Three Ways to Grow Mango in Your Backyard

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  • Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
  • If you live in a climate that supports mangos you gotta get out there and plant one today! Mangos are delicious, decorative, and easy to grow. Pick the right variety and you won't believe the flavor. Check out this vid and learn three ways to plant yourself an amazing mango. You won't regret it!
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  • @carolineroberts1237
    @carolineroberts1237 3 роки тому +9

    Sleepy Lizard you could convince anyone gardening is their newest passion. I'm so grateful I stumbled onto your videos. May you always be blessed with abundant and amazing crops. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 🎶🙏😊
    🤗💕💕💕

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      Wow, thank you for your encouraging words Caroline!

  • @user-ur6gy4gm4b
    @user-ur6gy4gm4b 8 місяців тому +4

    I'm literally eating a mango while watching your videos about mangos. MMMMMmmmmmmM... it tastes delicious, ssooooo sweet. With sweet aftertaste, but slightly sour, probably cuz I'm thirsty. 90% very soft and sweet, 5% sour and a little harder to bite, 5% mushy with weird sweetness.
    If I had to, I'd rate it 9,5/10.
    For 2.99 BGN or $1.45... $1.49, the mango was amazing and super duper enjoyable. I think I've been touching the mango way too much impatiently and made it slightly mushy in a few places, and it wasn't fully ripe, but oh well.
    I'm so much happier now, especially after watching your video. I haven't eaten it the whole mango, so I'll start watchin' the next vid. ...

  • @peytonnewman8604
    @peytonnewman8604 Місяць тому +2

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I have recently become obsessed with mangos , probably my favorite fruit ever next to watermelon and I can’t wait to get started growing some mango trees! 🥭 🌴 🥭

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Місяць тому +2

      There are so many delicious varieties to try also. And it's funny you compared to watermelon because that's right up there with Mango for me. A good watermelon is heaven.

    • @peytonnewman8604
      @peytonnewman8604 Місяць тому

      @@SleepyLizard Yessir! Love a good juicy watermelon there’s nothing like it and they’re so good for us 🍉 😋

  • @stevet8121
    @stevet8121 3 роки тому +14

    You should teach a gardening class at a local college or other community learning center. You're a treasure.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому +5

      Thank you Steve. Early in my career I took one of them competency tests and the results were that I should be a teacher or salesman. I chose salesman but teacher would have been good too.

    • @whosedoingwhat
      @whosedoingwhat Рік тому +2

      @@SleepyLizard I’d say you chose both just the latter was time delayed🙂 TY!

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому

      @@whosedoingwhat true

  • @melchurmoreau5677
    @melchurmoreau5677 7 місяців тому +2

    Here we go again, this guy is just a genius. I think he's another experience in nature's balance, i just love this gentleman in all that he's doing.

  • @raymondquave2843
    @raymondquave2843 2 роки тому +5

    Simple knowledge shared to the general public he dosent have to do this,, but he is a true honest sharing man thanks for sharing

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому

      thank you Raymond. I appreciate your comment.

  • @vincetequesta5169
    @vincetequesta5169 Рік тому +2

    Wow! I want to meet you and visit your farm. I love mangoes and have learned so much from your videos.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому +1

      Vince, lemme know when you wanna come by.

    • @vincetequesta5169
      @vincetequesta5169 Рік тому

      @@SleepyLizard I will be heading to Key West with my family on July 2nd. I can't seem to find your farm address on the Internet. Is it on the way down from S.FL?

  • @rubenhinojosa7374
    @rubenhinojosa7374 5 днів тому +2

    Thank you I have 3 mango trees and I’m going to plant some fr from seed now 😅👍🏽 poly embryonic of course😂

  • @nemanja99
    @nemanja99 3 роки тому +36

    This guy is so cool, I wanna be friends with him

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому +5

      Aw shucks 😊. We'll get to know each other better when I get off my butt and figure out how to put on an entertaining live stream...working on getting the lighting and audio all worked out.

    • @job6801
      @job6801 Рік тому +2

      @@SleepyLizard great stuff. I love your fruit trees, l could eat half a doz of those mangoes right now.
      When can l come visit?
      Are there miniature trees that can grow in pots?

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому

      @@job6801 Jo, if you like mangos come in July. and yes you can prune mango trees and keep them small and get fruit in pots.

    • @job6801
      @job6801 Рік тому +1

      @@SleepyLizard ok cool, July it is😁.
      Good to know that the pot can work, thanks.
      I will explore that idea and maybe try it.

    • @lebeer1512
      @lebeer1512 Рік тому

      Me too 👍

  • @spiffyhamm
    @spiffyhamm Рік тому +3

    I think it’s exciting to see what type of mango a mono-embryonic seed will grow, even if it takes a decade. i’m here for the ride!

