Growing Mango ‘Pickering’ in Containers - How to Grow Mangos

[@marinrands]

I grow pickering in a large 50 gallon container! My tree is 10-11 feet tall and 6-7 feet wide. I got 38 mangoes this year ❤ Wish I could post a picture for you to see it!

[@thinking7667]

Where are you growing your mango tree? Are you in the North? Do you bring it indoors?

[@GrowWhereYouArePlanted]

Great information! I acquired a potted pickering in November 2015. I didn't use a clay pot but did use a fast- draining potting mix. I tipped all ends to encourage a bushier plant. So far, so good. I had a vegetative flush mid-April and another veg. flush now, late June. I hope for one more flush before Summer's end. I wouldn't have expected fall blooms, but now I know to be watchful as the temps decline. My tree stays outdoors until nighttime temperatures fall below 40F. My tree is as big as your large, fruiting tree. Thanks!

[@agriperma]

I recommend this variety, even as a first tree. Pickering is an excellent tasting mango, it is easy to control ( growth ) and keep to the size you like. even in ground, a simple prune after harvest is all you need to keep it at the height you want. another added bonus to Pickering, is it is very precocious, it may even want to produce fruit, when it is too small still, best to cut off the flowers, and allow your tree to get bigger. I know the temptation is great and everyone wants to try out their own home grown fruit, but, you will set the tree back a whole year. so allow the tree to get at least to a adequate size. One last comment, mango trees seem to store their "energy" in the roots, which is used to produce/develop fruit. a larger container, will insure more fruit, and quality. just use yearly pruning to keep its size down to where you like it. container or ground, same deal.

[@maurolimaok]

Amazing how he manage to get results in such a small container. Bookmarked. Nice, very nice channel.

[@CatWarren]

Thank you for these videos, I really enjoy watching them for reference.

[@marinrands]

I also have an "Angie" Mango I just transplanted into a 100 gallon pot because it's reached 15 feet tall and was starting to tip over.

[@zenflortiz888]

Woooow nice mango plant 👍👍

[@manuelabolton6748]

Thank you for your information❣️

[@bindushojan2430]

wow its very nice to see mango in container i cant beleive this thanks for the video

[@kermit1]

Great video I purchased an ice cream mango recently. Please do a video on growing your sapodilla thanks

[@ricksmith1574]

Hello. I had a pickering last year and was great! I grew the seed and its a year old. Will it be close to what I had? Any thoughts? Anyone? Thanks

[@careenbundy715]

I'm living in Jamaica but my yard space is very small I don't have a clay pot but I have a bucket can it be used and if yes will my mango tree grow fruit in the future

[@LDebbieg]

Another awesome and very informative video! Thank you!

[@Elrond_Hubbard1]

Thanks for the info, I've been having luck over the past few years with growing my Mangos inside under a 600w sodium light then moving them outside around the end of May. Was able to get three nice fruit last year and hoping for some this year. Ever grow under HIDs?

[@LogeesPlants]

We have used lights especially during the winter months. Here in New England it can get rather dark. We generally suggest T5 full spectrum grow lights.

[@MsFishingdog]

great video thanks

[@chandra0102]

Thank you for posting this and other helpful videos on growing tropical fruit in cold climate. I am in NJ, zone 6b, and interested in growing figs, guavas, pomegranates, papayas, and possibly mangoes, all in containers. A couple of questions: Is your greenhouse heated for the winter, or such tropical plants grown in containers can survive zone-6 winters in an unheated greenhouse? Alternately, how would they do in winter if moved into a dimly lit walk-in basement where the temp doesn't get below around 50 degrees during winter. Thank you for any other tips and insights on growing these fruit in this climate.

[@LogeesPlants]

Yes we heat our greenhouses. The papaya, guava and mango need a heated sunny space to winter over i.e. sunroom or greenhouse. Figs and pomegranate, go dormant in winter and can be wintered in a cool/cold spot once the leaves have fallen off. However it needs to be cool enough to keep them dormant. A 50 degree space would probably be too warm over the course of winter to keep them from breaking into growth. In NJ you can winter figs outside with a wrap. If you have an unheated greenhouse the figs and pomegranates may make it in a mild winters. That is what is called a high tunnel and it does give you a zone or two higher in terms of growing.

