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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

Well, I decided I didn't need another large houseplant, so I left to mango 
outside to die. And then we had a horrible messy snow-storm. And then we had 
a few nights below freezing. And when I went out to rake today, I found that 
the mango was still stubbornly clinging to life. The mulch pile (a corner of 
the year where I throw the fall leaves, and where my husband has been dumping 
kitchen scraps to compost, although it's still mostly leaves) must be 
throwing off a lot of heat, because the leaves closest to the ground were 
still alive, although the upper leaves were dead and black.

So I took pity on the thing and potted it up. It's in a south-east window. 
Once the oak leaves are down it will get a lot of sun.

Ginda
eastern MA, zone 6

On Sep 17, 2011, at 2:13 AM, mIEKAL aND wrote:

> I've grown mangos in containers often, had them flower a few times,
> but have never gotten fruit.  The make fantastic house plants if you
> have a south or west window.  I even got some going as office plants
> at the place I work...
> 
> ~mIEKAL
> 
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us> wrote:
>> 
>> On Sep 16, 2011, at 12:46 AM, mIEKAL aND wrote:
>> 
>>> I was expecting 38 last night so I didn't drag in all the subtropical
>>> plants I have spread around the yard. I woke up this morning to 33 and
>>> a lot of unhappy plants...
>> 
>> I have a mango seedling in my mulch pile/compost heap. We ate a lot of 
>> mangos this summer, and the seeds went into the pile, and I guess one 
>> sprouted.
>> 
>> I expect it to die tonight, or in the next few days. The season has 
>> turned. I suppose I could dig it up and put it in a pot indoors. There 
>> isn't any chance of actually growing a mango to fruiting size in a window, 
>> is there?
>> 
>> It's a neat looking plant - all glossy and tropical. Completely unlike 
>> anything else in the yard right now. And hey, the local critters have left 
>> it alone so far.  :)
>> 
>> Ginda
>> easter MA, zone 6
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