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Mango (Hamba)

مانجو

Fully at home in Gulf heat — grafted trees fruit in 3–4 years.

💧 Summer water

Deep, every 2 days

💧 Winter water

Weekly

☀️ Sunlight

Full sun

🔥 Heat

Thrives in heat

🌱 Difficulty

Moderate

⏱️ To harvest

3–4 years

🪴 Containers

Needs open ground

📅 Best sowing

Sep, Oct, Feb, Mar

Planting calendar (UAE)

Jan

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Nov

Dec

Deep watering, but STOP extra water during winter flowering — dry stress is what triggers a heavy bloom.

Full sun; protect trunks of young trees from direct west sun with whitewash or shade cloth.

Deep, well-draining; salt-sensitive, so flush the root zone monthly with generous fresh water.

May–July. Pick firm-mature (shoulders filled out, sap-drip at stem dries fast) and ripen indoors.

◆Choose grafted named varieties suited to the region — seedling mangoes take 8+ years.
◆Powdery mildew on flower panicles is the main yield killer; a sulfur spray at flowering prevents it.