What Mango Seed Grows the Best Tree?

Mango seeds come in two types: polyembryonic and mono embryonic. Learn the difference between the two and decide which type is best for you.
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[@maremacd]

Hope your son is ok and can continue to enjoy the literal fruits of dad’s labor. 🤗

[@SleepyLizard]

He is! We are happy to report he's not allergic to mangos. Must have been something else. and lucky for him because as you can see he's surrounded by them.

[@maremacd]

@@SleepyLizard Lucky indeed!

[@SleepyLizard]

@@maremacd he's been eating a lot of them too.

[@heerasingh7844]

Awesome buddy 👍 thanks for sharing great job well done 👌✌️✅🥭🥭🥭🥭🥭🥭🥭🥭

[@Mr.-un6yl]

His son is the literal fruits of dad’s labor. 🤗

[@hectorrodriguez2686]

I am growing avocados but will try mangoes soon. This is a great no-nonsense channel from a person who likes to share and is a good teacher.

[@SleepyLizard]

good luck with the mangos

[@FarrenCartooneseAnimator45]

Growing mango you need to wait like 3 years to grow into a fruit

[@StarvrosMitchell]

Very informative, currently starting a nursery for mango and avocado and I really need this good quality of content. I really enjoy this type of agriculture involving fruit trees. I am viewing from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean.

[@SleepyLizard]

Hello from Florida

[@jeffreyjbyron]

Dude, I've been gardening for years and I can't believe I didn't know this stuff. This channel is so great. It inspires me to become a teacher in my own field. I just wish I had florida climate for tropical fruits and peppers. Northern CA we can grow a lot, mangoes and pineapples are hard.

[@SleepyLizard]

Jeffrey, thank you for your encouraging words. yes I'm very grateful to live in a climate that makes growing the fruit I love so easy. Have you ever tried to do a pineapple indoor? It takes a long time but it might work.

[@delonixregia6604]

One of the best gardening informational videos from the thousands I have seen on you tube very interesting and actually gave me answers about mango trees I have been asking for years

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you. I appreciate the compliment.

[@RestInPeaceBlackMamba]

It’s been five years and I finally got one mango fruit. Thank you so much.

[@SleepyLizard]

yes!

[@nawazansari4570]

Just when I thought I knew a lot about mangoes, this guy comes in and completely destroys my notion of being somewhat of an expert on mangoes 😲😂😂. Very informative video. From Texas.

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you

[@selliott1313]

My mind was just blown! How massively informitive!!!!

[@SleepyLizard]

thanks for the comment!

[@MontanaPreston]

I'm sure know this but mangoes contain the exact same chemical found in poison ivy and poison oak. It is mainly found in the sap that is on the mango skin when you pick a fresh one. Each year I get a horrible allergic reaction when I pick and clean a bunch of our Haitian mangoes. I try to be careful but it's easier said than done. It's possible that your son had the same thing going. I can usually eat them just fine but man if i get too much sap or skin whie eating my face and body gets swolen and itchy! Love your stuff!! Truly been an inspiration to me!

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you Montana and you are exactly right. We discovered he's allergic to the sap not the fruit. He can eat them but not touch the sap. Discovered the same thing about my wife too when she helped me pick a few hundred lbs last week.

[@Pizza-gb1ch]

Ever try wearing gloves?

[@ryanbiscoglia7074]

Excellent. You answered a lot of questions I was embarrassed to ask. Thank you!

[@SleepyLizard]

I appreciate your comment.

[@marlonpfalzgraf2198]

I brought two mango seeds home from a Thailand vacation last year (the mangos were damn tasty there) and wondered why the seeds sprouted into each 3 or 4 plants. I am so happy now to know that they grow true to seed. Thank you for the video. Much love from Germany

[@SleepyLizard]

good luck growing your mangos

[@sotoramirezl7]

Very helpful video, been trying to grow a mango tree myself but haven't had success yet. Quick pointer, Ataulfo mango is originally from Chiapas, México not California, named after his original owner Ataulfo Morales (Ataulfo had a mango tree in his backyard and an agricultural engineer asked for permission to create a graft with his variety and named it after him).

