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Your extremely hot temperatures will be death to young seedlings when not accustomed to it. They must be gradually introduced to it and allowed to acclimate.
Given sufficient sunlight I would start to fertilize when the plant has 5 or 6 true leaves. Mangos are a plant that does not need a large amount of nitrogen so fertilize about once a month until the plants are a sapling sized plant and then fertilize every two months.
That strange looking leaf is nothing to worry about. It was probably somehow damaged by something but it isn't a fungus or virus.
Given sufficient sunlight I would start to fertilize when the plant has 5 or 6 true leaves. Mangos are a plant that does not need a large amount of nitrogen so fertilize about once a month until the plants are a sapling sized plant and then fertilize every two months.
That strange looking leaf is nothing to worry about. It was probably somehow damaged by something but it isn't a fungus or virus.
Tanx alot. You're a lifesaver. Today I put them up the roof and I prepared a shade for them to avoid whole afternoon sunlight. They receive almos 6 hours of the direct sunlight you advised. 6:30 to 13. I placed them next to our swamp cooler. The temperature is about 5 degrees cooler around it. Due to our always leaking swamp cooler, the floor is always wet around the potts. So I think good humidity is provided. I hope it works. I let you know asap they are doing well so as to ensure you that your really kind and precious helps are well applied. Thank you again Chuck for your friendly and helpful helps. I wish I could be able to return your favor.
Hi Chuck, it's me again. Sorry for interruption. Thanks to your precious help I think my plants are doing really well. However, I have a few questions. First of all is about the first mango that I planted and survived after suffering the severe heat shock, I think its stalk is too short that two of its leaves reach the soil. Is it normal or I need to worry about it? The second question is about watering them. I spray about one litre of water on the soil every night for all three. Is it good, enough or more than enough? Some of the water is sprayed on the leaves and the stalks as well. Should I avoid that or it doesn't matter? The whether here is really hot and dry and every night before watering, I see that about at least one inch of the top layer of the soil in the pots is completely dry. The pots are about 8 inches in diameter and 8 inches in depth.
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The leaves should not touch the soil. Perhaps you planted the tree too deep? If so replant the seedling. But, if you didn't plant it too deep the tree will probably outgrow the leaf touching the soil. You DO NOT want the soil to stay wet. You want it to be moist. If after a day in your heat the soil about 2 inches deep is still moist you are watering correctly. Try to avoid getting the leaves of the young plant wet at night. You are inviting fungal problems if they get wet and cannot dry quickly.
The seedling is planted about 2 centimeters under the ground. I'll remove the first one centimeter or so to see what happens. The stalk is also thinner than the younger ones. I hope it outgrows soon. The first leave is more than 2 inches long and 1 inch wide. The other two have thicker and longer stalks. I have planted them less than 1 centimeter deep. But their leaves are not fully grown yet to see if they reach the soil or not. According to what you mentioned, I am watering well. The leaves get dry after less than 15 minutes at night.
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I know that you germinated your seed in a plastic bag. When you plant a Mango seed in the soil to germinate you don't bury the seed completely. You leave the top of the seed uncovered with the roots covered. By planting 2 centimeters deep you probably covered up the entire sprouted seed. As the seedling grows its root flare stays too deep and your plant will probably contract Collar Rot and this is normally fatal in a mango.
Tanx an ocean. I'll sure replant it right away. I don't want to lose it again. With the younger ones you can see the sprouting part of the seeds. Thank you again
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On the younger ones leave about 1/4 inch of the top of the seed above the soil.
I attached pictures of all three ones for you. Please tell me if they're on the right position or I need to replant all of them. The seeds are planted some how horizontally so I don't know how to put 1/4 inch of them out. By the way, I removed the two centimeters of the top soil of the first one. I noticed that it is sprouting again. You can see the young and pink sprout coming out of the soil like a worm. Should I remove it? Please notice the size and the position of the leaves too and tell me if they're doing well and normal.
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Three of the pictures are for the first one. Please check the thickness of the stalk and length of it and size of the leaves
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They look OK. Where you have two or more shoots coming up let them grow for a couple of weeks and then remove the weakest looking one. These are still very young and tender plants. Don't let them overheat in the containers. At this time I would also cover the soil with a mulch such as straw. I need to see the base of the plants to make sure they aren't too deep.
The seeds are planted horizontally. As you can see some parts of the seeds in the pictures, the other parts are covered with at most just one centimeter of soil or so. If I let the top layer of the soil dry out, I think the whole seed will be uncovered by wind in a few days. Are dried leaves of the last fall good to cover the soil? I have some Lonicera Japonica dried leaves mixed with red grapes leaves accumulated for years. How much should I use? 2 to 3 centimeters? Less or more?
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You can apply as much as you want. What the leaves will do is keep the soil moist and cooler.
Hi Chuck. It's me again. Would you please look at the attached photos and tell if the form and the color of the leaves are normal? One of the plants has burned leaves and another one has deformed leaves. But one of them seems right. The one with burned leaves looks not to be sprouting anymore.
