Let's make grafting fun. Forget all the science and big words. Just put on some tunes, pour a cup of coffee and enjoy the process. If you need cuttings you can get them here: www.guacfarm.com
Thank you! I have a Haden mango tree that makes THE best tasting fruit I've ever had - this coming from a Miami native that grew up eating mangos. My sister wants a tree so now I know how to make one for her.
Hi Tom, I really wanted to thank you for your wonderful educational videos. They've really helped by gardening skills, and cutting down the trails and errors that come with that. I really wish more people followed you to gain a better understanding of our food sources and environment in general!
Fantastic grafting lesson! You make it so easy, simple & fun to do! I have forwarded very many videos to my friends/family folks for learning references. The term you were searching for @7:50 is Cambium or Cambium Layer. :) I am sure you already know that by now. :) Thank you soooo very much!
So to start, I need a mango seedling? One that actually sprouts from the seed, and then I cut it and add the piece from the Haden mango? I’m looking into this because my mother in law has a Haden mango tree that’s like 20yrs old, and I want to grow one for me because I love mangos! So, I can get the graft from her tree…
You know what, you motivated me, I'm studying maths and during my worktime i'm completely disconnected from the world, using fancy words and theorems, I recently ate the best mango i ever tasted so i kept the seed, and thanks to your videos, you motivated me to grow my own thanks man !
It makes me so happy that you had a good mango. So many of the mangoes that you find in the supermarket are blend but it really is an amazing flavor if you get the right variety, picked up the right time of year.
@@SleepyLizard I don't really know about the one I ate but it had that orange color, little to no fibers and an amazing tropical taste, I guess every mango is different but damn, that one made me smile
So can you explain zoning? Does the seed has to be local and graft of any variety ? Or both? Or seed can be from anywhere and graft have to be compatible with the zone?
Thanks. I would love to hear anything you know about family trees and fruit salad trees. I think that's multiple grafting to the branches instead of the stem, then carefully pruning?
Jason, I don't know what a family tree is (aside from the human ancestry type) but people grow fruit salad trees as a novelty where they'll graft several types of citrus onto one rootstock. I've read where folks have successfully grafted up to 4 varieties of avocado onto a single tree but i've not had the opportunity to see one.
2:09 😂😂😂 it's okay! It's a good thing I watched a few of your more recent videos from 3 or4 months ago about which varieties of mango is best... and you explained which mangos are polyembryonic and monoembrynic. Damn it, there's those long words. It's just incomprehensible just how many varieties of mango and avoc- Damn it, I used another complex word! How do I aleays end up saying a very long word! If you were my teacher, you'd be the best teacher ever!!!
Love your videos. I am going to try this. My neighbor has a tree that produces lots of delicious mangos. I hope she will allow me to get a few fruit and a cuttings.
you are so lucky i have tried to germinate mango seeds for about a year and finially got one to grow and the tree came up and the first set of leaves opened up and only one massive leaf came out and i brought it home and put it under a grow light with all my other trees and plants and the one big leaf is shrivling up but the only hope i have is that the second set of leaves is quickly coming in so hopefully they grow without a problem. by the way i am only fourteen so doing alot of fancy things is limited. keep up the amazing work and see you in your next video.
That's great! I'm not sure how grow lights work but mango seedlings need partial light not full sunlight. Can you simulate partial light with the grow light?
Bro I've been eating mangos all my life and I just learned that they are Polywhatever 🤯. So it doesn't matter what type of seed I start, it only matters what type cutting I graft on to the seedling. Oh it's about to go down! Thank you for the great video and for not taking yourself too serious.
Jorge, As a fellow mango lover I know the feeling. It goes by variety, some are polyembryonic and do not require grafting. The other varieties require grafting. For example a Nam Doc Mai does not require grafting whereas a Haden does.
@@SleepyLizard When I grow up I want to be just like you, lol. I am actually in the beginning stages of starting a nursery but eventually I would like to live the life you're living and become a grower here in Saint Cloud, FL.
Curious, any experience and good results from grafting more than one variety Mango to root stock with several branches? As an example, early season. mid season and late season.
The lower part doesn't effect the fruit at all but we try to use seeds that give a nice strong disease resistant resistant platform for the graft to grow on. And yes people have successfully grafted more than one variety of mango onto the same tree.