[@SleepyLizard]

thanks for the history lesson

[@lashawnrogers6316]

Thanks for the accurate origin of this mango

[@obiagelindoeche904]

Thanks a lot for the lecture. I have about 4 mango trees in my compound, but growing big. I never new of all that you taught through this channel. Am going to try your method.

[@SleepyLizard]

fantastic. Please let us know how it goes.

[@gmemoosorto7614]

Awesome to see father and son doing what they love to do together

[@SleepyLizard]

He's a huge help with all the work we have here.

[@growyourownavocados]

Excellent video! In Northern California growing mango from the seed is the way to go. Grafted varieties just suffer here.

[@SleepyLizard]

I was not aware of that.

[@growyourownavocados]

​@@SleepyLizard I am told from someone in Central Valley that Manila works as the rootstock out here. So perhaps that is the issue with varieties grafted from Florida.

[@backyardwarrior90]

Cool to see you mentoring the next generation.

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you, I couldn't run this place without him.

[@gioknows]

I always learn so much from this channel. I have planted at least 20 mango seeds over the years and I could only get two of them to sprout and I sort of got frustrated and gave up trying, but now that I am going to try again and with the right type of mango. I will keep my eye open to see if there any Haitian mangoes available. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada 🍁

[@SleepyLizard]

Hi Gio, Wow, growing mangos in Canada. You sure do like a challenge don't you! thank you for the compliment.

[@gioknows]

@@SleepyLizard Just learning (a lot from you) and practicing for when I move to South America.

[@nancytharp8213]

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing Tom, Nohe,and Tommy. 🙏😎🏖🏝

[@SleepyLizard]

Glad you liked it Nancy.

[@jbcoupet1]

I have been watching this channel for quite some time now. I was surprised to see Haitian mango on this episode. The Haitian mango that you presented is call "Mango Fransik". It is one of the best mangoes in Haiti. Most Haitian mangoes are poly-embryonic and have fibers and they are all delicious mangoes that are unique only to Haiti; unless exported to other places.

[@SleepyLizard]

they are among my favorite mangoes. so delicious

[@jennyg2525]

I had a Haitian Mango tree and it produced many mangoes, very sweet and great tasting. I wasn’t fond of the fiber but the taste was so good. My Neigbors always looked forward to getting some from me. Then Hurricane Irma came along and wiped out several of my mango trees including Haitian Mango. I had also the Nom Dac Mai Mango which is my favorite of them all. Top 1.

[@SleepyLizard]

Irma clobbered us too. Haitian mango is so good...totally worth the fiber

[@edserrano1803]

Awesome Mango varieties which i want to buy regularly.

[@SleepyLizard]

so delicious

[@raz0229]

I've always been intrigued but that exotic bright-red mango variety that is not available here in South Asia. The colors suggest it would be extra pulpy. What's it called?

[@SleepyLizard]

I'm not sure which one you are referring to. We have. a lot of bright red varieties. I think I name each one in the video.

[@mwnemo]

Awesome video, maybe Tommy is just allergic to the skin of mangoes. Could of been some was in that smoothie.

[@SleepyLizard]

We think he must have come into contact with something else. Lucky for him because he LOVES mango. I appreciate your concern for him. thank you

[@comfortablynumb9342]

In Costa Rica I saw lots of different mangos. Most of them were from random trees and had small yellow fruit but there are lots of shapes. Some are like a kidney and others more round. Some people have grafted mangoes but most are hybrids or unknown varieties. They call the bigger green and red ones mangas instead of mangos. The big ones seem to get worms there so most people have yellow fruits. I'd love to check out those trees with you during the fruiting season. I could learn a lot and you probably would too.

