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When I first bought my place down Milang I wanted to grow a mango as mangoes are my all time favourite fruit. The lady at the nursery was adamant that I would have no show of growing a mango even though she had mango trees to sell, so I didn't buy one. Sometime later the Mitre 10 in the next town over had avocado trees and the guy there told me they were raised locally so I had a reasonable chance of growing one. Not making any promises but thought if I looked after it, it should grow. Well my avocado has seen two summers and is well into its second winter and is looking very healthy. It lives in a wind shelter that I plan to remove in a couple of years. So my thinking is if I can grow an avocado surely a mango could grow here too. Does that sound fair?
If I do get a mango do they need the same sort of soil prep as an avocado? My avocado was planted into a mound of soil built up with clay and horse poo into the sand. Do mangoes need a mound? I was told that drainage was super important to avocadoes.
My thinking is if I decide to go ahead with a mango it would be a good time to start preparing the soil for it now so that come summer I will have a good home for it.
If it makes any difference I plan to buy a Kennington Pride as they as the best in my option.
If I do get a mango do they need the same sort of soil prep as an avocado? My avocado was planted into a mound of soil built up with clay and horse poo into the sand. Do mangoes need a mound? I was told that drainage was super important to avocadoes.
My thinking is if I decide to go ahead with a mango it would be a good time to start preparing the soil for it now so that come summer I will have a good home for it.
If it makes any difference I plan to buy a Kennington Pride as they as the best in my option.