Growing Mango Trees from Seeds, Days 249-573

[@ap3montes739]

I planted a mango tree a couple momths ago. It's a very lovely plant. I've noticed it's also that of a "sprinting" grower: it doesn't show signs of new leaf sets for a long time, but then it suddenly grows one in about a week. Lightning fast.

[@gisellebryant3579]

Mango Tree tips: I grow successful mango trees and I suggest the following... 1. I do not use sand as soil. I use a mixture of potting soil and bark chunks for aridity. In fact, I have never been successful using sand! Sand condenses/compresses and kills roots. Maybe in nature they do ok...don't use sand! 2. When you were re-potting the mango tree, I was screeching while you shoved the sapling into the sand...have you ever rubbed your feet into the sand on the beach? It scrapes your feet and gives you a pedicure! So as you shoved the poor plant into the sand, I bet you tore off any tender remaining roots while you shoved it into the pot! Yikes! 3. Don't use refined table sugar...its natural honey which contains natural antibiotic/anti fungal properties and food properties for the plant. Good luck!

[@mrdavman13]

My soil mix for my mangos is about 30% organic potting soil, 20% coco coir, 25% compost (leaves and table scraps), and 5% ground clay pots and 20% native soil which is hard dry sandy clay. It is actually a great soil mixture, and thriving with springtails from the compost. The soil holds water great, so only 1 or 2 watering are needed a week if you get the pot nice and wet. Maybe some light mistings to keep the springtails happy. But I planted a few mango seeds, one I let grow a good size stem in a bag. The others just had long tap roots and developing root balls. When I put them in the soil, they took off immediately, and actually I have seen roots come up and burrow back down, and have seen them swell up about three times the size in diameter. I have had about three sets of leaves come up on all the seeds, now a total of four sets from the one that has sprouted in the bag. But they have grown about four inches tall in less than a month in the ground. I think the compost and small ecosystem is helping them along greatly. The roots are shooting through the soil and growing deep, my pots are just clear hard plastic so I can see them go down along the sides, and they went from the top few inches of soil down about 6 inches now in the deepest two pots and the third is more developing along the top but that ones roots were more tangled to begin with, they’re the ones that keep poking up and reorienting themselves. It’s wild to see, but I may say throw in some organic material in your soil and you’ll see them take off, with no periods of stasis. My next experiment with my next three seeds will have some loaded biochar in the soil. One of my compost bins has some activated charcoal soaking up microbes getting ready to give it all back to my plants. Happy growing

[@creativecasitallc]

Man that tree looks good! Mine is a little baby compared to that! I’m now at 7 months it’s been outside in the Arizona Desert for 4 months now and it’s doing really well!

[@petergeorge9004]

This plant is extremely healthy wow! It would be great if you could find somewhere to plant it in the ground... also first!

[@Yeetical]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG, IM SO EXCITED

[@VeganChiefWarrior]

your progress is a testament to Gary Matsuokas teachings forsure, the mango seems to be growing at about the speed youd expect it to grow in the ground in the right climate, well done!

[@TheMelvinWei]

Watching his videos was a real eye-opener. Once I heard him explain what causes root rot I was sold.

[@Pepso8P]

The new growth is really nice! I am loving how it split into 3 branches, I am sure it will look much nicer when it grows bigger than if it was just 1 stem. I think the abundance of air in the new soil mixture really helped the plant to grow its roots back. My plant is having a similar issue as yours had, so it was interesting to see how yours got through it. Although mine stopped growing after the second set of leaves emerged, most likely due to combination of not well draining soil and those small almost transparent worms. I changed the soil and threw away the rotting remainder of the seed full of larvae, hoping for the eaten/rotten roots to regenerate. The remaining leaves started dying after several weeks, so I checked on the roots again and found something similar as you did - a tap root with basically no side roots. I tried replanting it one last time to a soil with much more sand in it and I put a plastic bag over the top so the leaves are in moist air. It's been a few months now since then and the plant hasn't died yet, I can even see a new green emerging from the dried out top. I am not 100% sure if the plant will make it, but there is a chance. Even if it doesn't, I started growing 2 new plants in the meantime, so unless they go the same way, I should have at least 1 plant in the end.

