How to Grow Mangos at Home

Remove the central husk from a mango fruit, and allow it to dry. Pry it open gently with a blunt knife and remove the bean-like seed. Plant the seed (concave-edge down) 1-inch deep in damp potting compost in a 6-inch pot. Place the pot on a sun-drenched windowsill that reaches a temperature of at least 50 degrees F. Keep the soil damp until the seedling emerges.

Re-pot your mango seedling into a 3-gallon pot once it's large enough to handle. Place outdoors if temperatures are above 50 degrees F. or close to a south-facing window with bright light.

Plant mango saplings in the ground once they're at least 2-feet tall and before their roots fill the container. Choose a sunny location in your yard that offers rich, free-draining soil that's at least 30 feet from other trees and buildings. Remove all large stones from the soil and mix in 50 percent well-rotted compost or peat moss. Use excess soil to build a berm around the trunk to hold irrigation water while it soaks into the soil.

Water your newly planted mango sapling every other day for six weeks and then once a week. Provide up to 6 gallons of water each time. For the first three years, water your tree if it doesn't rain for a week. Subsequently, water only during dry periods during the spring and summer.

Fertilize your sapling once new growth appears, Apply 1/2 cup of ammonium sulphate per month during the first year, 1 cup per month during the second year, and 2 cups per month during the third year. For mature trees, use up to 2 cups per inch of trunk diameter per year applied in February, May and August. Apply an additional dose of fertilizer containing micro-nutrients such as magnesium during flowering and after the fruit harvest.