Thanks again for great video's. Question, how soon can I graft. Time of year and how tall or old does the plant/tree need to be? I planted a mango seed maybe 3 months ago? Started it the way you showed us. It is 8 inches high, now, from the top of the soil. I am dyeing to graft it from a friends large mango tree. Please tell me what to do!!!!! ?? Thanks... P.S. I just read one of your comments. You say Nov. Dec. is a good time to graft. So what about the age and/or height of the tree/plant, mine is 8 inches high? Thanks.
Hi Marc, how you doing? You can graft as soon as the diameter of the seedling matches the diameter of the seedling. Yes, right now is a good time to graft mango. An 8 Inch seedling is fine if the diameter matches the diameter of the cutting. Good luck!
sounds like you might have a polyembryonic variety which means you can separate them and plant them each in their own pot...you don't have to graft polyembryonic varieties either...you'll get identical fruit in 3 years. Do you happen to recall the type of mango you got the seed from?
Hey SleepyLizard! Does it matter what type of scion I graft to a seedling? Like say for instance I graft a haden scion to a glenn seedling will that matter? Just wanna know cause I'm just getting the hang of growing my own plants and I would someday like to have my own fruit! I will be buying from your shop. Thanks!
Awesome👍 question , i did side bark grafting to my 20 year old mango tree yesterday using 3 scions in one go. I covered it with plastic cling wrap top to bottom including covering it with white plastic bag no holes and sealed with duct tape, is it correct? Pls comment if i need to remove it. And i place the scions in the middle of the bark hopefullly it will attach with rootstock later on. Pls advise if i can still correct it if it was not right since only few days have passed. Thank you so much.
@@SleepyLizard you can grow multiple types of mangos on one tree by taking different varieties of mango scions and putting them on on a old tree by making a slit,cut the mango scion at an angle and repeat the process multiple times with different scions
What if you just get a branch say from mango tree and put it in water for it to root and then plant it in the ground ? If it does not produce fruits, can you then graft with another branch just like you did it? Or does it have to be from a seed plus another stem from fruit bearing tree?
we don't want the tree devoting energy to anything other than the graft. If it has rootstock growth then it will divert energy there and the rootstock will become dominant.
Can I grow your scions on 2 year old started plants I’m in South Carolina and I have several trees started I bring them in or cover them and they come out so far ?
Hi! Can you reuse the cutting tool for the wedge? Because I have bought a cutter and I don't want to throw it away with just 1 use. Maybe I can apply alcohol to sanitise it?. Btw, I'm just starting to work in my backyard.
Wow! That's great news. What are your plans for the yard? And yes you can clean your tools with hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol, soap and water, diluted bleach. Just make sure you wipe it down good before you use it again. Get all the solution off there.
@@SleepyLizard oh wow! I didn't expect your reply. I am currently planting different mango varieties such as carabao mango and katchamita a.k.a Indian mango, citrus fruits such as oranges and Calamansi (native here in the Philippines and in SE Asia), jackfruits, avocados, and different southeast Asian fruits. I also have an apple in our backyard, based on my research, apples can't be productive or thrive in tropical places but there's nothing wrong with trying right? That's it, take care always sir! Hope I can visit your garden in the future😉
Hi there, love your channel. I just grew my fist mango tree, its about 2 months and its growing super fast. I would love to graft a Florida red mango. But not sure when to graft.
@@SleepyLizard "Buenas" also works, as in "Buenas tardes", and "Buenas noches", (Good afternoon and Goodnight). If you haven't visit DR yet, you should try visiting Bani on the Mango season, I think there we have the largest variety of Mango trees, also Aguacates (avocados), but they are famous for their mangoes.
Thank you for sharing this grafting instructions step by step, I will definitely give it a try. Can this work for an avocado tree? Or any other fruit tree I wonder?
Is it important to put a plastic bag over the scion after you graft?? I’ve seen lots of videos where they do that.. I’ve tried to graft a few times and only one of my grafts has been good. It’s not yet flowering anything but it’s been a month and it’s still very healthy. Do I just keep waiting until it flowers..also.. I did put a bag over the scion that is healthy just want to know for future grafts if I need to do it or not.thanks love the video!
You mentioned that you cut into the root stock off center. Is that just slightly off center? I've tried grafting mangos many times with no success. I always tried to cut the root stock straight down the middle, maybe that was part of my problem.