[@pakcanworld8339]

Thanks for sharing

[@silkrose32]

Thank you for the information!

[@gioknows]

Great video. With a little tweak with your voice you could sound like Christopher Walken LOL. How cool would *THAT* be?

[@austintew252]

How does the nam doc mai compare to the pickering in a pot?

[@ricksmith1574]

Nam Doc Mai number 4 is the same as Nam Doc Mai but grows smaller and is better for pots. Gets the same size fruit though. Pickering is smaller and grows slower then both types of Nam Doc Mai.

[@adamb.8854]

Hi, what is your opinion on Glenn mangoes in pot? It grows 3 flushes not just two, it is early ripening variety.I think it is worth to mention, that the tree does not grow when it holds fruit, and usually it fruits only every 2. year, because it gives out new fruits on new wood...a branch that has already flowered, wont flower again..

[@LogeesPlants]

They do relatively well when grown in pots.

[@jamestropicals8262]

Will the leaves get sunburned if you put it in direct sunlight?

[@AliGendeel]

thank you excellent video ... very informative

[@IBDL_adventures]

correction: Mangos are original from India and southeast Asia. They are all over South American and the Caribbean now but are not from there. I think that if you get a bigger container like a 25g the tree will grow better and you will have at least 20 mangos. I have a smaller tree than that one now with about 10 mangos

[@nerobaobab4502]

Nice video:) thanks. As life has it, there's one thing u got me confused.. u said that if u tip or prune ur mango tree u will lose out on next years fruit.. I grow mangoes.. I tip them every year just after harvesting, and I get more flowers and fruit the next year.. by tipping u get more flowers.. what happened to ur trees?

[@LogeesPlants]

Depends when you prune and where you are.. As the flower bud forms on the last cycle of growth . Pruning at the wrong time will reduce the flowering. In containers in the north they grow slower than in the ground in tropical areas so any seasonal pruning can reduce flowering.

[@nerobaobab4502]

That's very well possible, I live on a tropical island. In any case it's best to prune the moment u harvest, take the fruit, cut the flower stem. Best way to keep parasites of.. the old flower stem attract parasites a lot

[@ichoudhury007]

5:14 "If you grow them in clay, and grow them what in we call a little tight in the pot"

[@LogeesPlants]

Yes, exactly

[@louiseahmedtropicalplantgr5000]

I have a grafted Osteen mango in a pot, what compost do you recommend as in acidic or non acidic, would pinebark help mixed with vermiculite?

[@LogeesPlants]

Acidic, and pine bark would be perfect!

[@louiseahmedtropicalplantgr5000]

LogeesPlants thanks for the info

[@RockTownCandy]

I've noticed that "leaf tip burn" usually happens in plants watered with "sink water", or "tap water". It's something in that stuff, that "kills" plants! Literally!

[@LogeesPlants]

Too much chlorine and other additives in the water causes some plants to experience discoloration, or burning, on the leaves. We generally recommend that if you are going to use tap water, to boil it and let it sit overnight and then use it to water the plant with it. :)

[@RockTownCandy]

I actually "DO" that, and about every 3 months I make "compost tea" and add to the water. I just got a mango to sprout, again... *4th time...so im trying to learn how to KEEP this one. Don't even know the variety, but it was small, yellowish green, strong flavor, almost TART, compared to some other "sweeter" varieties i've had.

[@zengrow3098]

@@LogeesPlants also some tap water is the wrong pH, where I am the tapwater is 7.8 pH and mangos like around 6.5 I believe... if you can collect and store rainwater that's the best. I'm now out of rainwater but I fill up my rain barrel with tapwater and pH it to 6.5 with citric acid and leave it uncovered for a day or two for the chlorine to gas out. Lotta work but my mango tree has no leaf burn and can adequately intake nutrients that a wrong pH'd watered tree can't.

