Mango and Papaya

I grew that one from seed last year @Marley Farley , it nearly died on me last winter.
The RSM was going at it all winter, I got some stuff from a farmer mate, its called Envidor, but its not 100%, they use it on apple trees, so not so sure how effective it is under glass, but it is a mite killer.

I grew a really good papaya back in 2003, but we had a hot summer that year and it grew well outside.

 

I have a very strong memory of a much taller mango tree...

The first morning on our honeymoon, I heard a strange noise outside our open bedroom window in St Lucia. One of the resort gardeners had chosen to climb the mango tree nearby, “to pick fruit”. A rather odd thing to do, we found out later, as the mangoes were normally harvested from the ground; and it just happened to be within sight of the honeymoon apartments....

 

How brilliant @Sian in Belgium , well done!

One mango seed often produces several stems so I wouldn't tear them apart to plant in individual pots, especially in August. Just let them be together.

Probably the biggest challenge is to keep them alive through the winter and that means finding the right spot. A bright windowsill with no radiator underneath might be the best bet. I can't really advise as my mangos tend to die on me at young age. Oh, maybe just one note, lightly misting with water every morning seems to be appreciated, and it possibly helps to keep spider mites at bay.

Please keep us posted on your learnings

 

Your mango will toughen up. The very young leaves are that colour and will turn green soon enough. Usually farmers in the tropics grow grafted material so that they fruit quickly, otherwise it will take a mango perhaps 7 years from seed to fruit. I grew them from seed as a kid, but they are tropical so don't like English winter low light intensity and cold. So more of a curiosity than a crop!

 

Update on my mango plant(s)


As you can see (apart from my eclectic litter of “stuff” on the work surface), the leaves have indeed toughened up. Leffe bottle included for scale.