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I really like the idea of trying to help people to help themselves so I have been on a mini campaign for myself to learn how to do things as cheap as possible that will generate the most benefit. For me to go out and actually grow a mango tree would be good but the cheapest way that I can do it is to put a post here on the Ecosea Dive site and encourage You to grow mangoes trees or for that matter any kind of fruit tree with the goal of feeding poor and improving their health.

One of the things that Obama is trying to do as well as the govenator is to improve the health of our youth by developing heathy eating habits. For me eating fruit was an adventure when I was a kid, as my aunt had apple pears and crab apple trees in her yard and if one wanted a piece of fruit towards the end of the season, you would need to go up into the tree and get it yourself. I had a big cousin who would pay us to go and get the big yellow bastards way up towards the top that he could not get to, as the tree would not support his weight that high up, as the branchs were smaller. So we got excersise and we got rewarded with fresh fruit which was allways delicious!

I was just out diving with my old dive company and they have a Dive camp on the islands and I thought what a waste that they don't have a bunch of free fruit growing like papayas , bananas, coconuts and mangoes so I sent this to my friend Guy who use to be a scientist and I am sure that he will get some of the trees growing now that he hs scientific detailed directions I hope that you start a few trees as well!

Growing mangoes from seed is actually quite easy. (All the seeds of the mangoes I eat, dry and freeze are thrown out in the garden as mulch, and they all grow...)

The most important step is the seed selection! If you take any old shop bought seed it may not grow true to type. The seed needs to come from what is called a "polyembryonic" variety.

What that means is that the seed will sprout several identical trees. And those seedling trees will be identical to the parent tree. They are clones.

Ideally you know the parent tree, it's from your area, grows really well and gets a bumper crop every year! If not, oh well. Get seed from a polyembryonic variety and at least you know that the fruit you harvest will taste the same.

(The most common commercial variety in Australia, the Kensington Pride—also known as Bowen-—is polyembrionic. It's also a vigorous tree and usually fruits reliably, so it is well suited for seed growing.
If anyone knows a good variety to recommend to US readers, please let me know.)

The best time to grow mangoes from seed is the beginning of the wet season (beginning of summer).

Eat a nice mango, remove as much flesh from the seed as possible and then let it dry for a day or two.

To germinate the mango seed you could just put the whole thing in a warm, moist place and wait for it to sprout. Then cut off all the seedlings except for one. (The smallest supposedly gives you the best fruit.)

Or, if you prefer to fuss over them (or if you have only one seed but want half a dozen trees) then you can carefully cut a corner of the fibrous big seed. Cut only just deep enough so you can see the two halves of the seed, and then break it open.

Inside you find several small bean shaped seeds. Hopefully they are white and not all grey or brown and shrivelled...

You can plant those mango seeds individually. They should take about ten days to sprout. I like to sprout my seeds right where they are to grow. That way I don't need to worry about hardening them off (getting a shade grown seedling used to full sun) or about transplanting shock. If you are worried about the little thing getting eaten, uprooted or trampled you can always put a barrier around it.

If you prefer to first grow your mango tree in a pot, follow the instructions for nursery trees when it comes to planting time:es of the seed, and then break it open.

Inside you find several small bean shaped seeds. Hopefully they are white and not all grey or brown and shrivelled...

You can plant those mango seeds individually. They should take about ten days to sprout. I like to sprout my seeds right where they are to grow. That way I don't need to worry about hardening them off (getting a shade grown seedling used to full sun) or about transplanting shock. If you are worried about the little thing getting eaten, uprooted or trampled you can always put a barrier around it.




The place where I got the information which I would suggest that you go and read all they have to say on mangoes, obviously very knowledgable and easy to read!

http://www.tropicalpermaculture.com/growing-mangoes.html



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