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому +2

      Spiffy, we got more vids on that topic on the channel. Some came out great others not so much. the vid I'm publishing next Wednesday (10 days from now) tells the backstory of some of some popular varieties

  • @OrlandoBackyardGardening
    @OrlandoBackyardGardening 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks bud .... I get the last few seconds monologue.. it was funny...

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      Thanks Orlando, I'm glad you hung in there till the end, thank you!

  • @PHOENIX-cc8wh
    @PHOENIX-cc8wh 7 місяців тому +1

    Really enjoy your videos and a plus is you love what you do

  • @rubent6189
    @rubent6189 Рік тому +2

    I Stole mango seed from Puerto Rico tree Im glad to know it’s polyembryonic now to wait 30 years

  • @kirkwilliams5740
    @kirkwilliams5740 Рік тому +2

    I like your video, good teaching

  • @thomassiddons2117
    @thomassiddons2117 3 роки тому +3

    Steve was correct you should be teaching a gardening class at a local school or college, great video..

  • @pureluck8767
    @pureluck8767 3 роки тому +2

    You make me want to move to Florida with all those trees you have! So awesome

  • @unconventionalme8048
    @unconventionalme8048 3 роки тому +3

    You got a gift of explaining things boss. 😊👍👏 Thank you again for all your vids!

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      Thanks Unconventional Me. I have a background in high tech so had to explain things for much of my career.

  • @katiem9644
    @katiem9644 3 роки тому +5

    What an amazingly educational video, thank you for doing this!

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      Katie M, Thank you so much for your compliment. For some reason I really enjoy making videos and it feels good to know other people enjoy them. Have a great weekend!

  • @terrymurphy725
    @terrymurphy725 Рік тому +1

    This video made me so happy! And, I learned something! :)

  • @bogdanc77
    @bogdanc77 Рік тому +1

    Thankyou for letting me know

  • @boidit8
    @boidit8 Рік тому +7

    Very good job explaining the different ways to obtain a mango tree! Most informative.

  • @olorunfemifemi3897
    @olorunfemifemi3897 Рік тому +1

    I like your explanation if I see you smile I will smile too more power to your elbow 💪👍

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому

      thank you. more power to your elbow too

  • @98207
    @98207 2 роки тому +4

    I love your videos!! Thank you for giving us new planters a Hope of being able to learn how to grow our own produce. I have planted my first Avocado plant. Now planting a Mango seed. May you be blessed with much abundance.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому

      Hi Edna, thank you for the compliment and best of luck with your trees and the new hobby.

  • @ravashhoodfar4084
    @ravashhoodfar4084 3 роки тому +1

    Man, you are the coolest. I love your videos.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      Thank you Ravash! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a positive comment,

  • @SayQuesitoPhotobooth
    @SayQuesitoPhotobooth 2 роки тому +1

    I came from a reply you made in another account. Thanks for the info.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому +1

      Oh great. Glad we were able to make the connection.

  • @SoulSeeker770
    @SoulSeeker770 3 роки тому +1

    That VP looks beautiful!

  • @lauravillarreal5018
    @lauravillarreal5018 11 місяців тому +1

    Love your videos 😊❤thank you for sharing 😊

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  11 місяців тому

      I appreciate your comment, thank you

  • @Sonia-hw3yx
    @Sonia-hw3yx 7 місяців тому +1

    I hope so, I've hit the jackpot. If what your saying is true. I should have mangoes 🥭 in 4 years.. Kensington variety is what I have.

  • @michaellaura1231
    @michaellaura1231 Рік тому +1

    Great explanation! Thanks!!

  • @juangonzalez3499
    @juangonzalez3499 2 роки тому +1

    Man I’d love to visit your garden I bet is avocado heaven

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому +1

      I was just about to head out and work the garden but it's raining. Do you keep a garden?

    • @juangonzalez3499
      @juangonzalez3499 2 роки тому +1

      @@SleepyLizard yes I have a pawa avocado tree they come from northern Mexico it’s funny cause I planted it from seed it’s 19 years old it’s been giving fruit for the past two years but the avocados are smaller and it doesn’t taste the same it’s about 20ft tall the funny part is it was a haas avocado seed and I got different different tree so now I’m searching for grafted hall avocado tree and a Monroe

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому +1

      @@juangonzalez3499 yep, that's how Mother Nature does things, 😁. You're gonna love Hall and Monroe. Monroe is one of my favorites!

    • @juangonzalez3499
      @juangonzalez3499 2 роки тому

      @@SleepyLizard whenever you start selling grafted trees let me know I’m interested in buying a couple so I can make my garden bigger

  • @mfrankish1050
    @mfrankish1050 3 роки тому +3

    Just the video I was looking for! I have 3 mango seeds and didn't know which method to use to plant them since I've messed so many up. Great Video!

