they failed to grow this sugary miracle.

Lychee

Since then

lychee

considered one of the most problematic candidates for seed growing at home? But this is true if only because the "Chinese plum" is one of those rare plants that needs

mycorrhiza

... Otherwise, this is a very cute creature with narrow pinkish leaves.

Coffee tree

In order to grow such a cute one from a grain, it is easier to immediately go to Africa, Asia or South America and pick up the fruits of the coffee tree there. Seeds ordered in an online store are unlikely to germinate: they very quickly lose their germination (I say this from my sad experience, it is quite possible that I am wrong, and you will be luckier). In loose, slightly acidic soil and greenhouse conditions with good lighting, a coffee bean will eventually turn into a wonderful tree.

Coffee tree

What else can be grown from seeds? A lot of things, there would be materials and a place for the experimentarium! For example, our colleagues successfully grow kiwi, medlar and even pepino from seeds. And soon you will find out what happens when you plant avocado and pomegranate seeds.

Growing seedlings is exciting, sometimes too much.

In general, growing seedlings is exciting.

But over time, you realize that this is a rewarding job - for patient, caring and responsible "testers". Eating fruit, planting seeds and waiting for the sprouts - this is so, the bouquet-candy period. But then the fun begins. After all, the fruits of labor will have to wait for years. And in the literal sense, you can not wait for the fruit (in the case of avocado and date palm, that's right). At the same time, care for the pet - watering, feeding, light and thermal conditions - has not been canceled. The main thing is to remember that we are responsible for everyone who was put in a pot of soil and forced to sprout from the seeds. And if difficulties do not scare you, - good seedlings and generous harvests!

Have you tried growing something from a seed? Let's share our experience!

Seed to Citrus

Mandarin, orange and a hybrid of their clementine, lemon and lime, grapefruit, pomelo (sheddock) and their hybrid sweet (oroblanco), mineola (a kind of tangelo - a hybrid of mandarin and grapefruit), kumquat (aka kinkan or fortunella), limequat (kumquat hybrid with lime), oranjequat (hybrid of kumquat with unshiu tangerine), calamondin (citrofortunella), etc .: representatives of the citrus genus are beautiful, fragrant, multifaceted and available for experimentation almost all year round.

The seeds selected for sowing should be as fresh as possible: without additional moisture, their germination decreases every day. General recommendations for planting are quite simple: wash the seeds and plant them in a well-moistened mixture of garden soil, peat and river sand (or in a special soil for citrus fruits). As soon as 1-2 true leaves appear on the sprouts, they need to be planted.And it is better to immediately sow them in separate pots or cups.

Citrus seeds are interesting because you never know what will grow out of them: their seedlings, especially hybrids, usually do not retain the varietal characteristics of their parents. A wildflower will grow from a citrus seed, and you will have to wait, perhaps, 10 years from it for your own harvest. Therefore, if your goal is to collect lemons or oranges directly from the windowsill, it is better to find cuttings of the desired varieties and plant your seedlings. This can be done one and a half years after planting.

Despite the generic "commonality", citrus fruits when grown from seeds behave differently. Mandarins, for example, are "slow" in growth, but they are not so demanding on the composition of the soil. The first seedlings from mandarin seeds can appear in 3-4 weeks. A kumquat planted at the same time will "think" at least up to 2 months. Each citrus has its own flowering and fruiting times. But they have enough common enemies: dry air, spider mites, scale insects, aphids, etc.

The most popular "supplier" of material for citrus experiments has been and remains lemon. You can find out about your personal experience of growing lemons from seeds in this article.

Pitted persimmon

Diospyros, or persimmon, is a "divine" fruit from the Ebony family, which is rarely seen on windowsills. Meanwhile, it is also quite possible to grow it from a bone. This is done like this:

We plant the washed and slightly dried persimmon seeds in moistened soil, cover with foil, glass or a piece of plastic bottle and put in a warm place.
We periodically remove the "greenhouse", ventilate and moisten the soil.
As soon as sprouts appear, the shelter can be removed. Wait for shoots not long: just a couple of weeks. But if during this time you did not see them, then they are unlikely to appear at all. However, persimmon germination is not bad. For example, out of the three seeds I planted on 11/23/14, two successfully sprouted. Here is one of the sprouts today:

And here's a funny time-lapse of how this happens:

Experienced persimmon growers recommend feeding the plant with fertilizers (mineral and organic alternately) twice a month. As soon as the "tree" grows up to 20-30 cm, you can begin to shape it by pinching. In summer, it is better to take the persimmon out into the street or on the balcony, gradually accustoming it to the sun. But she needs to provide a cool winter (5-10 ° C): for example, in a cellar. If a tree lives at home from November to March, sooner or later it will die.

