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Mango Cultivation Methods
Mango Cultivation Methods. Mangoes are grown primarily by grafting and by seed in either containers or direct ground plantings. Mangoes thrive in full sun and in a well-drained soil with good fresh air circulation but protected from drying or cooling winds. In dry, desert climates they prefer protective shade and a northern exposure planting. They...
Mangoes are grown primarily by grafting and by seed in either containers or direct ground plantings. Mangoes thrive in full sun and in a well-drained soil with good fresh air circulation but protected from drying or cooling winds. In dry, desert climates they prefer protective shade and a northern exposure planting. They can be cultivated indoors in greenhouses or outdoors in semi-protected micro climate conditions in a deep volume of light sandy, loam or well-drained slightly clay soil with a pH between 5.5 and 7.5.
Growing from Seed
Mango seeds need to be removed from their outer husk and planted almost immediately to avoid even partial drying out. Lay the seed down in the soil so that the humped side is facing up and the apex of the hump is just level with the surrounding soil. Keep the soil moist and the seed will germinate in two to four weeks. Germination odds can be helped by applying heat to seedling trays or pots from the bottom. A garden heating pad will work well for this. When started from seed, a mango tree will bloom and bear in roughly three to six years, depending on conditions.
Grafting
Graft mango root stock and scions between May and August. Graft small trees, with the diameter of a pencil, using a whip graft. Graft larger trees with a crown wedge graft that will allow more than one scion to be insertined increasing odds of a successful graft. Using grafting wax or a plastic bag with a few drops of moisture in it improves the odds. Do not allow the raw wood of the graft site to dry or become exposed to the air. Select branches for grafting that have at least three to five swollen buds for each scion. For outdoor grafting, after covering the graft area with melted grafting wax or a moist plastic bag, make a loose perforated collar out of white construction paper or a white paper bag to act as a shade, preventing sunburn or drying of the grafted area.
Greenhouse Management
Mangoes grown in greenhouses require some special management practices to mimic natural outdoor growing conditions. Provide bright daily light at full sun strength for a minimum of 10 hours a day. Use fans to move fresh air around trees and push stale moist air out of the ventilation windows. Prepare a set-up to hose down the mango trees, early in the day, once a week. Hosing down the trees prevents or controls the infestation of mites and whitefly, which are common to mangoes.