@@SleepyLizard Thank you! Also, I've found that the snipped root stock will constantly want to send up new branches. I'm assuming you break those all off when you see them so that maximum energy will go to the scion?
Hi, there are lots of misinformation online about grafting mango onto avocado or vise versa, can you clarify if it is at all possible? Thanks in advance
Can you graft from 2 seedlings (sprouts) I live in Ireland and it's cold here and I don't know of any mango farmers here. Does mango trees require a certain heat environment?
My guess is it will be too cold outdoors where you live. And while technically you can graft any avocado to any other there's really no point doing it from one seedling to another because the reason to graft is to take the cutting from a good producing tree and replicate it in your tree.
you can use any rootstock but turpentine is preferred in Florida yes. How small? I've seen some surprisingly small diameters grafted but I prefer to wait till they're maybe the width of a straw.
This is a fantastic video! It is the middle of summer for us her is Australia, if i start the process now, do you think my mango tree will survive has the months get cooler or should i wait for next summer?
@@sarahjanineallen3223 yes, i've posted messages in TH-cam's community section to try and connect folks in Australia but it didn't work. Keep searching and good luck.
@@SleepyLizard… Thank you, for the reply. Are there any other suggestions you can make for someone that is attempting to grow various varieties from seed?
That won’t work. You still wind up with seedlings. That said with mangos it’s a bit complicated. Some varieties grow true to seed and do not require grafting. Do you recall the type of mango you got the seed from?
when will cuttings be on sell again for Mangos? Also do you sell cuttings for Avocados? Is it possible to grow mangos in South Carolina? I know avocados can be done
Hi Raven, I'm not selling cuttings right now. We sold out in the spring so my trees need to regenerate. It'll probably be July before I have any. As for mango in South Carolina I'mafraid you're out of luck. It gets too cold up there. Are you growing avocado now?
does the graft have to be the same species of mango as the seed came from, in other words, what if you don't know exactly what type of mango the seed came from
Rocket Man, thanks for the question. I think what you mean by "species" is "variety". All mangos are of the same species. I only make this clarification because grafting must be done within species but not within variety. You can graft any type of mango to any other type of mango. On the other hand you can't graft mangos to apples which be be crossing species. Are you going to try your hand at some grafting?
I’m not related to the dog whisperer but if it’s the same guy I remember his show on TV and I wish I did have his skills because sometimes we get some nasty dogs around the farm ha ha Ha
Wow very informative and motivating. I am doing some projects and wanted to ask a question... So I was given a mango tree, but don't know which type of mango was the seedling. I already have a huge Valencia Pride Mango Tree and wanted to know if I can do grafting onto the seedling from my Valencia so I can grow some Valencia Mangos from it. Is that how it works? Thank you :) My trouble is understanding... can you just plant any seed from any mango, but graft from a tree that gives off delicious mango to end up with delicious mango?
@SleepyLizard I'm so happy. I truly enjoy your videos. They are so easy to understand. Your prompt response is also appreciated; it means a lot for those beginners who have so many doubts and questions.
I really like the way you emphasize "mangoes don't grow true to seed". Thank you for knowledge sharing
You are welcome.
Thank you! I have a Haden mango tree that makes THE best tasting fruit I've ever had - this coming from a Miami native that grew up eating mangos. My sister wants a tree so now I know how to make one for her.
Hayden is one of my favorites
Starting to fall in love with this good man and his channel (and his plants).
welcome to the channel
I'll be buying those scions soon on your website when it gets warmer!
Sounds good
@@SleepyLizard where do you find the mongo ones? is there like a search to it or something else?
The 1 dislike on this video is that dude that called in.
funny
😂
You’re the best salesman I’ve ever seen
Ash, that compliment means a lot to me. thank you.
I had to go back and watch this video... we found the best tasting mangoes on earth! Perfect and sweet, no stringy stuff, I'm going to make a graft!!
That’s good. I know you have to replace a tree. Good luck!
Hi Tom, I really wanted to thank you for your wonderful educational videos. They've really helped by gardening skills, and cutting down the trails and errors that come with that. I really wish more people followed you to gain a better understanding of our food sources and environment in general!
Thank you Trung. I appreciate your kind words.
Tom, you are such a good teacher! Absoultely amazing!!!
Jose, thank you. I appreciate the compliment.
love your videos and your sense of humor. thanks for making great videos
thank you Prestin
Man I love your videos
aw shucks
Awesome! How did I miss this video....you are greatly appreciated.