[@SleepyLizard]

there's a club near me that take a trip to a new country every other year hunting mango varieties.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

@@SleepyLizard cool. They'd be missing the boat if they didn't go to Costa Rica. I've learned a lot from you about how the seeds work. I was definitely confused because I thought every mango tree was a hybrid from 2 trees or maybe pollinated by the same tree's pollen. Now I understand that there are a bunch of possibilities. Thanks. How do they get the seeds back to the states? That's definitely something that would be confiscated by Customs, unless they have a work around I don't know about.

[@cleanzypinkney3231]

Wow!! love your content. Just when you think you've viewed all the vids on growing mangoes you learn something new. I live in Jacksonville, FL (northeast Florida-zone 9a, 9b), what type of mango variety would work best in my climate? or is there one at all?

[@SleepyLizard]

all varieties will grow in 9b and up

[@fn6243]

Thank you for highlighting our 🇭🇹 mango which is called “Fransik mango”😊 it truly is one of a kind!

[@SleepyLizard]

so good and thank you for the pronunciation

[@emmanuelnishaka4006]

I have an old mango tree that is no producing anything. Is it possible to graft it and get fruits from it after so long with no Profit ?

[@SleepyLizard]

@@emmanuelnishaka4006 yes, that is called top working and you can prune back the tree then graft onto it.

[@romanzakharyan7381]

The guy wanted as quickly as possible outta there😂. But the rest was very interesting and informative.

[@SleepyLizard]

yeah I'm sure he had an important game of call of duty to play 🤣

[@romanzakharyan7381]

@@SleepyLizard That's for sure. I've always wanted to live in such a climate, where every type of fruit can be grown. Florida is just a piece of Heaven on the earth. Anyway, good luck and don't forget to make new Videos regularly.

[@adrianr9307]

I grow mangos from seed here is Sth Australia, my mango of choice is Kensington also referred to as Bowen and Kensington Pride, Kensington is Australia's most popular mango and is Polyrmbryonic, I however do not grow the seeds to get fruit I use the seedlings as rootstock that I V graft known reliable great consistent varieties to so I know exactly what I will get and when. The V graft is also known as the Wedge graft, get some mango seedling and start practicing the V graft.

[@SleepyLizard]

sounds like you got quite a nice operation going!

[@thanasisbratzos8754]

Very nice explanation, thank you. We have the same thing in Greece with mandarin trees in the sidewalk. The fruit is disgusting, and never understood why they didn't grow regular tasty fruit trees instead

[@SleepyLizard]

ah I wasn't aware of that

[@DrBiliman]

I love the Thailand mango Nam Dok Mai I think I eat to much Haiti mango Nam Dok Mai number one you need to go to Guadeloupe 😊

[@SleepyLizard]

I love it too, so delicious

[@stephanied6451]

This is so helpful. I have a very alien looking seed from a Alan Pur Banashem and I could not find anyrhing on google whether it is mono or poly. Thanks for sharing

[@SleepyLizard]

let us know what the seed gives you

[@johnnyv303]

Way to try to kill your boy on camera 😂 but def. made for a great video! 😂

[@SleepyLizard]

hahahahaha. Gotta toughen these kids up

[@courtneyadhd]

Question: if a variety is not true to seed, will all of its seeds produce the same variety as each other (even if not the same as the mother tree), or is each and every seed a separate gamble?

[@SleepyLizard]

each and every seed is separate and new

[@chinatownboy7482]

Tommy Mango is fibrous, and lackluster in flavor.

[@SleepyLizard]

Yes, Tommy has some fibers and the Haitian variety I ate has a lot of fiber. I like a Tommy if it's really big and mature.

[@sofiacantuu]

The way you talk and explain everything is so amazing! You have a way to wrap people's attention so easily and that's so cool!!! I'm amazed... truly amazed. You would be an amazing teacher for kids these days... I would've loved to grow watching and listening to you teach all of these things. I know some stuff because my dad loves his banana and papaya "trees" so much that he plants them everywhere we move and provide a really fresh and cool environment to backyards. Hi, from Cancún, México!🥭

[@SleepyLizard]

you just made my day

[@zamboanganbeats]

How do u grow a bad tasting mango? I've only ever tasted sweet or more sour ones? But I still like both

[@SleepyLizard]

you really love mangos don't you?

