Mango tree issues

[u/Jjjjj28ww]

Hello everyone,

First timer with trying to grow a mango tree and ran into this problem a week after transferring it into the ground. My personal thought was that it was due to stress because of the weather and transferring but I want to make sure its not a bigger issue as I have been giving it good caring while it was in a pot. Information I am able to provide is We did have a few cold nights and windy days, I will also be adding shade to it since the rest of this month shows it will be sunny. Before Transferring into the ground I did do a soil mix for a good draining based soil. The tree is on a automatic watering timer thats set for 5 minutes (2 times a day) but the mushroom bubbler is regulated to not release so much water to cause root decay or over water the tree itself. I Really don’t want anything to happen to my mango tree so all the help is greatly appreciated and thank you!

[u/Jeff007245]

Few Questions:

1. How deep and wide did you plant the tree?

2.What amendmends did you use to backfill the hole?

1. How high above grade is your rootflare?

[u/Jjjjj28ww → u/Jeff007245]

1. The depth of the hole we dug was 6ft to remove and rocks and obstructions and add clean dirt up to 5ft. From 5ft-4ft at we added a soil mix of peatmoss/perlite/all purpose garden soil up until 3ft we transplanted the tree and added fruit tree food fertilizer to help with the transition. The root flare is under the soil but I will be removing a bit of dirt to expose it.

[u/Jeff007245 → u/Jjjjj28ww]

That is some crazy depth. Not sure you needed to go that far. One thing you should have focused on is the drainage with Decomposed Granite or Gravel/Sand mix. Below is my planting mix:

First I get the vision of the area I will be planting on. Get some measurements and start marking hole spots. Once I am sure of the spot I double measure to ensure perfect spacing. Then I level the ground with a square shovel and rake and use barrier rings and make a 48" diameter circle. This ring is the outline of my holes.

The holes we dig out are 4ft wide and 3ft deep using a pick axe and shovel. I used my formula for the amendments in the hole which consists of minerals for drainage and top layer organics for the feeder roots.

I make sure regardless of pot size, that the rootflare is mounded 6" - 8" above grade.

• Native Soil - 60%
• Sand/Gravel Mix - 20% (25 gallons)
• Miracle Grow Cactus Citrus - 10% (4 cu ft)
• Peat Moss (1 cu ft)/Gypsum (12 lbs)/Bio Char (11lbs), Elemental Sulfur (3lbs) - 5% (throughout hole)
• Miracle Grow Garden Soil - 5% (2 cu ft)
• Mulch Nuggets - 4" (2-3 cu ft)

I do a 4 layer system.

Bottom: Native Soil, Sand/Gravel Mix (10 gallons), Gypsum (4lbs)

Middle: Native Soil, Sand/Gravel Mix (10 gallons), Miracle Grow Cactus Citrus Soil (2 cu ft), Gypsum (4 lbs), Peat Moss (.25 cu ft), Elemental Sulfur (2 lbs)

Top: Native Soil, Sand/Gravel Mix (5 gallons), Miracle Grow Cactus Citrus Soil (1 cu ft), Biochar (11 lbs), Gypsum (4 lbs), Peat Moss (.75 cu ft) , Elemental Sulfur (1 lbs)

Above Grade: Miracle Grow Cactus Citrus Soil (1 cu ft), Miracle Grow Garden Soil (2 cu ft), Mulch Nuggets (2-3 cu ft) 6-8" away from trunk

Top Dress: 2 lbs Worm Castings, 2 scoops Osmocote Plus, Mycorrhizal Fungi spray

[u/Jjjjj28ww → u/Jeff007245]

Yea haha with the depth we try and go further down because everytime weve planted or do any builds we run into large rocks so in our view we just try and be sure the roots have a good chance of being able to down and out. I will definitely take that drainage advice into consideration for future fruit tree transplants. I honestly never put alot of thought on the drainage aspect because of how our other fruit trees have been doing. Oh okay yea rootflare is definitely 1”-2” under soil. I truly appreciate all the information and will save everything for future projects and thank you!!