Thank you! We are just about to pick our hadens. So delicious.
SleepyLizard, you're a character, your customers and suppliers must love you!
I get amazing feedback yes.
Hello SleepyLizard. Continue the good work . Many Thanks and Greetings from Lima 🇵🇪
Thank you Carlos, hello from Florida
SleepyLizard, as a side note, Now Peru is the first Exporter of Mango in South America and 5th in the World
Fantastic grafting lesson! You make it so easy, simple & fun to do! I have forwarded very many videos to my friends/family folks for learning references. The term you were searching for @7:50 is Cambium or Cambium Layer. :) I am sure you already know that by now. :) Thank you soooo very much!
Thank you, I appreciate your comment.
I have a doctorate but this is the kind of learning I gravitate to 😂 speaking like a normal human!
Thank you Doctor John
Awesome! Thanks for your simple grafting vid! Can’t wait to try all this! 👍
Good luck
@@SleepyLizard THANKS! I have a VERY GREEN THUMB! I have no doubt I will be successful ! 🤣 Your instruction were PERFECT! 👍❤️
Grafting made easy indeed!!!
yep!
Thank you, I enjoyed and learned a lot..
you're welcome
100% funniest grafting video 😂😂😂
🤣 thank you
Thank you for this video.
You are welcome Lsanti
Definitely trying this soon.
Good luck!
Awesome information Tom ✌️👍
Thanks Heera!
A clean blade is a must, awesome video.
thanks for the compliment.
So to start, I need a mango seedling? One that actually sprouts from the seed, and then I cut it and add the piece from the Haden mango?
I’m looking into this because my mother in law has a Haden mango tree that’s like 20yrs old, and I want to grow one for me because I love mangos! So, I can get the graft from her tree…
Yep, that’s how you do it. Please keep us posted on your progress
You know what, you motivated me, I'm studying maths and during my worktime i'm completely disconnected from the world, using fancy words and theorems, I recently ate the best mango i ever tasted so i kept the seed, and thanks to your videos, you motivated me to grow my own thanks man !
It makes me so happy that you had a good mango. So many of the mangoes that you find in the supermarket are blend but it really is an amazing flavor if you get the right variety, picked up the right time of year.
@@SleepyLizard I don't really know about the one I ate but it had that orange color, little to no fibers and an amazing tropical taste, I guess every mango is different but damn, that one made me smile
@@adilhachedmoreno7852 the good ones have that effect on people 😁
So can you explain zoning? Does the seed has to be local and graft of any variety ? Or both? Or seed can be from anywhere and graft have to be compatible with the zone?
Thanks. I would love to hear anything you know about family trees and fruit salad trees. I think that's multiple grafting to the branches instead of the stem, then carefully pruning?
Jason, I don't know what a family tree is (aside from the human ancestry type) but people grow fruit salad trees as a novelty where they'll graft several types of citrus onto one rootstock. I've read where folks have successfully grafted up to 4 varieties of avocado onto a single tree but i've not had the opportunity to see one.
2:09 😂😂😂 it's okay! It's a good thing I watched a few of your more recent videos from 3 or4 months ago about which varieties of mango is best... and you explained which mangos are polyembryonic and monoembrynic. Damn it, there's those long words. It's just incomprehensible just how many varieties of mango and avoc- Damn it, I used another complex word! How do I aleays end up saying a very long word!
If you were my teacher, you'd be the best teacher ever!!!
hahahahahahaah 🤣
Very informative. Thank you.
Have you done some grafting yourself?
@@SleepyLizard not yet but I'll do it soon!
😂😂😂😂 Love how he teaches. 🤣
thanks Paul!
You made it so better to understand and fun
thank you Angel
good demonstration
thank you.
Your awesome dude.. thanks😎👍
Thanks Jimmy.
thanx for the video, kindly take us through how we must grow mangos from seeds and the nutritional requirements for the seedlings
Here you go: th-cam.com/video/Q2czF7QBxPs/w-d-xo.html
Love your videos. I am going to try this. My neighbor has a tree that produces lots of delicious mangos. I hope she will allow me to get a few fruit and a cuttings.