[@JoseSantos-zj3ll]

Nam Dok Mai the yellow mango from Thailand.

[@SleepyLizard]

I love picking them they have a fragrant soapy smell.

[@rockinroller59]

Why keep repeating TRUE TO SEED, NOT TRUE TO SEED constantly for minute’s! Do you assume we’re so dumb that we won’t understand!

[@SleepyLizard]

all good communicators understand the value of repetition.

[@thedesertgardner101]

OMG. I love you man! You removed so much confusion from my mind. Thank you.

[@SleepyLizard]

Glad I could be helpful and thank you for the comment.

[@jeffery8928]

This was helpful as I have planted a few PPK and OS seedlings that I would like to graft onto a mature stump to possibly add a new family member (I love the Lemon Merengue (Orange Sherbet, Lemon Zest) and Zill Indochinese (Sweet Tart, Kathy, Buttercream) lines so would l love another similar but different flavor and/or season

[@SleepyLizard]

wow, you have great taste!

[@IMakeWhateverVideos235]

Another great informative video that you make fun, factual and enjoying to watch! With that being said MEH trees always has to ask extra questions lol… I’ll try to keep it short… I have some poly trees that in fact have 3 stronger looking almost even match seedlings at decent size… what if the weaker one never made it and these 3 are the strong ones that are good to go is that possible? I also have several that in fact there is clearly the weaker one in this one’s case should I cut it off or replant it by itself in hopes it being fertile will be able to grow and fruit or will this one need to be grafted? aka “the weaker one”. Or if I leave all of them as I as gps created will the tree be fine and just be a cluster “you know what” but still grow good mangos .. or the short and sweet answer which I think is do-able … take all of the poly seedling seperate and discard the smaller one and always keep them as single trees so they aren’t fighting each other since they’re so close … so many questions and sorry for the long post and I know it’s not worded the best but i guess In this case … WHAT DOES TOM DO IN THESE REGARDS TO HIS POLY SEEDLINGS?? Thx lol

[@SleepyLizard]

Hi MEH, I'm not sure how to tell which one is the fertilized one if they all look the same. I suppose it's possible the fertilized one already died. You can either discard or plant the fertilized seedling just know that it won't grow true to seed so it will need to be grafted or you'll grow a wild mango. I wouldn't leave them as a cluster. I suggest you carefully separate them and plant each in it's own pot. Keep your questions coming. I always enjoy your comments.

[@IMakeWhateverVideos235]

@@SleepyLizard as always great advice and I appreciate you reaching back have a good one TOM and keep the videos coming

[@gilbertomartinez6981]

Valencia Pride seed is Poly Embryonic since its fruit has an "S" shape. Its parent is Haden- with a Mono Embryonic seed. Could the Valencia Pride seed still have been Nono Embryonic instead of Poly Embryonic? If you know the answer, I am just trying to better understand this concept. its still a riddle to me. Thanks.

[@SleepyLizard]

Valencia Pride is mono embryonic but yes you are right it has an S shape.

[@JudithWicks]

WOW! That is amazing information, thank you 🙏🏽 for showing and teaching this knowledge, I truly appreciate it😅

[@SleepyLizard]

You are welcome

[@lavenderloco]

Not sure what mango i planted it only had one embrio and looked like the red green mango... lets hope it gives me fruit 😅 it does seem to have more than one tree or something cause there's 3 shoots, one tall and one not so tall and one still small... jup mine looked like the 1st seed.

[@SleepyLizard]

tell us how it comes out

[@charleshenderson1174]

Thanks

[@SleepyLizard]

no prob!

