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trianglegardens

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What soil to use for container grown mango tree?
« on: Today at 03:06:48 PM »
Hey y’all,
I just purchased my first mango tree!

I currently have a loquat, starfruit and dragon fruit as well.

I am located in northeast Florida in zone 9b

I chose a grafted Pickering mango in a 3 gallon container and I intend to continue to grow this tree in a container due to the occasional freeze that we have here.

How long can I leave the plant in this 3 gallon container before I should up pot it into a 5 gallon pot?

And what organic soil do you recommend?

I am currently using 80% organic forest mulch and 20% organic mushroom compost for my main soil mixture throughout the garden.

Would this mix work well for a mango tree?

Or should I mix in 50% native sand/soil with 50% of the above mixture?

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

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Re: What soil to use for container grown mango tree?
« Reply #1 on: Today at 03:08:45 PM »
Mangos love sand

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Re: What soil to use for container grown mango tree?
« Reply #2 on: Today at 03:09:40 PM »
Mangos love sand
We’ve got plenty of that here in Florida💪