I would really like to grow some Mangoes here in the UK. But I think it’s totally unfeasible unless they are grown in pots and bought inside during winter.
Does anybody have any experience. Or shall I not pursue the idea.
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Mangoes are unhappy at 4°C for even a couple hours, below 0°C outright kills them. Personally I would spend the effort on other fruit trees
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It isn’t just short term cold that bothers mango. They don’t do well when media/soil is below 60F. The roots don’t do well. Plus, temperatures below 60F cause them to bloom endlessly at the expense of vegetative growth. Even in my greenhouse with 9 months of highs in the 80s and 90s, the 6-8 months with lows below 60F cause issues. They bloom too much and don’t grow enough.
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I agree with fruitnut. I grow them in my greenhouse. They will tolerate down to 40 degrees, but they don’t like it much. I can’t get them to put on vegetative growth until June, July and August when it is hot. To grow they want night time temps above 65. At least pollination is not problem with these little guys. Took this pic yesterday on my Nam Doc Mai.
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Even 8b is dicey for Mangoes. I would love to grow them but do not.
Have a look at Chupones. They are a bit cold hardy and give a tropical flavor taste
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One thing in addition to things they have mentioned; just not enough heat units in the UK for mangos. You can grow one in a pot and maybe keep it alive, but in order for it to be somewhat worthwhile you need hot summers to compensate somewhat for the lack of ideal conditions.
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@gray
Good tasting fruit that is worth the labor and expense isn’t going to happen without a barn-size semi-tropical greenhouse. You’ll need to start the root ball in a 2’ x 2’ x 2’ tree box and after ~3 years transplant into a 4’ x 4’ x 4’.
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