[@KubieQ]

So I think my mother in law had a Haitian. We planted it and now there are 3 trees coming out. Should I cut the small one off? Which ones will fruit? That’s the part I didn’t understand? Also how tall will it get if it fruits in just a few years?

[@SleepyLizard]

see if each sprout has it's own root system. In other words can you separate them? If you can then separate and the two biggest will bear fruit in year 4. if you can't separate them then prune away the two small and let the largest one thrive.

[@pumpkingal]

I planted few varieties in my backyard: Nam Doc Mai, Maha Chanook, Mallika, CAC. They are all grafted. My question: when they will flower and cross pollinate by air or insects, what type of mango will they produce?

[@SleepyLizard]

if they are grafted they will produce the variety you bought. The fruit is not impacted by the pollination, the seed inside it is. A nam doc mai for example will can be pollinated by all kinds of other trees but every fruit will be a Nam Doc Mai...but the fertilized seedling will be a random combination of the pollenizer and the mother tree. In the case of Nam Doc Mai your seed will give you multiple seedlings all but one will be a clone of the mother.

[@heerasingh7844]

Awesome buddy 👍 thanks for sharing great job well done 👌✌️🥭🥭🥭🥭🥭🥭🥭

[@SleepyLizard]

What's up Heera? You doing good?

[@graciouslygrowing9786]

I bought a bunch of Ataulfo mangos! Mine are from Chiapas, Mexico. I'm going to be planting a bunch of the seeds😊

[@SleepyLizard]

sounds like a great project!

[@gardening_today]

Those sure look good and sweet! Do you still have to graft the polyembryonic mango in order to get a mango. Thank you for all the good information.

[@SleepyLizard]

gardening, they are sooooo sweet. and no you don't have to graft the polyembryonic varieties, they grow true to seed. technically all but one of the seedlings will grow true, one of them will be fertilized but you'll know it because it's the runt of the litter.

[@gardening_today]

@SleepyLizard Okay...thank you.

[@mariliachatelain2134]

I love ❤️ watching your videos as a matter of fact I am planning on planting 3 now and We don’t call them Francois. I’m Haitian and we call them madam Francis F R A N S I S

[@SleepyLizard]

Best of luck with your trees!

[@سليمآنآلعبسي-ل8ذ]

You are a good man, all support to you 😅

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you

[@actionjackson5759]

SleepyLizard, I live in zone 9 and I wish I could grow mangoes, jackfruit, soursap etc, you are so blessed to live in Florida, you can grow any fruit that your heart desires, congratulations buddy!

[@SleepyLizard]

yeah it's a great spot for growing tropical fruit

[@megatherium99]

I live in Oklahoma where it gets below zero. Guess what? I grow citrus, avocado, banana, dragonfruit, figs. The secret? Pots! Bring them indoors in the winter under grow lights and wallah!

[@thecrusadesofbangbang]

I'm in zone 9b, grow in pots,, bring in garage during winter

[@katiebean95]

I never knew to let the mango fall to tell which side had more flesh 🤯 Also, chaunsa (pakistani) mango kinda has that curl at the bottom. unfortunately when i opened one it was monoembryonic.

[@SleepyLizard]

yes Robert from Robert is Here fruit stand taught me that trick.

[@GarySimpson-p2n]

It's obvously better in most cases to grow mangoes that are poliembrionic. You get multiple seeds and multiple chances for a healthy seedling.

[@SleepyLizard]

Unless the environment changes, you don't want clones you want random mutation, which is more likely from a mono embryonic seed

[@amdo5873]

Thank you - this also gave me hope that I can try to plant a Mango from the Philippines that blowed my mind in terms of taste. I’m in a Mediterranean climate, so hoping I can grow them.

[@SleepyLizard]

no harm trying

[@sunnyshah8052]

This asian variety looks like chonsa mango variety of pakistan. They are not true to seed. They produce fruit for pickle . Small plants were grafted With desire variety of mango

[@SleepyLizard]

I'd love to taste a pickled mango

[@raymondsmith4401]

I live in Thailand and the Nam Dok Mai is my favorite. I’m now looking for a Carabao seed or tree from the Philippines .

