Most people nowadays prefer grafted fruit trees as it saves them from a lot of troubles and heartache, and takes less time to start
yielding fruit. That makes sense since some fruit seeds call for a special pre-planting process, such as stratification process on berries or grapes, and they can take as long as 3-15 years before it sets fruit.
However, if you are a-curious-type of person, you may want to experiment with planting fruit by seeds. You may also do it just for the sake of gaining knowledge or just for fun.
So, go ahead and check out the steps below! This may be a good school experiment for children too.
Steps to plant mango from seed:
1. First of all choose a mature mango fruit of any kind. After you eat the flesh, Clean the seed from the flesh adhering to the seed, wash it with running water and dry it with a napkin. Let the seed sits near the windowsill or a warm area of the house to dry for around
2 weeks.
2 weeks.
2. After the seed is dry, crack open the seed carefully
to make a big enough crevice or opening.
3. Then, soak the seed along with the outer skin that
you have cracked open or you may release the kernel
from the outer skin and soak it overnight.
4. You may plant the seed that you've soaked overnight in a soil mix directly or you may release the kernel from the outer skin first before you plant the kernel.
5. And within a week or two, the seedling may come out.
6. After it has set several leaves or as high as 15-20 cm, you can transplant it to it's permanent home.
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