Susan, that's great! Please keep us posted on your progress.
you are so lucky i have tried to germinate mango seeds for about a year and finially got one to grow and the tree came up and the first set of leaves opened up and only one massive leaf came out and i brought it home and put it under a grow light with all my other trees and plants and the one big leaf is shrivling up but the only hope i have is that the second set of leaves is quickly coming in so hopefully they grow without a problem. by the way i am only fourteen so doing alot of fancy things is limited. keep up the amazing work and see you in your next video.
That's great! I'm not sure how grow lights work but mango seedlings need partial light not full sunlight. Can you simulate partial light with the grow light?
@@SleepyLizard yes,sir i have a sunroom that i can put it in do you think that will help?
@@thomasthomas5245 if it stays above 40F and has shade for part of the day then yes.
@@SleepyLizard ok awsome thank you for your help and time
My kids and theirs will eat from my future avocado and mango trees.
yep!
From 🇮🇳 with ❤...
Hello from Florida!
When you buy the mango prunes off any website, would you be able to just get the cutting and pop it in dirt, will it work?
no, that would require some prep, the cuttings are meant for grafting.
I love the name haden mango!
the Haden doesn't get a lot of love around here but it's one of my favorites
Good video
thank you Krishi
Thank you. I started my 🌱 mango seedling. And one day I will graft it!
Southern California U.S.A. TH-cam
M.A.G.A.
I've misread Mango to Avocado. :D Which cold hardy Avocado tree would you recommend?
Thanks a lot for the video, I think with method, you have a better chance of plant survival. Will see you on the next video
Thanks Ace!
Is there a Mango variety you would recommend for growing inside? I live in Vermont so it will be inside in the winter.
You could grill any mango tree as a houseplant but you’re not gonna get fruit up in Vermont unfortunately
Bro I've been eating mangos all my life and I just learned that they are Polywhatever 🤯. So it doesn't matter what type of seed I start, it only matters what type cutting I graft on to the seedling. Oh it's about to go down! Thank you for the great video and for not taking yourself too serious.
Jorge, As a fellow mango lover I know the feeling. It goes by variety, some are polyembryonic and do not require grafting. The other varieties require grafting. For example a Nam Doc Mai does not require grafting whereas a Haden does.
@@SleepyLizard When I grow up I want to be just like you, lol. I am actually in the beginning stages of starting a nursery but eventually I would like to live the life you're living and become a grower here in Saint Cloud, FL.
Curious, any experience and good results from grafting more than one variety Mango to root stock with several branches? As an example, early season. mid season and late season.
I don't know with mango but people do that with avocado and citrus
@@SleepyLizard Appreciate the response, sub & rang the bell
How does the lower part of the grafted tree affect the mangoes? And also, can you graft with two different types of mangoes? Thank you!
The lower part doesn't effect the fruit at all but we try to use seeds that give a nice strong disease resistant resistant platform for the graft to grow on.
And yes people have successfully grafted more than one variety of mango onto the same tree.
@@SleepyLizard Thank you very much for the quick reply :)
@@ahamuffin4747 you're welcome
Thanks again for great video's. Question, how soon can I graft. Time of year and how tall or old does the plant/tree need to be? I planted a mango seed maybe 3 months ago? Started it the way you showed us. It is 8 inches high, now, from the top of the soil. I am dyeing to graft it from a friends large mango tree. Please tell me what to do!!!!! ?? Thanks... P.S. I just read one of your comments. You say Nov. Dec. is a good time to graft. So what about the age and/or height of the tree/plant, mine is 8 inches high? Thanks.
Hi Marc, how you doing? You can graft as soon as the diameter of the seedling matches the diameter of the seedling.
Yes, right now is a good time to graft mango. An 8 Inch seedling is fine if the diameter matches the diameter of the cutting. Good luck!
💯 Top Top video and lesson! Cheers 🍷
Charn, Thank you so much! You're the reason I like to read my comments in the morning. Great way to start my day.
Thanks for sharing this knowledge. Are you not going to cover the bud wood after grafting to prevent moisture loss?
You're right, I should have done that. I had been grafting a lot of avocados and we don't cover those and I forgot.
I have double rootstock grafted mangos, do I plant both roots in the same hole or do I cut off one root before planting
sounds like you might have a polyembryonic variety which means you can separate them and plant them each in their own pot...you don't have to graft polyembryonic varieties either...you'll get identical fruit in 3 years.
Do you happen to recall the type of mango you got the seed from?