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому +1

      m Frankish, I'm glad you found it helpful. Please keep us posted on your progress.

    • @mfrankish1050
      @mfrankish1050 3 роки тому +1

      @@SleepyLizard Will do!

  • @davidspez7267
    @davidspez7267 2 роки тому +2

    Awesome information!, thank you so much for taking the time to share with us✌️🙏👍

  • @turtlegaby
    @turtlegaby Рік тому +1

    I got 6 different Mangos the other day from our Asian grocery store. I wish I had written the names down, This store is the only one that sells them with names. One was so good, so so good, omg I never tasted a Mango this good. It was red and green skin with lots of black spots on it. I almost didn't want to buy it, because of all the black spots, but boy was I glad I got it. No fiber that sticks to the teeth and a taste between pinapple and banana with a little citrus. One was not good at all and the other 4 were good, but not blowing my taste buds like this one. I will go back tomorrow and see if they still have those and get a whole box and also wirte the name down. I had no clue, Mangos could taste this good. I usually get my Mangos from Aldi, which are ok, but not overly exciting.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому

      with the black spots that could have been a Haden

    • @turtlegaby
      @turtlegaby Рік тому +1

      @@SleepyLizard It's a Kent, I went back and got a whole box.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому +1

      @@turtlegaby they are one of the best varieties

  • @tunasalad3919
    @tunasalad3919 Рік тому +1

    didn't know that concept of Monoembyonic and Polyembrionic. Nature is fascinating!

  • @YQLF
    @YQLF Рік тому +1

    Well done sir. Thanks a lot.

  • @grey8854
    @grey8854 Рік тому +1

    This is what I'm talking about! I love these topics and the way they are delivered! Subscribed!

  • @joelvi22
    @joelvi22 3 роки тому +1

    Im smiling brother. You are the reason for that. Keep makimg thw great videos.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      I'm smiling right back at ya! Have a great day.

  • @conphuocius75
    @conphuocius75 Рік тому +1

    Very good info nice and specific thanks!

  • @nablus2000
    @nablus2000 Рік тому +1

    Love your videos man.

  • @rikki-tikki-tavi2456
    @rikki-tikki-tavi2456 Рік тому +1

    What an educational and entertaining video. Thank you!

  • @RimmPurple
    @RimmPurple 2 роки тому

    i smile so smile too bro much love and prayers

  • @lovelybytabitha4641
    @lovelybytabitha4641 2 роки тому +2

    Great content. Thank you

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому

      You’re welcome lovely. Thanks for your comment

  • @rosieposie8038
    @rosieposie8038 3 роки тому +1

    Lizard man your enegy in this video is out of this world. I love mango too. i will plant a mango tree soon. Rosie

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      Thanks Rosie, I'm finally feeling like myself now that that nasty fire is behind us...got my energy back.

  • @elhoussainbiri3089
    @elhoussainbiri3089 2 роки тому +1

    I'm not good at English, but oh man, I do always understand what you are saying.
    you really have a nice voice bro...

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому +1

      wow, thanks for the compliment. I appreciate it.

  • @Eugenia_Farms
    @Eugenia_Farms 3 роки тому +1

    mangos and avacados graft really easily man! no excuses not to try and produce your own. great video brotha

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      Thanks Growing Jordon. How you been?

    • @Eugenia_Farms
      @Eugenia_Farms 3 роки тому +1

      @@SleepyLizard been good man, trying to get my land planted.. maybe i should make a video!

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      @@Eugenia_Farms yeah make one

  • @RimmPurple
    @RimmPurple 2 роки тому

    big smile from me cheers and love blessed man

  • @SchoolLCB
    @SchoolLCB 3 роки тому +2

    I'm pretty sure that was a mango tree and not an apple one, what Adam and Eve had in Paradise 🤣🤣. Another great video Tom. 👍

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому +1

      Tony, has to be. I've never had near the pleasure from an apple that a mango brings.

    • @SchoolLCB
      @SchoolLCB 3 роки тому +1

      @@SleepyLizard that's exactly what I think 🤣🙏🙏

  • @coreynoel1253
    @coreynoel1253 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you

  • @krafnoirstudios7257
    @krafnoirstudios7257 2 роки тому +2

    You are really great.Can you make a vedio on how to take care of your avacado sapling

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому

      thank you and yes I already have a vid on caring for your saplings somewhere on my channel.

  • @nj3821
    @nj3821 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome., thank you🥭🥭🥭

  • @jamesmorgan7727
    @jamesmorgan7727 2 роки тому +1

    Wonderful !! Thank you for your information and your expertise and sharing cheerfully

  • @driqbal316
    @driqbal316 Рік тому +1

    I'm smiling watching this😀

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому

      that makes me so happy, thanks for telling me.

