Then clean the pit thoroughly from the remains of the pulp and water it for a few days. After that, the core will be in Potting soil planted and germinate after a few weeks. The second method works much faster, in which you carefully open the cleaned core with a sharp knife or corkscrew and remove the germ.
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The germ is not watered, but immediately planted flat in the substrate. It needs a temperature of around 25 ° C to germinate. Place the seed pot in a warm place, for example near a heater, and spray the seedling daily with lime-free water. Rainwater is particularly suitable.
When waterlogged, the sensitive germ rot, but it must be kept moist at all times. Cover the nursery pot with clear foil or put a transparent cup over the seedling. Both act like a mini greenhouse.
The essentials in brief:
- only use ripe seeds for germination
- clean the core carefully and thoroughly
- Open the core carefully or soak for a few days
- Do not under any circumstances injure the germ when opening
- keep the substrate nice and moist during germination
Repot the young mango tree
If the nursery pot becomes too small, the mango tree has to be repotted. If possible, this shouldn't happen too soon. That is why you should choose a pot that is as tall as possible for germination, because Mango trees form long tap roots very quickly.
If the young plant has to be repotted and the long root breaks off, the mango tree often dies and all the effort was in vain. Give your mango tree a well-drained soil made from a mixture of equal parts of garden soil, compost and coconut fiber. So that excess Irrigation water does not build up, make sure there is a good drainage layer.
Tips & Tricks
Use only kernels from real ones ripe fruits. The core of an unripe mango will not germinate because it is not ripe itself.
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