It’s a grafted giant catimon, bought it double rooted was just wondering how I plant it, never bought a double rootstock fruit tree
Hey SleepyLizard! Does it matter what type of scion I graft to a seedling? Like say for instance I graft a haden scion to a glenn seedling will that matter? Just wanna know cause I'm just getting the hang of growing my own plants and I would someday like to have my own fruit! I will be buying from your shop. Thanks!
Hey Goodenough, thanks for reaching out. You can graft any variety to a seedling grown from the seed of any variety.
Awesome thank you! By the way I will be attempting to grow avocados does the same apply to that?
@@goodenough7278 yep!
@@goodenough7278 well everything except the polyembryonic stuff, that only applies to mangos
Do scions/cuttings need to be freshly cut when grafting? Or how much time after cutting will they still have a high chance to successfully graft?
the fresher the better but I'm told you can store them damp in the fridge for up to 30 days but I don't have any personal experience with that.
Can you give you recommendations on the type of soil that you prefer? Any ratios and additives?
I use plain old store bought potting soil and I add fruit blend fertilizer every 60 days
So the tree you graft into can be any type of tree, crape myrtle, oak, standard hibiscus, etc?
No. Has to be same species. Mango with mango 🥭. Apple with apple 🍎. Avocado with avocado 🥑
Awesome👍 question , i did side bark grafting to my 20 year old mango tree yesterday using 3 scions in one go. I covered it with plastic cling wrap top to bottom including covering it with white plastic bag no holes and sealed with duct tape, is it correct? Pls comment if i need to remove it. And i place the scions in the middle of the bark hopefullly it will attach with rootstock later on. Pls advise if i can still correct it if it was not right since only few days have passed. Thank you so much.
go to the about section of the channel and send me an email with a pic of your work
Hi again just need to know if I bye a mango that’s already grafted can I use from it to graft my seeding?
yep!
@@SleepyLizard thanks for that and I more question can I train them to stay small like a dwarf
@@joulandahabib6730 yep, you just prune them to whatever height you want.
@@SleepyLizard thank you very much 🥰
so i can stick the prune which will have the fruits into any small mango tree i grew from a mango seed from the store?
yep, that's the idea
@@SleepyLizard thanks for the answer! I like your videos
Can I use a mango wich is grafted already but it has not produced any fruit or I need to wait until the tree is producing fruit?
You can use that yes
Hi Tom! Quick question, does it matter when you graft your mango tree?
Nah you can graft year round but now is a good time to do it..November.
Can i graft a mango onto a different tree, for example can i graft the mango tree onto a plum because its really hard to get mango plants where i am
Razor, that won't work, it has to be within species, mango with mango
@@SleepyLizard you can grow multiple types of mangos on one tree by taking different varieties of mango scions and putting them on
on a old tree by making a slit,cut the mango scion at an angle and repeat the process multiple times with different scions
What if you just get a branch say from mango tree and put it in water for it to root and then plant it in the ground ? If it does not produce fruits, can you then graft with another branch just like you did it? Or does it have to be from a seed plus another stem from fruit bearing tree?
you can propagate directly from a cutting and yes if later down the road you want to graft onto it you can.
i just buy grafted mango trees from a nursery
and i have a lot of them
Hello! Thank you for your helpful video. I was surprised that you didn’t leave any leaves on your roof stock under the grafting. Please advise
we don't want the tree devoting energy to anything other than the graft. If it has rootstock growth then it will divert energy there and the rootstock will become dominant.
Thank you for sharing, I love your channel, what will be the best time of the year for South Floridian to do the grafting on the mango trees???
Elmer, you can graph now but the best time would’ve been 4 to 6 weeks ago right around Christmas time but you can graft all year long
Can I grow your scions on 2 year old started plants I’m in South Carolina and I have several trees started I bring them in or cover them and they come out so far ?
Yes you can. The age doesn't matter, the important thing is to match the diameters or if you're doing a veneer graft carefully line up the edges.
Love this like to learn
Thanks Myroon
Hi! Can you reuse the cutting tool for the wedge? Because I have bought a cutter and I don't want to throw it away with just 1 use. Maybe I can apply alcohol to sanitise it?. Btw, I'm just starting to work in my backyard.
Wow! That's great news. What are your plans for the yard?
And yes you can clean your tools with hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol, soap and water, diluted bleach. Just make sure you wipe it down good before you use it again. Get all the solution off there.