  • @zerxe_
    @zerxe_ 9 місяців тому +1

    Will you ever make a video about growing mangos in pots?

  • @SoulSeeker770
    @SoulSeeker770 3 роки тому +1

    I just open the hard shell and put it in the ground. Grows very well.

  • @sharondonelow5364
    @sharondonelow5364 3 роки тому +1

    Very nice video, you do a great job of explaining things. I wish I could grow mangos and avocados in Michigan.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      thank you Sharon. We are lucky down here in South Florida with all the tropical stuff we can grow.

  • @deebabyism
    @deebabyism 20 днів тому +1

    Thanks👍🏻

  • @monicasmith9215
    @monicasmith9215 11 місяців тому +2

    Hi my friend thanks

  • @monicasmith9215
    @monicasmith9215 11 місяців тому +2

    I like the seed 1

  • @gardening_today
    @gardening_today 3 роки тому +3

    Another great video...thank you sleepy 🦎. I'm looking for the grafted avocado and mango trees to go up for sale on your website 😉. I'm not giving up on the seeds I planted. But I would definitely buy a graft from your field. They look so sweet.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks Gardening, I always appreciate your supportive comments.

  • @pietekoo5559
    @pietekoo5559 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks.

  • @kindnessworks71
    @kindnessworks71 3 роки тому +1

    I love mangoes and I found your channel maybe a couple months ago I want to let you know that I planted nine mangoes a couple of them have two plants by one seed is this unusual I would love to send you pictures so you could see what I'm saying also I save my banana peels and peach pills and mango pills and I ground them all up and put it in with some dirt and then I kind of mixed the soil I wonder if that has any effect on the growth of them I'm quite new at this but you have inspired me I am 50 years old and now I'm in a wheelchair but I have great hands God bless and stay safe your videos are inspiring

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому

      Shelly, thanks for the comment. Many of my subscribers use gardening as a from of therapy to keep the body moving. Please stay close to the channel and update us on your progress.

  • @anekinoo7
    @anekinoo7 Рік тому +1

    Most important is climate.

  • @Jaredkprimalhealth
    @Jaredkprimalhealth Рік тому +1

    Good to know

  • @jiilka5aad5g95
    @jiilka5aad5g95 Рік тому +1

    Wonderful

  • @barrioboi14344
    @barrioboi14344 Рік тому +1

    they say most indian/pakistan mangoes are monoembryonic but i planted one and produced multiple growth, same thing with osteen mango that I bought in spain, it has multiple growth.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому +1

      sometimes mono embryonic seeds produce a single tree with multiple roots. are you certain the seed from the Osteen produced distinct trees each with it's own root system?

    • @barrioboi14344
      @barrioboi14344 Рік тому +1

      i have not transplanted them yet but i will find out when they are ready. i'm in london and plan to take them home in the Phils nxt year. do you believe that polyembryonic type will bear fruit in 2-4 yrs after transplanting?
      btw, i love all your contents. keep inspiring, cheers!

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому +1

      @@barrioboi14344 yep, should take 4 years. good luck

  • @RainyDayWolf
    @RainyDayWolf 3 роки тому

    Amazing, educational and clear as usual.

  • @Kanti12311
    @Kanti12311 2 роки тому +1

    Have you tried getting some Thai mangoes seedling? We have one that can be eaten green and they are sweet! We also have one that we call it elephant mango because it’s long like elephant trunk.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому

      I've not had the pleasure of trying those varieties.

  • @normajortack1654
    @normajortack1654 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you, thank you, thank you 🥰

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      Norma, you're welcome! If you're planning to plant a mango let us know and keep us abreast of your progress!

  • @thecrusadesofbangbang
    @thecrusadesofbangbang 4 місяці тому +1

    By following your instructions, do we need to graft the mango tree or not. I have about 6 polyembryonic seeds I'm starting, thank you for your answer!!!

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  4 місяці тому

      Polyembryonic no. The other varieties yes

  • @Peekcasso
    @Peekcasso 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing video! Thanks!

  • @chinatownboy7482
    @chinatownboy7482 2 роки тому +1

    I live in a very small house, with an even smaller yard. I don't intentionally plant anything. Meaning I don't buy trees, transplants, seeds, etc. What I do is compost kitchen scraps in the yard. Some 5 gallon buckets for "worm bins". When the buckets are full, I dig holes, toss in kitchen scraps, and everything will compost underground. As a result, whatever grows; grows unintentionally. Every year, I get lots of great "accidental" produce. This year, for the first time ever, a mango seed sprouted and it's growing. Keep in mind that the average temperature in San Francisco is 55 degrees, it's overcast and foggy - not exactly the tropical conditions that mango needs. So I'm wishing, and hoping - that it actually grows.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому

      yeah, mangos are real survivors in them compost pits. but yeah a bit to cold where you are to cultivate them. Although I know there are some nurseries working to create California varieties.