Dried fruit date palm

I always loved dried dates, but last year these guys surprised me: I didn't know that something could grow out of them.

It turns out, how! When dried, dates are not heat treated. This means that their seeds do not lose their germination. And from them you can try to grow a palm tree. Only the bones are best pre-soaked. Although this is not necessary if the product is fresh, i.e. came from his homeland to our counters quite recently.But, just in case, I was reinsured and soaked the date pits for about a week, changing the water every day. True, she did not scarify and did not suit other dances with a tambourine. I stuck them vertically into a mixture of peat and sand and moistened them with a spray bottle in a day or two as needed. After about a month, my future palms have sprung up:

And here's how they grew up in another month:

It's too early to think about the harvest) Although no one will forbid us to dream, but at best a palm tree will grow from each date "feather".

Provided that she has enough light and space, and I have enough patience. And, alas, I have not yet come across evidence that she is able to bear fruit in indoor conditions.

Caring for the date palm consists in regular watering (without overdrying the earthen coma, and in winter watering is minimized) and spraying, airing, providing sufficient light and conditions for a cool winter. In addition, in the first "five-year" period, the plant needs to be transferred annually to a larger pot.

Mango-mango

The middle of the already opened bone is planted immediately. The undisclosed one is carefully revealed (if it is ready for it) - as in this video:

If it is not possible to push the flaps apart without effort, the bone is preliminarily kept for a couple of weeks directly in water (the water is changed every other day) or wrapped in damp cotton wool / towel. In this case, it is extremely important not to allow drying out. After sprouting, they must be regularly sprayed: mango is sensitive to air humidity, as well as to light and heat. It can’t stand the cold at all, and even at +18 it begins to feel uncomfortable.

Having decided to grow mango from a stone, be prepared for the fact that you will have to wait 5 or even 10 years for flowering at best. , what can we say about the windowsill in foreign latitudes.

Feijoa

If the seeds have enough light, warmth and moisture, they will germinate in about a month. In the first months, Akka seedlings develop rapidly, so they need a pick and transshipment, and then a pinch to form a compact crown.

Fig tree (fig)

Sometimes difficulties arise with fruiting, but some gardeners manage to get fig fruits from three to four-year-old seedlings.

Passion fruit (passionflower)

Passion fruit, aka passionflower, is actually a tropical vine from the Passionflower family.

Just do not forget to provide her with bright light and fresh air, warmth, space, high humidity and "enhanced" nutrition.

Lychee

According to legend, one Chinese emperor ordered his gardeners to be executed because they failed to grow this sugary miracle.

Since then, has lychee been considered one of the most problematic candidates for growing from a bone at home? But this is true if only because the "Chinese plum" is one of those rare plants that require mycorrhiza. Otherwise, this is a very cute creature with narrow pinkish leaves.

Coffee tree

In order to grow such a cute one from a grain, it is easier to immediately go to Africa, Asia or South America and pick up the fruits of the coffee tree there. Seeds ordered from an online store are unlikely to germinate: they very quickly lose their germination (I say this from my sad experience: it is quite possible that I am wrong, and you will be more fortunate). In loose, slightly acidic soil and greenhouse conditions with good lighting, a coffee bean will eventually turn into a wonderful tree.

Growing seedlings is exciting, sometimes too much.

But over time, you realize that this is a rewarding job - for patient, caring and responsible "testers". Eating fruit, planting seeds and waiting for the sprouts - this is so, the bouquet-candy period. But then the fun begins. After all, the fruits of labor will have to wait for years. And in the literal sense, you can not wait for the fruit at all (in the case of avocado and date palm, that's right). At the same time, care for the pet - watering, feeding, light and thermal conditions - has not been canceled. The main thing is to remember that we are responsible for everyone who was put in a pot of soil and forced to sprout from the seeds. And if difficulties do not scare you, - good seedlings and generous harvests!

Mango is a delicious tropical fruit loved by the people of Russia. Depending on the variety, the fruit tastes like a combination of delicate peach, juicy carrots, sugar pineapple and aromatic strawberries. A pleasant pine scent emphasizes the rich taste.