[@TheMelvinWei]

Sounds like your seedling was growing in potting mix or something like compost with fungus gnat larvae infesting the mix. Try pure sand if it doesn't show signs of growth.

[@Pepso8P]

@@TheMelvinWei I always mix garden soil with compost and sand and have good results with most of my plants, but the risk is that every now and then fungus gnats show up and cause problems. I just got unlucky with the "season of fungus gnats". I can see the positives of growing in almost pure sand, but I prefer compost as it has got nutrients in it. The sand mixture need fertilizer from the very start, which I prefer not to use too much.

[@hatimel148]

Plants don't have to be watered in front of the sun, they will burn Try to water them in the evening when there is no sun I like this little tree really amazing nice work

[@ElexGamingLifeSafetyGuy]

My mango plant went through the same phase, I think when it stopped growing, it was due to the low temperatures and since I live in Moreno Valley, it gets pretty cool over there during the nights in winter (around the mid 30s). After that, the main stem died so growth stopped for a while. After that, I didn't see any growth for a couple of months until exactly three stems started to grow from it. I also noticed the same brown spots on the leaves, I think it's from a lack of sunlight which makes the leaves die. Overall great series, my mango plant is a year and a half old and it's doing great!

[@davensky1804]

I've been through the same thing I have a mango plant it's close death i only left two leaves its at least 3 months old im going to a scientific approach like you i now understand chemical fertilization last time i used miracle grow i killed my small plants im a new bin gardener like you, only 6 months of experience and im gonna revive that shit I've been inspired and ill try everything to revive it.

[@shanesheoran3492]

I live in Melbourne, freezing nonstop rain in winter or hot and dry in summer, totally opposite to tropical. Last 12 months, I have spent plenty of weekend time trying to grow mango from cuttings (almost 50 cuttings), sadly they all failed to root. Now trying to grow mango tree from seed, planted two seeds in very large pot (20 Litres Pot) (just in case one does not germinate).

[@HappyFarmUrbanPermaculture]

Mangoes don't grow from cutting even in the tropics. Either from seed, grafting or airlayering.

[@davensky1804]

Melvin I restarted another coconut and examined it i took about two week to get a sign of life, it hasn't popped out of the soil but if you dig a little bit you can kinda see it not asking you to do a series if you have time or space in the future try it if you want to im ok with you not wanting to no prob.

[@thesodlesswonderer.in8796]

Your soil mix makes sense to me. Here in sfl where we grow mangos in ground, our soil is mostly sand. Our leaf tips are almost always brown, but we grow for fruit, not aesthetics, so we dont really care. Maybe you'd have better luck with a palm fertilizer over the miracle grow. Lower N vs other macros? Just an idea. I hope you get fruit!

[@RealEmilErg]

wow this is becoming such a beautiful tree!

[@ayanbossyt7536]

Will this happen to ever plant please reply

[@mangalthorat5003]

Thanks for your time pass

[@Unicornmeme123]

Hello, I planted a mango tree this year and I have a friend from India who told me that the mango tree is very specific and this tree does not like too much water, it can last a long time without water. I water my mango tree only when I see that the soil is dry and then I water because this tree does not like water and you can destroy your roots if you water them like a normal tree other than that they like warm in room temperatures they grow just fine

[@TheOfficalLilLen]

What happened to your Dragon fruit?

[@gioknows]

I'm growing mangoes in soil. I live in Canada so I can only have them outside in the sun for 5 months. They really are hard to grow but after less than a year one of them is about 4 feet tall. I have them in a grow tent indoors under good grow lights and they are doing very well. I hope to build a greenhouse in my backyard this year. My wife is from Colombia and they grow to 40 feet at least down there. The amount of fruit they produce is unreal.

