Mango seedling update

Here are some of the smaller mango seedlings that I started from seed.
In reality, I did not expect to have as much success as I have had. All of the seeds germinated. In fact, to my surprise, some of my palouis mango seeds produced up to 3 shoots per seed. I had to carefully separate the shoots to avoid damaging the roots. I was also pleasantly surprised to realize that mango plants are very hardy because nearly all of those seedlings also survived. I had to give away several of them as I was not yet ready to really tend to the garden at the time. 

Mango seedling: Month 4. One of the smaller palouis mango seedlings that had to be separated from a group.

Regarding the image below, I planted the seedling directly into the ground with mulch of grass clippings over newspaper (with holes). This kind of barrier is so necessary since the very fast growing grass can quickly dwarf the mango tree. The man who mows the lawn is likely to miss it without this kind of barrier. However, my intention is to remove the barrier once the plant has become well established.

Mango seedling planted in the ground. One of the smaller palouis mango seedlings that had to be separated from a group.

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How I grow mango from seed

Mango seeds have a hard outer shell which can be removed to improve the chance and speed of germination. After eating each mango, I scrubbed away any remaining flesh. To remove the hard outer shell, I used scissors to cut a very thin slot on one edge of the seed. 

This ensures that I can pry the hard shell open without damaging the tender mango seed inside.

I have used several mangos and mango seeds for these images rather than a single species. In the image below, one type had already begun to sprout a tiny shoot. 

 Fascinating, isn't it?!

I wrapped the soft seed in paper towel that I kept moist. 

The seed on the top left of the frame below had begun to sprout its seedling through one end of the seed. I had eaten the two mangos and afterwards, left the seeds on the counter and then refrigerator for roughly 3 days overall.

This is how the shoot emerges within a few days. SEE UPDATE

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