Almost every housewife, peeling an overseas orange fruit, thought about growing mango from a stone. It will take a lot of time and patience to implement this idea. But all efforts will not be in vain. This amazing mango tree grown from stone at home will become a luxurious decoration of your home.

How mango grows in nature

From its historical homeland - India, the mango tree has settled in the countries of South and East Asia, East Africa and the state of California. A heat-loving plant is terrified of a drop in temperature and may die at +5 degrees Celsius.

The mango tree is a beautiful plant with spreading branches and large green leaves. Under natural conditions, it reaches up to 20 meters in height, overgrown with a wide rounded crown. The roots of the tree go into the ground to a depth of more than 5 meters, which provides constant access to moisture and nutrients. During the flowering period, numerous delicate flowers appear on the branches. After they fall, filamentous panicles remain on the branches, in place of which 2 or more fruits grow. Mango is a real long-liver, the plant can grow and bear fruit for 300 years.

Fruits reach sizes ranging from 5 to 22 cm in length and take on a wide variety of shapes (flattened, ovoid or curved). The peel has a persistent green or yellow color and an overflowing red tint on the sunny side. The weight of the fruit depends on the variety and ranges from 250 to 750 grams. As it ripens, the fruits hang slightly on the long branches of the predecessor flowers. One gets the impression that the fruits are suspended on strings and decorate the tree. A bright orange pulp is hidden under a dense elastic skin, carefully preserving a large bone.

How to grow mango from seed at home

There are two ways to grow a mango tree at home.

The first and simpler one is buying a ready-made seedling in the nursery. The purchased plant must be transplanted into soil and provided with suitable care conditions.

The second method is seed sprouting, for which, first of all, you need to buy a good fruit in the store. Mango color alone will make it difficult to determine ripeness. The green and even color of the skin can hide the fruit no less ripe than the yellow or red skin.

Press lightly on the fruit when selecting it. Perceptible elasticity without excessive hardness or deformation is the most important indicator of ripeness. Examine the tropical fruit carefully - the skin should be intact, slightly shiny and free from spots.

The ripe fruit has a sweet aroma with a slight turpentine scent. The smell of alcohol, on the contrary, speaks of the ripeness of the fruit and the beginning of fermentation processes. When peeling, the pulp of a ripe mango is easily separated from the massive stone, "overgrown" with fruit fibers.

Preparing mango seeds for planting

Before sprouting a mango seed, it must be removed from the fruit. Cut the fruit in half and, using a knife, peel the pulp from the kernel. Then rinse the bone thoroughly under running water.

To speed up the emergence of sprouts, it is necessary to free the mango seeds from the seed, which resembles a shellfish. To do this, carefully open the pit and remove the contents that look like large beans.

If the shell is too hard, you do not need to try to break it - there is a very high risk of injury to the sprouts. Place an unapproachable strong bone in a transparent container for several weeks and fill it with water. Provide the future plant with maximum heat and sunlight, do not forget to change the water every few days. After a couple of weeks, as soon as the seed swells, open it from the side and remove the seed.

In the future, a new plant will appear from the germinated seed, so pay special attention to this stage.

Immediately after removing from the seed, treat the seed with a fungicide to kill the spores of the parasitic fungi. Don't neglect this step. A young seed devoid of a protective bone is an easy prey for fungi and mold.
Wrap the seed in a damp, breathable cloth or paper towel. The material should be air permeable and not excessively wet. In such conditions, the seed can undergo rotting processes.
Create a mini greenhouse for the future tree: place the wet material with the seed in dense plastic or in a bag with a zip-lock, and pack it all in a plastic food container with a lid.
Place the germination structure in a dark place and check the humidity daily.

An alternative system for home germination is a container with wet sawdust, where the seed removed from the seed is placed.

After 2-3 weeks, immediately after the appearance of the first embryos, you can proceed to transplanting into a pot.

How to plant a mango

You can immediately plant a mango seed in the ground by treating it with growth stimulants, but this method is considered less effective. The point is that the seed protects and preserves the seeds in order to give life to a new plant. New climatic conditions may not be suitable for the protective bone.Therefore, if you immediately plant it in the soil, there is no guarantee that the new plant will begin to grow.

At this stage, as in the previous one, preparation is extremely important. Before planting the seed, prepare the required container and soil.

Under natural conditions, the plant deepens the root system by meters, so immediately pick up a spacious pot so as not to restrict growth. Frequent transplanting can harm and destroy a tropical tree.