@@SleepyLizard oh wow! I didn't expect your reply.
I am currently planting different mango varieties such as carabao mango and katchamita a.k.a Indian mango, citrus fruits such as oranges and Calamansi (native here in the Philippines and in SE Asia), jackfruits, avocados, and different southeast Asian fruits.
I also have an apple in our backyard, based on my research, apples can't be productive or thrive in tropical places but there's nothing wrong with trying right? That's it, take care always sir! Hope I can visit your garden in the future😉
@@pinoyako9830 sounds like paradise. Let me know how the apple makes out. Please stay in touch.
Hi there, love your channel. I just grew my fist mango tree, its about 2 months and its growing super fast. I would love to graft a Florida red mango. But not sure when to graft.
Pedro, You can graft whenever you want but right about now we're getting into prime grafting season...November or December would be a good time.
Amazing
Thank you
i dont no if you just updated your site or what but I cant find mango graft can you help me plzzzz
Krissy, we sold out and it's gonna take me a year to grow new stock. sorry bout that.
Jajaja, my second video on your channel and you got a call from my "backyard", greetings from Santo Domingo.
How do you guys answer the phone over there? What greeting do you use?
@@SleepyLizard Usually "Aló" like a bad pronunciation of hello.
@@LorenzoSolano oh, i panicked and went with "bueno?"
@@SleepyLizard "Buenas" also works, as in "Buenas tardes", and "Buenas noches", (Good afternoon and Goodnight). If you haven't visit DR yet, you should try visiting Bani on the Mango season, I think there we have the largest variety of Mango trees, also Aguacates (avocados), but they are famous for their mangoes.
Very simple and easy to understand
Thanks for sharing.
I have a question to ask is the seed MUST be Mango tree as well or any type of tree? Thanks.
Tom, thanks for the compliment. Yes, it has to be within species. mango with mango, apple with apple, etc.
Thank you for sharing this grafting instructions step by step, I will definitely give it a try. Can this work for an avocado tree? Or any other fruit tree I wonder?
Yep. It will work on avocado and other fruit
@@SleepyLizard Even a Lychee Tree, also.
Is it important to put a plastic bag over the scion after you graft?? I’ve seen lots of videos where they do that.. I’ve tried to graft a few times and only one of my grafts has been good. It’s not yet flowering anything but it’s been a month and it’s still very healthy. Do I just keep waiting until it flowers..also.. I did put a bag over the scion that is healthy just want to know for future grafts if I need to do it or not.thanks love the video!
you can do that yes.
You mentioned that you cut into the root stock off center. Is that just slightly off center? I've tried grafting mangos many times with no success. I always tried to cut the root stock straight down the middle, maybe that was part of my problem.
Slightly but noticeable to the human eye..there's clearly a narrow side and a thick side.
@@SleepyLizard Thank you! Also, I've found that the snipped root stock will constantly want to send up new branches. I'm assuming you break those all off when you see them so that maximum energy will go to the scion?
Yes you need to prune the rootstock so it doesn’t revert.
Hi, there are lots of misinformation online about grafting mango onto avocado or vise versa, can you clarify if it is at all possible? Thanks in advance
SuperSam, grafting must be done within species so you cannot graft mango to avocado nor vice versa
How many acres do you have? Im thinking i want to start a mango farm over here in sub tropical south texas
Joel, we have 5 acres.
nice grafting, heres the thing i can't really grow mangos because they get to be pretty tall and they have to be indoors during colder weather
Does the same principle still apply if I want a dwarf tree?
all you gotta do is prune it and keep it small
Wait! I see others put a plastic bag over it. Do I keep it in a shaded area or direct sun?
Sometimes we put a plastic bag over it. And yes, we keep them in the shade house out of the sun.
Can you graft from 2 seedlings (sprouts)
I live in Ireland and it's cold here and I don't know of any mango farmers here.
Does mango trees require a certain heat environment?
My guess is it will be too cold outdoors where you live. And while technically you can graft any avocado to any other there's really no point doing it from one seedling to another because the reason to graft is to take the cutting from a good producing tree and replicate it in your tree.
@@SleepyLizard thanks but my Daughters are gonna try it anyways because they have no other choice.
They love your videos
@@Jaria1269 that's great! I believe there are avocado trees producing in southwest England, I've heard from growers from that part of the world
Yes they require warm to grow , try in a big pot in a greenhouse, good luck.