    • @chinatownboy7482
      @chinatownboy7482 2 роки тому +1

      @@SleepyLizard I think that the University of California's ag program does a lot of work in that area. Rumor is that they have developed new figs which do not need a pollinator, and they are always working on avocado.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому

      @@chinatownboy7482 wow, cool

    • @chinatownboy7482
      @chinatownboy7482 2 роки тому +1

      @@SleepyLizard As San Francisco real estate is much too expensive for me to ever dream of getting 10 acres, evicting everyone, bulldozing all of the little houses, then starting my own avocado and mango orchard.....I can only daydream. The more I learn, the more I believe that even if I get a plant, I won't get fruit. Watched an interesting presentation from Southern California on growing mango.
      ua-cam.com/video/zxDp0QvbjzQ/v-deo.html
      There are no Northern California associations of crazy people growing tropical fruit in cold climate. Well, there is that guy in Canada with a UA-cam channel, who is claiming that he can grow mango in Canada.

  • @geriannroth449
    @geriannroth449 8 місяців тому +1

    Dynamic video

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  8 місяців тому +1

      thanks for the compliment.

  • @gypsy2496
    @gypsy2496 Рік тому +1

    BRAVO SIR ❤ the thing i would like to know is in what climate do we have to be?

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому

      Mango grows in USDA hardiness zone 9b and above.

  • @hrelle23
    @hrelle23 Рік тому +1

    As a chef, I would love to have you as a neighbor.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому

      the feeling is mutual. And as I answered in your previous post we do host tours. Maybe we can fire up the BBQ 😎

    • @hrelle23
      @hrelle23 Рік тому

      I can't wait to start getting a subscription of your farmer’s box.

  • @TropicalGardenGuy
    @TropicalGardenGuy 3 роки тому +1

    Another good video Lizard!

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      Thanks AlmostTropical, great to hear from you. How you doing?

  • @greatfoodini
    @greatfoodini 3 роки тому +1

    i love your videos, im going to go buy a mango

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      I hope you get a good one. Sometimes the store bought ones are crappy...like any other fruit you gotta get one from a. good batch. Report back and tell us if you liked it!

  • @DeepSouthBamaGRITS
    @DeepSouthBamaGRITS 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent video on Mangoes! I remember my friends in Maui, Hawai'i had a MASSIVE mango tree in their backyard and when I visited them & I was in HEAVEN! I ate mangoes all day, every day right off their tree. It was one of those old trees that was 30-40 ft tall & wide and an ENDLESS supply of mangoes. I also ate fresh pineapple, bananas and many other tropical fruits right from their yard! Can they be grown in a high tunnel/greenhouse in zone 8B??? Let me know when you have some grafted trees for sale and I will definitely purchase one to add to my collection of tropical fruits. LOVE MANGOES as much as I LOVE avocados!!! Keep your eyes on TS Else. Some of the models show it going up into your area. Some have it getting into the Gulf so WHO KNOWS where the storm will blow! Take care & hope you & your wife had a good fishing trip last week. Did you catch a boatload??? Hope you get things figured out to have another LIVE STREAM CHAT SESSION!! Just be sure you post a notification to let us know you are going to have it so we can "ALL" be there instead of having to watch the REPLAY. Keep up the great vids helping us gain knowledge on planting/growing tropical fruits! You are the BEST at explaining things in simple layman terms!

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому +1

      Deep South, Even though I just ate a lunch of homegrown mango and pineapple your description of you time in Hawaii makes me hungry for more!
      Mango is very sensitive to cold so zone 8b probably not gonna work for you. And yeah we been watching the storm and hoping it passes.
      We only fished for 15 minutes and engine trouble forced us back to the ramp. then we went home and got our little 10' Jon boat and went to a different pond and slayed 'em...got a bunch of bass!
      And yeah I will definitely publish my next livestream ahead of time...that was just to test the technology out. I'm already working on better lighting and audio and a few surprises.
      Great to hear from you.