[@dlhvac1]

Fluoride and not enough water in the heat when you water it should run out the bottom to remove salts from the water

[@nishapatel6217]

I got kesar mango which test best in the world

[@alexmcgarry5376]

Would i be able to do the same thing with a seed from a store bought mango? Can i dwarf it by keeping it in a pot and pruning it? Would it still produce fruit after 3 to 4 years?

[@LogeesPlants]

Unfortunately, the pickerings that we carry are grafted to fruit sooner. Usually withing about 3 years or so. A plant grown from seed can take much longer to produce fruit.

[@dpg613]

my mango tree (Alfonzo from seed) for 3 years doing good grown 10ft in the container. Suddenly last summer from top it's leaves turning dried and twig become black from bottom. So I cut off the top main stem to 6ft. Removed the soil completely and re-filled with new organic potting mix in a new bigger pot 16". It was doing good for 4 months and suddenly one of the branch leaves drooped and branch begging dried . I cutoff the branch. I did treat with copper fungicide and neem oil. I see there are fungus heads flyes in all my plant pots soil. They are flying every where. Could any one suggest what I should do further. I love this mango plant. I don't what to see it's dying. Please help

[@ArhamKhan-fv6zy]

Thanks for good information

[@krittikamanoja624]

Sir can you suggest me some tips how to care for grafted mango plants in container so that it wil be able to hold fruits... this year very small fruits were set... but they got dried one by one and fall off... please suggest me what should i do next year so that atleast one or two fruits ill able to get...

[@LogeesPlants]

They need to get to 3-4’ and branched before they will hold fruit. There isn’t enough strength or energy in a smaller plant to support the fruit and the plant gives them up. Obviously full sun is important tin keep the plant vigorous.

[@going2sleep]

40 years old! Wow

[@audreyasbey3745]

Please tell us about the feeding routine and products used

[@LogeesPlants]

Please see the attached care sheet: www.logees.com/media/care/pdf/Mangifera.pdf

[@dnomdelopez1921]

Inspirational...

[@nishapatel6217]

Please let us know where are you from and where did you grow mango trees

[@LogeesPlants]

We are located in Danielson, CT! We grow them here in our greenhouses.

[@nishapatel6217]

Thanks

[@MultiNyc1]

Will they pollinate in a greenhouse with no pollinators?

[@LogeesPlants]

Yes

[@awesomegwen92]

Can i transplant mine in the ground?

[@LogeesPlants]

These are hardy to a zone 10. As long as you live in a zone 10, the plant can survive in the ground. You can check your hardiness zone here: www.logees.com/hardinesszone

[@atifraza9603]

Pakistan have many kinds of mangoes

[@atifraza9603]

Good job

[@subramaniana7761]

Looks like indian bangalura.

[@Dhahran4]

hi, dear how long until producing fruit if you plant a mango seed ?

[@LogeesPlants]

at least 5-8 years

[@Dhahran4]

LogeesPlants thank you

[@careenbundy715]

Its a east Indian mango tree I'm trying to grow in pot because of limited space

[@KimiHayashi]

Do I need 2 mango trees to get fruits or?...

[@LogeesPlants]

No, you only need one tree.

[@suayhughes3220]

Thanks.

[@asianangler]

i have either a kent or glenn mango tree about this size in the video, bout 4, 5 years old, fairly healthy. It will not fruit, all these pea sized fruits just turn yellow and drop, none will grow any bigger. I water and fertilize, any idea what the reason is? Wrong variety to grow in a pot?

[@LogeesPlants]

Could be but if they are setting fruit they usually hold one or two as young trees. I’d repot it if you have the room to get it a little bigger and see if that doesn’t help. Also don’t overdue the nitrogen fertilizer so that the energy goes into the fruit and not the foliage.

[@miabhlub63]

I have a pickering mango tree. Mine's 5 years old. Bare fruits for me for the 4 years.

[@HaibTshajHaib]

I thought it's a small tree variety?

[@LogeesPlants]

When grown in a pot, the plant can reach up to about 5 ft at full maturity, however, if planted in the ground, it can double in size up to 10 feet tall.

[@vrushalitodkari5741]

👌👌👌👌

[@jonnybravo4186]

No bad