[@shanesheoran3492]

In cold climate, Mango tree height will be limited. Since for 6 to 8 months in a year it is too cold, hence it will see no growth at all & tree will never grow tall.

[@blessisrael6455]

I’m confused; what works best when you transfer from germinated seed to soil ? I have sand but I don’t know anything about clay soil; what about coco coir and sand ? Would that work from the beginning to the end ? And do you introduce light as soon as you transplant the seed ? Thanks !

[@laurynastruskauskas6586]

Hey Melvin, Loved the vid, keep up the great work, you are one of my favourite channels

[@leynaabbey]

Many fruit trees also have a dormancy period too

[@tigrisend]

Why not go 100% sand? I did so with my avocado and bell pepper plants. Works perfectly👌

[@TheMelvinWei]

I have all this sand/clay soil mix that's over 90% sand, I don't want to throw it away. It's functionally almost the same as 90% sand.

[@Spetsialista]

How long till a mango from seed start to fruit? I have one and I think is 6-7 months old and very small.

[@profilyd9391]

my mango tree is getting new leaf buds i usually buy grafted mango trees cuz you never know what you’re gonna get polyembryonic or monoembryonic but its your choice so you can do whatever you want

[@foxygirl9239]

It’s been months since I grew mango I need to put a lot water?

[@edferro3574]

Thank you for the update I love the way you do your vids and you know that I wanted this update thank you again for the notification that you sent me

[@salkha1236]

Is lovely to see you again you update.

[@nishabuttercup]

The bottle squeak was legendary 😭 but we grow and we glow! 💁🏽‍♀️

[@TheMelvinWei]

Haha

[@iamwarren219]

There was annoyance and comfort with that bottle squeak haha!

[@karynasmith6026]

Thanks be patient it will take more than 8 years to grow and give mango fruits but it need to be replanted in the ground

[@davensky1804]

Shits tuff rn you should have about 500k so underrated but your videos are tuff you'll get there.

[@TheMelvinWei]

Thanks Davensky Pro. That's how it's always been for my channel, I have a high views to subscriber count. In terms of view growth I'm happy with 2020.

[@davensky1804]

Okay keep it up tho

[@ljushastighet]

Where is the time lapse

[@abstracttom.cleanelephanto5659]

I’m a long time viewer

[@Lovekarunai]

I would have thought that that was too much water! 😯 Many other videos I have watched states mango 🥭🌲 loves plenty of water

[@VeganChiefWarrior]

perhaps a mini soil experiment would be something youd be interested in just for fun like im doing with papaya in sand, soil, potting mix, compost, screened compost, and clay, although my experiments are failing hard atm i tried with watermelon seedlings but i dunno whats going on i think i let them get 2 lanky inside then the wind broke them when i put em outside and with the papaya for some reason all of the leaves shrivveled up and its turned more into just trying to see if i can keep anything alive lol, papaya and watermelon.. hardest plants for me to grow on earth, with the papaya im guessing its an oxygen issue after transplanting

[@ajtan06]

I wonder if this will now lead to a more bushy plant, since it just split into three beautiful branches. If not, I wonder what could be done to get a bushier plant anyway since the growth seems to be very vertically oriented. Maybe pruning?

[@cirrocumulus1948]

If too hot (generally 45°c) the enzymes for photosynthesis get damaged, so the plant can’t photosynthesise so please keep your plant much cooler than 45° however don’t keep it cold as the enzymes for photosynthesis will be slower.

[@TV-yj9mh]

Do you think this mango tree gonna bear fruits? And when?

[@mathewbetts4756]

Do you use acidic soil Melvin? Ive learned that alot of tropicals need Acidic soil to be able to absorb any nutrients

[@rosshopkins2063]

Mangos need more gravel so the soil can dry faster. And thats a fungus on the leaves. Look how it spreads in little circles...thats not cause of the plants vesicles.