    • @DeepSouthBamaGRITS
      @DeepSouthBamaGRITS 3 роки тому +1

      @@SleepyLizard What is mangoes temp sensitivity level? I have a heated greenhouse/high tunnel with a fan to circulate the air that I keep all my tropical & other cold-sensitive plants in. I also have Sansi Full Spectrum Grow lights. When night-time temps near 40(F) I move my ginger, turmeric, horseradish, dragon fruit, papaya's, avocado into the heated section. I also raise my veggies all winter in this greenhouse/high tunnel (tomato, peppers, eggplant, etc.) after I prune them back from their summertime growth. I have tomatoes & bell peppers in their 3rd year of growing & still producing well. Lots of work to move them but you do what you have to do to have fresh veggies & someday, fruit, year-round.
      Glad you had a good day fishing, even with the engine trouble you had to start with. Our fishing has been horrible here with all the rain we have had since TS Claudette! We had over 20 inches of rain for the month of June and just had another 3.5 inches in less than 30 min to start off July! Rain every single day (even some thunderstorms) for the next 10 days according to my weather forecast.
      I have a 14 ft Jon boat with an 18 hp Tohatsu 4 stroke motor that gets me where I want to go WHEN THE RIVER ISN'T OUT OF THE BANKS like it is now.
      All the rain north of us comes down thru our river system and flows into the Gulf so it is treacherous to even think of going out there now. All of the fish are in the woods now, anyway...right in the peak of our bass/bream/shellcracker season!
      I may have to try some frogging a little later this month once the water recedes and I can get up into the backwater areas where they love to hang out on the banks. Nothing for me to get at least a cooler full every time I go out and I'm talking BIG BULLFROGS with legs the size of chicken legs! I don't fool with the small chumps, too much work for too little meat!! LOL!!
      I used to do a lot of flounder, reds, Spanish/King mackerel & Ling fishing but haven't been in several years. Would go 2-3 times a month when I had my cuddy cabin and could stay the night to fish the oil rigs. Love fishing almost as much as I love whitetail deer hunting and THAT is another LONG story!! LOL!!
      I'm very good at hunting and usually bag 3-4 per season, just what I need to fill the freezers for a year.
      A quick cutie...my late hubby got tired of cleaning all the deer I would harvest. I was gathering my gear for an afternoon hunt and he took the clip from my .44 magnum and left me ONE BULLET! He said that would assure him I would only have one shot (not uncommon for me to get two in my 40 acres of thick woods). He heard my shot and radioed me to see if I got anything so he could bring the 4 wheeler to load up. I told him no, I got them both! He said, Yeah, right...with one bullet?!?! Long story short, there were two deer standing side by side and my shot was into the front shoulders of the 1st deer into the front shoulder of the 2nd deer and put them both down. That is my go to sweet spot as it takes out their front legs, goes thru the heart/lungs and puts them down. (Sorry for the gruesome details but had to explain how I got two with one shot). He told that story so many times to all his hunting buddies and swore he tried everything he could, even giving me just ONE BULLET to curtail my harvesting but NOTHING worked with a sharpshooter like me!
      I have remarried now and my current hubby doesn't like to fish or hunt so I do it all by myself, launching/loading my boat & even cleaning/processing the fish/deer!
      I'm a backwoods REDNECK country gal that can do most anything any man around here can do. Still love my gardening & propagating which has taken priority in my life since I've gotten older. BUT "THIS COUNTRY GAL WILL SURVIVE...EVEN WHEN TIMES GET TOUGH!!
      Looking forward to your next Live Stream and HOPE IT IS SOON! LOL!

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому +1

      @@DeepSouthBamaGRITS , can you start breaking your comments into paragraphs? just hit the enter key twice between thoughts. My eyes are too old to follow a long column of text but I always love what you have to say and I want to be able to read it.
      Se here how I started a new paragraph? I hit "return" twice"
      Here's another one.
      thanks,
      Tom

    • @DeepSouthBamaGRITS
      @DeepSouthBamaGRITS 3 роки тому +1

      @@SleepyLizard Sorry. When I am on my PC I just type away on my keyboard & never realized it was difficult to read.
      I used to take dictation (years ago) using a keyboard and could type as fast as someone could talk so that old habit stayed with me. I promise to do better when my comments are lengthy.
      What were the cold sensitivity temps for mangoes? Having the heated greenhouse/high tunnel I may be able to grow a mango tree in there as I start heating it when nighttime temps drop to 40(F). This is how I have 35-gallon + pots of ginger growing year-round & also keep my avocado trees alive.
      Were you able to muddle thru the email I sent asking about the avocado scions? I have 3 ungrafted trees that are 5 ft tall and one that is 3 ft tall, all with branches. Do I graft to a branch or do I have to cut them back & graft to the main trunk? They are in 35-gallon pots and are grown in the greenhouse/high tunnel year-round.
      PS: I edited the very long comment to make it easier to read. I have old eyes, too, so understand the need to break things down into paragraphs.
      Again, very sorry and I shouldn't go into things not related to the subject. I'm a loner here in the backwoods so I tend to get carried away and TALK TOO MUCH. I will refrain from doing so in my future comments & stay with the subject of your vids.
      Thanks,
      Bonnie

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому +1

      @@DeepSouthBamaGRITS oh so much easier, thank you. I haven't had a chance to parse your email yet,
      Mangos get fussy around 40f so you're right on the edge.
      As for your trees I would prune them and wait for new growth and graft onto that.
      Go ahead and tell me whatever you want. I always enjoy what you have to say...and now that you're breaking it into chunks my eyes can process it, thank you!