@@RomeliaGomez-Calmell7934 will try that Thanks
Love The humor.
What would be the smallest size stem to Graf?
I've heard turpentine rootstock. Does it matter or can I use any base?
you can use any rootstock but turpentine is preferred in Florida yes. How small? I've seen some surprisingly small diameters grafted but I prefer to wait till they're maybe the width of a straw.
@@SleepyLizard thanks for being a great advocate!
This is a fantastic video! It is the middle of summer for us her is Australia, if i start the process now, do you think my mango tree will survive has the months get cooler or should i wait for next summer?
Go ahead and try it now and if it doesn't work you can always try again next season.
Thank you! Finding it hard to get scion from anyone in Australia but will keep a look out 👍🏻
@@sarahjanineallen3223 yes, i've posted messages in TH-cam's community section to try and connect folks in Australia but it didn't work. Keep searching and good luck.
Nice grafting video
thank you Jenumook
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Thanks much. How long it take to grow mangoes
Hi Boss lady, a grafted tree will produce in year 4
Hi Tom. I’m not able to find the stalks on your website. Are you all still selling the grafting stalks?
I don't sell trees or cuttings anymore. Only fruit
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Thank you, for the reply. Are there any other suggestions you can make for someone that is attempting to grow various varieties from seed?
Will you be selling the scions at least internationally?
Ishan, I apologize but I can only sell within the US
How long of time is it from seed to useable rootstock
a few months, it's quick.
Will these survive in zone 9b? Thanks!
Yep!
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If I have 2 seedlings I grew from seed of the same kind of mango, can I graph one to the other? Will I get the same mango or should buy a clipping?
That won’t work. You still wind up with seedlings. That said with mangos it’s a bit complicated. Some varieties grow true to seed and do not require grafting. Do you recall the type of mango you got the seed from?
@@SleepyLizard thanks for the quick reply! They are from honey mangos.
One of them is polyembronic, the other looks mono for now.
@@donnagarofalo7979 ok if they're polyembryonic you won't need to graft.
Thanks! I should see fruit in about 4 to 6 years right?
Great video, why the offset cut ?
they guy who taught me told me it makes better contact with the bark that way.
when will cuttings be on sell again for
Mangos? Also do you sell cuttings for Avocados?
Is it possible to grow mangos in South Carolina? I know avocados can be done
Hi Raven,
I'm not selling cuttings right now. We sold out in the spring so my trees need to regenerate. It'll probably be July before I have any.
As for mango in South Carolina I'mafraid you're out of luck. It gets too cold up there.
Are you growing avocado now?
Fantastic grafting lesson can i graft avocado tree in winter
yes you can
does the graft have to be the same species of mango as the seed came from, in other words, what if you don't know exactly what type of mango the seed came from
Rocket Man, thanks for the question. I think what you mean by "species" is "variety". All mangos are of the same species. I only make this clarification because grafting must be done within species but not within variety. You can graft any type of mango to any other type of mango.
On the other hand you can't graft mangos to apples which be be crossing species.
Are you going to try your hand at some grafting?
@@SleepyLizard yes it looks interesting but I will need to buy a graft stem because I don't have access to one I live in central Fl
@@rocketman3534 yes, that is the challenge
And I love what u do here
I’m not related to the dog whisperer but if it’s the same guy I remember his show on TV and I wish I did have his skills because sometimes we get some nasty dogs around the farm ha ha Ha
It was ur voice made me think of him love your Chanel 👍🏼
@@1879anthony i'll have to take a closer listen to him next time i come across one of his vids.
Wow very informative and motivating. I am doing some projects and wanted to ask a question... So I was given a mango tree, but don't know which type of mango was the seedling. I already have a huge Valencia Pride Mango Tree and wanted to know if I can do grafting onto the seedling from my Valencia so I can grow some Valencia Mangos from it. Is that how it works? Thank you :)
My trouble is understanding... can you just plant any seed from any mango, but graft from a tree that gives off delicious mango to end up with delicious mango?
yes, you can graft cuttings from you Valencia Pride onto the other tree. It works exactly as you said.
@SleepyLizard I'm so happy. I truly enjoy your videos. They are so easy to understand. Your prompt response is also appreciated; it means a lot for those beginners who have so many doubts and questions.
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