18-08-2020, 11:57 PM
I buy mangoes from Fran and Chemi from time to time when the price is reasonable, less than 3€ a kilo, one to eat fresh and the rest for making chutney. I refuse to pay the 5/6/7€ that Mercadona charge. When i was in our local bar a week ago a Majorero came in offering his home grown mangoes for 2€ a kilo, well I couldn't resist! And they were the best mangoes I'd ever tasted, maybe because they hadn't been chilled? So a few batches of chutney later I was left with a pile of stones/seeds and thought I'd give it a try at growing them myself as this was obviously a variety that liked growing here. I had no idea how to start but a few YouTubes later I was ready to go. However the videos also warned that the variety probably wouldn't come true, for that I would need grafted rootstock. I was hooked on the idea though so decided to still give it a try - I have room in my garden for a couple of the trees that these would hopefully become.
If anyone else fancies giving it a try I would recommend having a look at YouTube for the prep and methods.
![[Image: h6uDuLQ.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/h6uDuLQ.jpg)
I started them off on 13th August and 5 days later I have a root on the first one!
![[Image: z4QFB4u.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/z4QFB4u.jpg)
All the rest have indications that a root is about to emerge:
![[Image: cC9Wmp3.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/cC9Wmp3.jpg)
A good start, just another 6 or 8 years until I might get my own fruit
If anyone else fancies giving it a try I would recommend having a look at YouTube for the prep and methods.
![[Image: Sv6jnWw.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/Sv6jnWw.jpg)
![[Image: pIUS2v9.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/pIUS2v9.jpg)
![[Image: h6uDuLQ.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/h6uDuLQ.jpg)
I started them off on 13th August and 5 days later I have a root on the first one!
![[Image: z4QFB4u.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/z4QFB4u.jpg)
All the rest have indications that a root is about to emerge:
![[Image: cC9Wmp3.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/cC9Wmp3.jpg)
A good start, just another 6 or 8 years until I might get my own fruit