  • @mushumodzvimbo9706
    @mushumodzvimbo9706 3 роки тому +1

    This is the guy! 👍

  • @felipefigueroa9449
    @felipefigueroa9449 Рік тому +2

    My compliment

  • @Arctic879
    @Arctic879 3 роки тому +2

    Yay I love mangoes

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому +1

      must be hard to come by for an Artic Wolf.

    • @Arctic879
      @Arctic879 3 роки тому

      @@SleepyLizard lol

  • @jimmyl9516
    @jimmyl9516 2 роки тому +2

    As always another great video, especially for those of us just starting to get into planting Avocado and mango trees! I want to plant a mango tree, I live in Southern California and have a decent size back yard, my local nursery has Valencia Pride and Mallika trees available, I like the Valencia however I read that it grows to big, is it possible to keep it small without effecting it’s production? Sorry about the long paragraph I know your super busy and I admire you replying to your Fans!

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому +1

      Jim, both varieties are delicious. Valencia pride is one of my favorites. I wouldn’t worry about how big the tree grows on its own because you’ll be pruning it and shaping it anyhow. My neighbor has a Valencia pride Grove and he keeps the trees about 18 feet high by 16 feet wide and he has excellent production every year. In full disclosure this year his production wasn’t that good but that’s because we had a frost in our neighborhood. But usually he’s loaded with Valencias

    • @jimmyl9516
      @jimmyl9516 2 роки тому

      As usual you always say the right things to calm a newbie’s fears, Thank you and looking forward to following you for years to come, because Avocados and Mangoes put a smile on peoples faces!

  • @Running_with_Faith
    @Running_with_Faith 3 роки тому +1

    Tom - another excellent video. Hope you got one of those nifty grafted trees with my name on it. A Glenn or that other round one...the Hayden?

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      It's gonna be a Glen...I need another week or two....stay tuned.

  • @chaimaejh9571
    @chaimaejh9571 Рік тому +1

    I need you in my family 🙂

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому

      wow, that's one heck of a compliment, thank you.

  • @vaishnaviramsubhag5008
    @vaishnaviramsubhag5008 2 роки тому +1

    In trinidad where I live when we plant down starch mango a type of mango one sprout does come out and in 3 years it does bear starch same with all of our varieties in trinidad and also two seedlings does come out sometimes and when we plant them down there are only slight differences but all the mangos we grow from seed in trinidad is from one seedling coming out of the seed and it the bear the same type of mango and when two grow from and same seed and it bear their are only slight differences because properly their are fully heirloom varieties

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому

      according to the text books it should be reversed. interesting

    • @vaishnaviramsubhag5008
      @vaishnaviramsubhag5008 2 роки тому

      @@SleepyLizard in trinidad my parents and grandparents that's the only way their know how to get fruit tree so they set Julie, bread and cutlass mango all of these are types of mangoes in trinidad but they are more and they plant the seeds and it does bear those kind of mango example one of my grandparents ate a Julie mango and he plant the seed and he planted it down in the ground and it bear Julie even though there were bread mango trees so that means our mangoes in trinidad has not been cross with any other type but Mt aunts bought a grafted mango unknown variety and the neighbor ate some which she gave them and the mango turn out sour so that mean that is a hybrid so the older classic mangoes we know are not hybrid but the newer variety that now coming out in the market are hybrids. But I appreciate your work

  • @ranchogutierrez5139
    @ranchogutierrez5139 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome videos boss thanks

  • @juanotamendi8913
    @juanotamendi8913 Рік тому +1

    Could I use not a fruit tree (maybe flowers).. and mix it with a fruit tree sir? Ty for all the knowledge

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому

      that won't work. grafting has to be done within species

  • @tey01
    @tey01 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
    I have a question: I have some mangoes that I love called banginapalli mangos and also Rasalu mangoes, which are native to central India. I know these are monoembryonic. However, I want to plant them. I don't have a tree to graft from, I just have seeds. If I plant them, I may not get the variety that I want BUT will it still bear some kind of mango? I don't want to end up with no mangoes after 3/5/10 years. Thanks again!

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому +1

      most likely you will get mangos eventually but it's not guaranteed and they won't be identical to the two you mentioned. maybe similar, maybe very different.

  • @ElexGamingLifeSafetyGuy
    @ElexGamingLifeSafetyGuy 3 роки тому +1

    I would love to grow a haden variety soon!

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому +1

      I just had a Haden and home grown pineapple for lunch!

