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  • Which way is up when I plant a mango seed?

    From PietB@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 3 02:46:39 2022
    Which way is up when I plant a mango seed?

    I cracked open the husk and removed the seed and put it wet paper towels
    for a week expecting it to sprout at one end but it sprouted at both.

    -p

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  • From told2b@gmail.com@21:1/5 to PietB on Wed May 4 10:48:33 2022
    On Monday, May 2, 2022 at 9:46:26 PM UTC-4, PietB wrote:
    Which way is up when I plant a mango seed?

    I cracked open the husk and removed the seed and put it wet paper towels
    for a week expecting it to sprout at one end but it sprouted at both.

    -p
    Plant the mango seed point side down, allowing the hump at the top to stick out of the soil a little. If you have germinated your seed in water or a paper towel, this bit is easier as you just want your mango seed roots to go down and the shoot to point
    up, above the soil.

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  • From John McGaw@21:1/5 to PietB on Wed May 4 19:02:12 2022
    On 5/2/2022 9:46 PM, PietB wrote:
    Which way is up when I plant a mango seed?

    I cracked open the husk and removed the seed and put it wet paper towels
    for a week expecting it to sprout at one end but it sprouted at both.

    -p
    Probably the easiest way would be to plant the seed in the soil sideways.
    The plant will figure out which way is up and which way is down all by
    itself -- in nature seeds fall in random orientations but still manage to grow.

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