[@SleepyLizard]

so delicious

[@lovegymandwork]

Btw all Mangoes have already been ID’d in ancient India. No need to re-name them. Literally never heard of Madame Fuc$&sua or anything.

[@SleepyLizard]

It's good you found this channel. You have a lot to learn. Have you subscribed yet?

[@haroldjones9321]

Great video. I eat part of a Aldis or Sams Club store purchased mango daily. I extract the seed and inspect them. I cut the thinner flat part of the seed pod to open the seed pod. I've noticed that all of them have a cut along the undeveloped stem site. I guess that it is done using a lazer device and is done to prevent its germination. Can you confirm this?

[@SleepyLizard]

Hi Harold, I don't know anything about that. I've never heard of any such process but then again I don't run a supermarket so I wouldn't know. sorry about that.

[@thereerhunter2314]

So what type of soil is recommended to start a germinated seed or soil that you use for the mango to thrive? Great content by the way

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you for the compliment. We use regular potting soil with a few spoonfuls of fertilizer (miracle grow is fine) and some sand or perlite

[@thereerhunter2314]

@@SleepyLizard Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I just recently found your channel and find it a lot more useful than others. Keep sharing there's people like me who will soak it up.

[@SleepyLizard]

@@thereerhunter2314 thank you

[@jaylen285]

Try this micro dose stack for shaking hands from anxiety: Lions mane, Niancin, & psilocybin

[@SleepyLizard]

😱

[@royceroller7095]

Do you do any air layer,i looked but didn't see anything in your videos

[@SleepyLizard]

we air layer our mulberries but that's it.

[@alexzandriaweston7869]

If his face swelled up, his body was rejecting it- probably has an allergy. Better to be safe than sorry....

[@SleepyLizard]

Nah, we are good. He’s back to eating mangos.

[@savannahrossy2405]

😫🫶🏽👩🏽‍🍼🐝💨💨 I just got the true to type from my mama. I never even seen one of these mangoes before.😂🎉

[@SleepyLizard]

do you have a favorite variety

[@luvpatel4307]

13:44 East asian varieties and varieties developed from them are mostly polyembrionic have s shape And Varieties from India and the varieties made from them are monoembrionic and mostly dont have the s shape

[@SleepyLizard]

thanks for the info

[@fouadbenrezzak8398]

Recently bought some seeds of Alphonso and all of them are poly The guy I bought from is in Malaysia and he test them in his labs

[@SleepyLizard]

He has more than one lab?

[@thecrusadesofbangbang]

Video was full of knowledge....polyembryonic seeds only 😂

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you

[@richierich5369]

I have long been familiar with the Tommy Atkins mango cultivar. I assume your Tommy is the same.

[@SleepyLizard]

🤣

[@pyrokreisgrevenbroich7486]

My mango tree’s were always destroyed by parasites… 😅 Avocados and bananas are definitely more resistant than mangoes.

[@SleepyLizard]

mangos are a tad more delicate yes.

[@joannegittel1262]

Is that a monstera deliciosa in the background?

[@SleepyLizard]

good eyes, yes. if you search my channel you'll find a few vids about them and how I eat their fruit

[@rbdjohnson1]

Thanks very much for this

[@SleepyLizard]

You're welcome RB. I got some more mango content in the coming weeks.

[@kevinsabharwal1822]

India has hundreds of varieties one of the best is the alphonse. If your lucky enough to find one try it they are delicious.

[@SleepyLizard]

I been on the lookout for that variety

[@kokilakoorganicmanjarifarm]

How many years will it take to fruit from the mango grown from seed

[@SleepyLizard]

about 10 years. There are some exceptions such as Nam Duc Mai which have a polyembryonic seed and the trees produce in year 4

[@kokilakoorganicmanjarifarm]

Thank you

[@bilaalmanselljones10]

But usually people are allergic to the oils on the skin of the mango not the pulp.