  • @Allthingscalligraphy
    @Allthingscalligraphy 2 роки тому +1

    Great information, thanks for sharing.
    I have a question: how do you identify the fertilized seedling out of the many seedlings that sprout out of a poly embryonic seed? Can you explain that more in your great way of simplifying complex info please? Thanks in advance 🙏

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому +1

      yes, the fertilized seedling is the runt of the litter.

  • @Offshore1977
    @Offshore1977 Рік тому +1

    Your videos are great. Do you happen to know if pram kai mea is polyembryonic? My brother has one and I would like one.
    Also, I have an orange sherbet and don’t mind giving him one but google didn’t give me a definite answer. Thank you in advance.

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому

      LSanti, I'm not sure on that variety but you can tell by looking at the seed. I have a vid coming out in 3 weeks on how to tell if poly or mono embryonic

  • @thetortoiselover7103
    @thetortoiselover7103 3 роки тому +1

    i like your vids

  • @ernestoquezada1870
    @ernestoquezada1870 Рік тому +1

    Very helpful.. but how do you know which one is you want to throw away.. from polyembryonic mangoes?

  • @angelawestland62
    @angelawestland62 2 роки тому +1

    Interesting information, thanks. What state or country are you in?

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому

      Homestead Florida. USA. where are you?

  • @johannesvanhoek9080
    @johannesvanhoek9080 2 роки тому +1

    Let me start by saying I enjoyed the video but I have a question, you said that Mango Trees can go 40 feet wide And 40 feet tall, does that not depend on the variety of the mango tree ?

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you for the compliment. It's my understanding that some mango trees are sold as "dwarf" but I don't know which ones because I control the size by pruning.

  • @miguelschoedel7691
    @miguelschoedel7691 3 роки тому +1

    Give us your top 5 tasting mangos

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      Glen
      Madame Francois
      Keitt
      Haden
      Valencia pride.

  • @nathanielmoth7791
    @nathanielmoth7791 Рік тому +1

    When looking for mangoes to
    Plant in a pot, is it necessary to only look for dwarf or semi dwarf trees or can i prune a nornal tree and keep it at a manageable height?

  • @mfrankish1050
    @mfrankish1050 3 роки тому +3

    I've watched this video like 4 times now to try and embed all the info lol. But after watching this I had a question : So monoembryonic mangoes are a mix of both parent trees. But does that mean that if I grow a monoembryonic seed from a supermarket it will make ok to good tasting fruit? My thought process was that since the mangoes from the store come from farms wouldn't that mean that all the trees on that farm have good genetics? So even if it gets the bad genetics from both trees the fruit wouldn't be terrible? Does that make any sort of sense or am I being too optimistic 😂

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому +3

      m Frankish, what you're saying makes logic sense which is why I get this question a lot, people ask the same about avocados too. Intuitively what your saying makes sense but Mother Nature doesn't work that way.
      Think of it like humans, the same man and woman can have multiple babies. All three are unique combinations of the same DNA and grow into unique adults. So every single one of the store bought mangos (assuming mono embryonic varieties) will grow into a unique tree.
      Its not really a matter of having "good" or "bad" genetics. The genetics are neutral. It just so happens that sometimes those genetics produce a piece of fruit whose taste is very appealing to humans. Once we land on that fruit we want to replicate it so we use grafting.
      Does that make sense?

    • @mfrankish1050
      @mfrankish1050 3 роки тому +2

      @@SleepyLizard Thanks a lot for your reply! What you're saying makes complete sense. After reading your reply I think I would rather take my chances at grafting than waiting 7 or 8 years to find out I waited for nothing special. Thanks again for basically saving me a decade of waiting. 😂

  • @ilikeguavaalot111
    @ilikeguavaalot111 3 роки тому +1

    You are very passionate about your work
    I sowed avocado and came out of it 3 seedlings!!!!
    Does it mean my avocado is true to type?: o

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  3 роки тому

      Thanks Moshe, but no...if it was a mango you'd be in lucky but your avocado is just sending up three branches. It won't be true. I suggest you prune away the two weakest ones and let the tree focus all it's energy on growing one trunk.

    • @ilikeguavaalot111
      @ilikeguavaalot111 3 роки тому +1

      @@SleepyLizard sounds logical cus it looks week! Keepon

  • @gumpygumpy
    @gumpygumpy 3 роки тому +1

    Gumpy is back

  • @hawaiianmakaha
    @hawaiianmakaha Рік тому +1

    Can u please tell me what I do after I eat it how to store the seed for laterals do I take it out the seed pod or leave it in and put in bag and in the refrigerator?

    • @SleepyLizard
      @SleepyLizard  Рік тому

      Hi Hawaiian, I put the whole pod in plastic shopping bags along with the skin from the avocados and keep them in a cool damp location but not the fridge. then when I'm feeling brave (because they stink). I will open the bag and plant the ones that germinated.