[@kenolsen4910]

Oh my godfather, cut the taproot in half, a pinch of rootblast in your mix, n your mango will love you. Good gardening.

[@MohsinRaza-ii6fm]

My mango seedlings stop growing after 6 inch to 1 feet. What to do?

[@emyywolf]

Maybe it’s too moldy, maybe not enough air, maybe not enough water. Maybe the seed is damaged or rotten or broken. Maybe they need to be cleaned 🧹. Maybe they need some air. Maybe they need filtered water. Maybe they need more heat. There’s so much could be wrong.

[@MohsinRaza-ii6fm]

@@emyywolf i can apply all these to different seeds this summer. Thank you

[@SuperTeddy222]

The sand is the best for mango growing from seed?

[@TheMelvinWei]

Sand is the safest to prevent against root rot but any high drainage mediums or mixtures should be good.

[@SuperTeddy222]

@@TheMelvinWei top!

[@jaydahteaunna]

Can you adopt my plants? They need a loving father.

[@mangalthorat5003]

Why do you remove that it can grow dare self

[@leynaabbey]

Why not use compost?

[@tyrrellzamor8096]

Whens the next video??

[@VeganChiefWarrior]

love your back pack sprayer, i just have a pump one, got some really cool little sprayer with some natural cleaning product that is like semi automatic aswel its so strange, you press the trigger and then it sprays for like 3 seconds after u press the spray, no batteries or anything

[@andreiandrei3230]

Just use normal soil mixed with pearlite,and don't water until the pot is dry

[@loganthewolverine3405]

Mango needs warm climate that's what hindered growth of your tree. In India you get same result of your 500 days in just 200 days

[@seraj.]

try uncovering the crown of the roots, mango trees tend to feel suffecated if you cover the top of it roots

[@boolzai5154]

Hi melvin I don't think its 90% soil, i think its the time mango is sometime need alot of time to provide new grow

[@chirag285]

Add some vermicompost 2tsf every week Then u will slove all ur problems

[@dr.temitopeogunsakin7385]

where is your location so we can identify with your USDA zone?

[@TheMelvinWei]

Likely 10b. Coastal San Diego, California.

[@yamenezziddin8019]

Good job!

[@viniciusfranca3302]

Why don't you build a wormery? It makes incredibles results!

[@Kewlneasy]

Need me to graft that forya?

[@matthewvankomen1526]

Love your videos keep it up!

[@motamota2043]

Your using sand it’s obviously not going to grow roots

[@davensky1804]

Finally its here

[@Lovekarunai]

Sand does not have good drainage

[@Diego-ud3nb]

Pls dont overfertilize mango trees they dont need that much!

[@100sh0tsbehindher]

Agree💯. I guarantee if you just put a mango tree in the ground and not fertilize it. You’ll get mangoes.

[@davidkoba]

pretty sure you are overwatering lol.

[@TheRodrigo0987654321]

Love this series Melvin but I have to say, I understand you not wanting to have organic matter in your pots, but to be honest if you had just a bit in that mineral mix that you have (lets say 10% organic like compost: 20% clay : 70% sand) I believe your plants would be doing better. My 120 days mango (30% perlite and sand : 30% sphagnum moss : 40% compost) looks just like this one you're showing in this video, more than one year apart! I get that with time you say that the decay matter can be a problem, but we both take so much care with our plants that the extra needs wont be an issue considering the health and bigger growth that it causes! Anyways, just a tip for you, I enjoy each and every video you make, Much love from Brazil!

[@TheMelvinWei]

My mango plant lost ten months from that transplant and cutting of the roots. It also got no sun for about 5 months. I don't see how you can compare your mango plant and mine especially since Brazil has a much better climate for growing these trees.