[@SleepyLizard]

including my wife and son...I have to do all the heavy lifting during mango season 😒

[@ssekyewajulius5769]

i am an extension work and am just learning this lol

[@SleepyLizard]

that's great. Glad to meet you.

[@incognito7419]

Thanks again for another great video 👍 I learned a lot today Keep up the great work 👌 Thank you 🙏 ❤️👏👏👏

[@SleepyLizard]

glad we can help

[@rxmach]

Video is sooooo helpful. I wished I saw it sooner. I bought 2 atulfo grafted mango tree for $80 a piece which both didn’t make it when I could have grown my own from seed. I’m obsessed with growing mango trees and I live in zone 5. 😂

[@SleepyLizard]

wow, you like a challenge don't you?

[@rxmach]

@@SleepyLizardmaybe I’m overly ambitious 😂

[@gilbertomartinez6981]

Hi can you ship mango or avocado seeds? would really appreciate this. Thanks

[@SleepyLizard]

Hi Gilberto, we don't sell seeds but we sell the fruit which have seeds in them at www.guacfarm.com. thanks!

[@muslimdz109]

I just planted a kent seed can u tell me if i will get good variety of it and whats the good variety of mango that came of a kent seed

[@SleepyLizard]

we won't know until it produces fruit. Kent mango seeds are like human babies, you don't know what you're gonna get.

[@wilcoxdaniel9825]

I planted a julie mango and it turned into a turpentine lots of large mangoes not very sweet. Some have to grafted.

[@SleepyLizard]

sounds like it regressed to rootstock

[@avaander2065]

Awww, just went to your site and you are out of everything. When will you get more mango?

[@SleepyLizard]

This time of year are we have in season is Avocado. Mango season runs May through end of August. Sorry about that that’s just how mother nature is.

[@JoseRuiz-vm8hr]

Sleepy, Is there such thing as Cold Tolerant Mangoes?

[@SleepyLizard]

no but many nurseries are trying to develop one

[@ferdinandwilhelm8749]

Hey Tom, you mentioned that you’ve had shaky hands ever since that fire you experienced and you believe it may be anxiety related. I’m sorry that you had to go through that. Have you looked into somatic experiencing? Irene Lyon has been a great resource for me for understanding how trauma and survival stress get “trapped” in the body and what to do about it. She has a fantastic YT channel that I can highly recommend. All the best to you and thanks for making these videos!

[@SleepyLizard]

I really appreciate your concern. Thank you so much. I've recently begun healing from that event and the shaking is slowing down.

[@Pizza-gb1ch]

Ataulfo is NOT a Californian mango. It's a Mexican mango. They were named for grower Ataúlfo Morales Gordillo. Since August 27, 2003, the Ataúlfo mango is one of the 18 Mexican Designations of Origin.

[@SleepyLizard]

Thank you for the clarification.

[@Pizza-gb1ch]

U are most welcome.

[@dawienatral7083]

you have the var Purple Mango there ?and if so what ithe taste like.?

[@SleepyLizard]

I just did a vid about it today: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXexgXumlLlmfK8

[@azumag4432]

Poor kid. He couldn't care less.

[@SleepyLizard]

he could care a little bit less

[@stokermeister3]

When the seeds are germinating how often should a person be watering them?

[@SleepyLizard]

not frequently. Just when the soil dries out

[@dawienatral7083]

i never knew the seed was inside I always thought that big thing was the seed

[@SleepyLizard]

yeah, it's more of a shell

[@morongwagermina2907]

Which season can I graft Mango tree in South Africa

[@SleepyLizard]

Sorry but I don't know the answer to that question. You're in the Southern Hemisphere so I'm pretty sure your trees are on a different schedule

[@morongwagermina2907]

@@SleepyLizard Thanks, unfortunately I won't get a T shirt. I like your T shirts. Thanks again of being my good teacher I already tried Avocado grafting and got 3 successful grafted trees. I will do try Mango grafting. 🙏🙏🙏

[@kamleshbhatia3450]

If I want to order the Mango, how can order. Please send me the information.

