Ataulfo Mango Seedling Question
juventusopp
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Comments (30)Mine has a story...fast growing seedling for the first year- hardy to cold....then slowed in ground. Ok,I stuck with it...then it went a year with no growth. Another third year it started to grow..but very tightly spaced nodes. Early this winter I thought I might move it..then thought, the heck with it..that's another two years of waiting to seeing if its happy right? So what happens? This year- its 4th- its been growing like gangbusters..two small flushes and then one big one already this year on 75f summers in the bay area. I think Mangoes in California take time to adjust to clay soils. Some people in the state have more loamy clay and dont have as much a problem. Right now its about 4'. Very small for the age..but it looks normal,not stunted and leaves are full sized. One last...full sun. The more the better....See MoreQuestion about polyembrotic mango seedlings
Comments (1)I think you're right. The sexually reproduced one is usually bigger, and won't necessarily grow true. Gary...See MoreAtaulfo mango tree looks pitiful
Comments (13)Thank you all for your interest. Stan, weather varied a lot this year, with strong easterly wind and heavy rain. I heard that California is suffering from drought at the same time. Crazy weather! My potted lychee bloomed by the end of January, then rain killed all flowers. It bloomed again 2 weeks ago after I removed them. I wish that this lychee will set fruits after the subsequent bloom. A thunderstorm followed by tropical-like rain woke me up early this morning. Luckily, flowers are still there but some became tiny spherical buds (2 mm). Greeman, my problem happened in the early autumn, not now. The grass was closer than now. Since then, I removed some and it doesn’t grow further than the drip line. Some fava beans were planted on the north side. They will release nitrogen to the ground by the end of their life cycle. Soil is sandy, mulched with homemade compost and alfalfa pellets (not the ones for rabbits). Composted cow manure has been added a few weeks ago. Regarding water demand, maybe this one had not got the same amount of water, as we use hose irrigation. It gets the same amount of light as my adjacent Keitt. By the way, flower panicles emerge on this latter. Mangofang, I will not cut anything nor add fertilizer. Can I at least apply some micronutrients because this soil doesn’t contain enough zinc? I just purchased a product containing chelated boron, copper, iron, magnesium and manganese. We never dump any toxics in the yard nor use organochlorine pesticides. I will try to determine the right amount of water but I am wondering whether or not the watering method should not be changed, as the sandy soil quickly absorbs water. Maybe straw mulching is a good alternative because it decomposes slower than compost or manure and will reduce evaporation....See MoreMango Seedling
Comments (4)what is the problem ? it looks OK to me if it is just unfurling. Or, were the leaves open, and then it wilted ? tropicbreezent is correct. there is plenty of energy in the seed for a few weeks of growth. i would add a very light application of fish emulsion. you can do it now since it takes time for the microbes to feed on it. Do you know what type mango ? The ataulfo i think are polyembryonic and true to type. is this the only sprout from the seed ? (was it small and yellow?) ive grown lots of mango from seed,its a good learning experience before buyiong a grafted tree, and who knows, you may get fruit... maybe a little longer, but to me, there is no point in throwing it away if you have room... but then i have about 10 mango seedlings and dozens of other plants large and small...See Moregreenman62
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