[@TheRodrigo0987654321]

@@TheMelvinWei thats my point! Perhaps that ten months lost you had would not happen if your soil mix had some organic matter on it for the mango to absorv and grow from! As for the climate, I can assure your is just a good for the mango as mine, since I'm the south east from here, pretty much the only diference is the rain frequence, since it rains more often here. Just saying, you should give it a shot, not like the old series where you used only those ready to use potting mix, try your own, with clay, sand and some organic in it! I would love to watch it!

[@iamwarren219]

Congrats, mango tree is looking good. You may even get fruit soon

[@davensky1804]

almost 40k i remember you were at 20 just this summer.

[@RollTheWindowsUp_WISAD]

Bro mangoes have spurts of growth. U will never see a change days even weeks after fertilizer...damn man if only u could see my mango from seed 1 year old

[@davensky1804]

And lastly its just like you pinched the shoot stem so the leaves multiplied just like a pepper plant

[@darrenarney5808]

I think you waterd it to much when fertilizing the plant

[@noahtavares306]

I grew my 5th mango seed, after its first set of leaves the top growth burnt to a crisp, then the nodes burnt, and then it got attacked by insects. Yours looks great though!

[@robinosker3333]

Why growing from seeds go to nursery directly bring this big plant from shop

[@emyywolf]

Why tf would you plant on sand??? Why not soil

[@JuanGaming-qm7un]

if you think that your plant is giving you a hard time then you should see mine it's been almost a year and it hase only grown 4 leaves and is 4 inches tall......😤😓

[@TheMelvinWei]

Damn. I'm still struggling with mine. It's in full sun since the new year and lost all its leaves yet again.

[@jeronimomartinez5087]

it looks like my mango tree infected i used some anti bacteria spray and recovered

[@jeronimomartinez5087]

and if sunburn led light more better

[@SurvivedaReset]

1 teaspoon per your blue bottle. Stop wastiing sugar please. I jut wanna help you save money. 1 tblspn per gall is 1 teaspoon per quartz or 32 oz If it is 1.7 L just use 1 teaspoon and 1/7 of a teaspn ... just use a bit less or 1.5 teaspoon

[@gayatriagrawal4806]

The fertilizer is looking like detergent powder XD

[@Bakugou1597]

Maybe you water your plants too much

[@Lovekarunai]

I think if he mixed that sand and clay with moss and clay pebbles will help with drainage

[@CesarAquino-ej3zd]

Your killing that poor tree

[@mangalthorat5003]

Omy God I was scary that the planet is die

[@robinosker3333]

Go and grow in ground 😂🤣

[@elmarsami3997]

I think the sand to clay ratio is not ideal for the plant, maybe you should try 50 : 50

[@laurynastruskauskas6586]

He tried 50:50 and it didnt drain fast enough

[@diavalus]

I think the clay is the problem. I would have tried pure sand. I do have a lemon tree in pure sand and is doing very well in a pot. Last year it had over 20 lemons and this year I did not count them all but I am pretty sure it has over 60 lemons. And again, is 4 parts sand mixed with 1 part LECA balls. L.E.: I think he still has a lot of clay in the mix, my sand is draining within seconds, maybe takes around 5-7 seconds to drain.

[@elmarsami3997]

How about using some organic matter like compost

[@diavalus]

​@@elmarsami3997 Organic matter will increase the water holding and then is breaking down into super small particles which will clog your mix, which is a big no-no. Unless you grow mushrooms, don't mix compost with mineral soil. If you really want to use compost, let's say for increasing the nutrients level (which is not very efficient anyway, unless you're growing small plants), put it on top of the soil and replace it every few weeks. But if you want to keep a plant in a pot for long time, mineral soil is the only option because it doesn't break down over time. Anything else which breaks down, like compost, bark and so on, should be placed on top like a mulch. Nature does the same, by the way.

[@TheMelvinWei]

My homemade planters don't drain fast, the holes are small so the dirt and sand won't run out of the wastebaskets.