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you for asking. I sell fruit at www.guacfarm.com

[@comfortablynumb9342]

I've never had allergies to mangos from eating them but once I handled a whole bunch and I was itchy for days from the sap. Also my aunt could eat the meat but she got itchy from the skins too.

[@SleepyLizard]

Many people are allergic to the sap including my wife and son. My wife gets visible welts. They can't help me pick and pack. but they can eat all the man go they want once I wash the sap off.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

@@SleepyLizard I can touch them a little, like to eat a mango. But I found out that if I handle a bunch I get a reaction. That day I used my shirt for a basket so I got sap on my belly and all over my arms. It sucked for a few days.

[@joelclarke2006]

Please send me a turpentine mango tree. Ii didn't know those still exist

[@SleepyLizard]

I don’t ship trees sorry

[@winstonseecharan6321]

I have a calabash mango it's high quality original if you plant seeds you get exact thing however people are grafting it now because the original get too big

[@SleepyLizard]

is calabash polyembryonic?

[@winstonseecharan6321]

@@SleepyLizard it's original I have a tree which I grew from seed however the tree gets very big so people that want it prefer the tree bud graft with mango stock like hog mango which don't get too big people like me whom live in 30000 square foot don't care if it get big the smaller plots owners will be affected by a very large like my one that bear over 1 thousands mango

[@josephdixon507]

I have four plants growing now that I started from seed. I know living in Region 5 they won’t live outside and I’ll need to move inside soon. What’s the best way to keep them going over the fall and winter months? Also my plants are about a foot tall, nice healthy looking leaves!

[@SleepyLizard]

Window sill with light and don’t worry when they drop leaves.

[@josephdixon507]

@@SleepyLizard one more question. I’ve always notice gnats flying around and crawling in the soil. Just started spraying (misting) with Seven. Plants still fairing well. Is this okay and should I separate the pot with two growing within now? I know they will be nothing more than house plants but the idea of what they are is the joy for me and thoughts of when I lived in Barbados where they were abundant. Thanks!

[@SleepyLizard]

I wouldn't worry about the gnats. they won't hurt anything @@josephdixon507

[@josephdixon507]

@@SleepyLizardFYI the gnats or whatever was crawling in my soil was unbearable and I refused to bring that inside my house. I got new soil and took the plants out of the pots and placed them in water and rinsed them well, washed out the pots and separated the two plants in the one pot. I repotted them all and they’ve been inside for a couple days now with no signs of bugs, standing strong and no evidence of shock. I believe they’ll survive and they’re getting acclimated to an east window for now and later may move to my west window where my 10ft rubber tree is. It was only foot tall in 2012. Anyway, I felt compelled to bring the mango plants in due to cooler temps we’re getting. Last week we had a morning low of 55* 😮

[@lovegymandwork]

India is the King of all Mangoes - 4000 plus varieties and they are the SMEs of Mangoes. Just heads up!

[@SleepyLizard]

What does SME mean?

[@foozballguy]

​@@SleepyLizardsubject matter experts

[@tata-pf1eb]

I want to buy the Madam Francis. Do you sale them?

[@SleepyLizard]

I do not but I wish I did

[@MoRehman-ut1gr]

Can we grow any kind of Mango tree in Houston, Texas ?

[@SleepyLizard]

I think it might be a challenge in Texas

[@beneditedesir3862]

It's call mango frantic. It can grow only in HAITI.

[@SleepyLizard]

ah ok

[@oceansagar786]

Wow, very useful information from you about Polly and Mono etc that no one else has said before and as clear and easy to understand as you have explained. Much appreciated. Thanks very very much.

[@SleepyLizard]

and I appreciate your thoughtful comment. thanks!