Because I know everyone out there in internet-land is really interested in the progress of my plants… I would like to take this opportunity to announce the sprouting of my very first Mango tree. It’s a bit slimy and gross and looks like a squid, but just as any parent thinks their purple slimy fresh baby is cute… i think my mango seedling is also cute.
In case anyone is wanting to grow a mango tree of your own, here is how it’s done:
- Go to Aldi and buy a mango.
- Eat the mango and set the pit aside.
- Carefully pry open the pit with a knife or something and remove the seed.
- Place the seed in a pot, covered by about 1/4″ of cactus soil (that’s what I had and it worked…. maybe regular potting soil would work just as well?).
- Water it thoroughly and seal the pot in a large plastic bag to keep the humidity level high.
- Place a small space heater nearby to keep the soil temp above 80 degrees.
- After a week or so, it should germinate. At least mine did.
And while I’m on the topic of my plants, I will also update everyone on my indoors citrus grove. My lime tree has some mini limes starting to grow and the lemon tree has a clump of potent smelling flowers. Still nothing on the tangerine or orange.
These are limes-to-be. Right now they are covered in some really sticky substance that was left behind from the flowers. I have no idea what it is.
This lemon tree is about 2 years old and flowering for the first time.
Ooh, more plant pictures!
Fun! I am glad to have friends with weird interests. It makes me feel normal. 🙂 I bet you could grow all kinds of tropical things in my hot tub room. It’s always warm in there bc of all the windows.
wow. how did you get the lemon tree to flower? is there anything that you did in particular? i have a lemon tree that is about 1.5 yrs. old. i would love to get it to flower
Not that I know of. I just potted them and kept them in a sunny room with some extra 6500k cfl lights for a few hours during the shorter days through winter. Then I took them outside during the summer. The lemon and the lime started flowering in their second year and the orange and tangerine have yet to flower. Actually the lemon is in the process of flowering again!
is the lemon a seedling,they take like 8 years to flower.if its not what is it and how did you get the plant material.
I believe it is a cutting because it flowered the year after I bought it. I got them from michigan bulb or gurney’s or somewhere like that…. but i forget which one exactly.