At the bottom of the pot, lay out drainage from pebbles, in a layer of 5-6 cm. This will provide root respiration and protect the plant from stagnant water and decay.
Fill the pot 2/3 full with the substrate. Mango soil should be lightweight and pH neutral. A universal soil is suitable, the acidity of which can be determined using a special device or paper indicators.
Make a small indentation and plant the seed, bud 3/4 down, into the ground. If the embryo does not appear after germination, or if you are planting the seed without prior preparation, place it flat side down.
Mango is a thermophilic plant; it needs certain climatic conditions.
Immediately after planting, spray the seed with a spray bottle and cover with a domed lid, clear container, or part of a plastic bottle.
Check the plant periodically, water and ventilate the air in the pot to avoid rotting and death.
Place the plant in a warm, well-lit area, but avoid direct sunlight. Excess sun is just as dangerous as excessive moisture.
After 2-3 weeks, the first mango sprout will appear and the greenhouse cover can be removed. Don't worry if the color of the leaves is different. Purple and green leaves are one of the features of the plant.

Mango tree care at home

Many people give up the idea of growing mango at home due to the demanding nature of this plant. If you are extremely attentive and anxious, caring for a mango at home will consist of timely watering, access to light, feeding and a timely transplant.

Lighting

Direct sunlight is the only thing that does not harm the tree. So don't be afraid to place it on a lighted windowsill. But dark places should be avoided, the plant will begin to throw off its leaves and may die.

In winter, in order to extend the daylight hours to the required 12 hours, you need to illuminate the mango using a fluorescent lamp.

Air temperature

To grow a healthy and beautiful tree, remember that mango is afraid of any climate change. The optimum temperature is +21 +26 degrees. Therefore, it is not recommended to take it out to the balcony or garden, even in the warm summer period. Sudden rain, sudden changes in air temperature and wind are dangerous for a whimsical plant.

Humidity and watering mango

The plant absolutely does not tolerate dry soil, water the fruit at least 2 times a week. Do not overdo it, an excess of moisture is just as destructive as a lack. Use only settled water at room temperature.

Dry air is also unacceptable for a tropical guest. Periodically moisten the leaves of the plant with a spray bottle, maintain the optimum humidity level (70-80%). Apply a human technical achievement - a humidifier, or surround the pot with containers of water.

Fertilizer

Just growing a mango from a seed is not enough, the plant needs to be fed regularly. Only natural, organic fertilizers and stimulants will go to tender mango. To ensure proper growth, add humus to the tree pot. To do this, make a small circular indentation around the trunk, place fertilizer there and sprinkle with a small layer of soil on top.

Feed the mango with a fertilizer containing minerals and increased nitrogen once a month. This will preserve the green foliage.

Pruning and shaping the crown

In the wild, the mango grows high up, and the domestic specimen is as good as its tropical parent. If you do not plan to arrange a greenhouse from home, regularly care for the crown of the tree.

When an 8 leaf appears on the seedling, pinch the top. Once the bone tree reaches 1.5 meters in height, start shaping the crown. This usually happens a year after planting. It is better to prune the plant in spring, leaving 5 powerful branches. The places where branches are cut must be treated with garden pitch.

Mango transplant

If you originally planted a tree in a small pot, do not rush to move it immediately after the sprouts appear. Come back to this question in about a year. Mango is a rather capricious plant, sensitive to any changes.

To grow a mango, you need to provide room for root development. After the first year, renew the pot while increasing the height and depth of the container. As soon as the tree reaches the age of 3-5 years, this procedure is carried out no more than 1 time in 3 years.

Even if you take good care of the tree, water it correctly, illuminate it and feed it with useful substances, it is extremely difficult to grow fruits at home.

It is possible that at the 6th year of life, the plant grown from the seed will begin to bloom, and after 3 months it will give the first tropical fruits. But most often, to get fruit, a bud of a fruiting specimen from a nursery is grafted onto a homemade mango. After 2 years after grafting, the flowering period will begin, and the tree will begin to bear sweet fruits.

Date of publication:Growing at home

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7. Date

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Mango-mango

Feijoa

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Seed to Citrus

Pitted persimmon

Dried fruit date palm

Feijoa

Fig tree (fig)

Passion fruit (passionflower)

Lychee

Coffee tree

How mango grows in nature

How to grow mango from seed at home

Preparing mango seeds for planting

How to plant a mango

Mango tree care at home

Lighting

Air temperature

Humidity and watering mango

Fertilizer

Pruning and shaping the crown

Mango transplant

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