♥ Growing Mamey Sapotes ♥
by paco on Monday, February 6th, 2012 | 25 Comments
A Short Video About Growing Mamey Sapote using Home-made Compost.
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This is soo cute, thank you for posting.
@PlayingDead567
Thank you for your comment ♥
Three have survived, I have two and one I gave to a friend.
The biggest one is over a foot high, I expect they will grow a bit faster now Summer is here; especially once we get some decent rainfall.
Mameys grown from seed can take eight years to bear fruit, so we have a few years to wait yet!
Wishing you a Wonderful Day ♥ XX.
Can u update on how the sapotoes are growing again.
@PlayingDead567
It depends how cold the temperature gets in Winter. I believe Mameys grow well in Southern Florida, but Florida has a sub-tropical climate.
If it gets too cold for them in Winter, they will die.
Maybe if you had a warm, sheltered micro-climate they would grow, but I think they might need some protection in the cooler months.
Wishing you a Beautiful Day ♥
Love and Peaches XX♥
@fruitbatanne How about California in the spring?
@PlayingDead567
And in terms of climate, the Mamey Sapote needs a Sub-tropical or Tropical climate to bear fruit; so lots of rain and sunshine.
Although if you had a warm house you could grow one indoors in a cooler or drier climate; the plant would not grow big enough to fruit, but may make an attractive houseplant.
Wishing you a Beautiful Day ♥
Love and Peaches,
from Anne XX♥
@PlayingDead567
Thank you for your comment ♥
If the seed has already got a sprout coming from it, it has already started to germinate, so is more likely to grow into a baby tree.
The Mamey seeds need to be planted straight away after you have eaten the fruit; you can keep them viable for a few days by keeping them moist, but if they dry out, they probably will not germinate.
Good seeds should look ‘fat’ for their size, and look glossy and healthy.
I hope this helps.
Love and Peaches ♥♥♥
How do you know if the seed is a good one? Does it have to be an exact size/color. Please reply. Oh, and does the climate have to be a certain one.
@BRLKnobtail
Thank you for the tip ♥
Wishing you a Beautiful Day ♥ XX.
Hi, they’ll send up shoots faster if you plant them with the tap root going down or at least on the side.
@JannaBannanna7
Thank you for your comment.
Four of the Sapotes are doing really well and are about seven or eight inches high with several leaves; the others are yet to emerge!
I just got some Mameys in New York City, but will not be able to take the seeeds home to Australia.
Wishing you a Beautiful Day.
Love and Peaches,
from Anne XX.
Anne, could you do any update on how your sapotes are growing?
@RawVeganMichele The Zeolites are a popular group of minerals for collectors and an important group of minerals for industrial and other purposes, regards
@qualqui
Thank you for your Sweet Comment ♥
Yes, the Chocolate Sapote is the same as Black Sapote. I do have a video on Chocolate Sapotes on my channel.
I have two baby Guanabana trees, but they have not fruited yet, and I love the fruit too; Thank you for the information on them.
Wishing you a Beautiful Day ♥
And Thank you again for your comment ♥
Lookin’ good sweet lady,….in no time at all hopin’ your mamey mini-orchard is bloomin’ and producin’ sweet and luscious fruits for you all,…you mention a chocolate zapote, is this the black zapote,…green-skinned, black flesh and round? Have you heard of the Chirimoya(in spanish its Guanabana, just as good as the white sapote but watch out, don’t eat too much of these fruits, make ya really sleepy. Thumbs up to ya fruitbatanne!! =D
@RawVeganMichele
Dear Michele ♥
The White Sapote are between 6–7 feet tall, and it has taken them about 4 years to grow this big.
They have not flowered yet, though.
In the right climate seedling Mameys will take about 7 years to fruit; grafted ones will generally fruit earlier.
Our property is about 3600 square yards.
Wishing you a Fruitful Day ♥
Love and Peaches XX♥♥
@RawVeganMichele
if your compost smells, you may need to add more card and paper or twigs between any grass clippings, so the compost does not get too wet and slimy Also it may not be getting enough air in it, you may need to turn the compost regularly.
If compost is smelly, often it just needs the mix of green, fruit, and brown(cardboard, bark, twigs) in the compost bin tweaking and changing a little. So add higher or lower ratios.
Love and Peaches XX♥♥
@RawVeganMichele
Thank you for your message and kind comment ♥♥
The Mamey seeds were already sprouting in the fruit! The ones I planted that were not already sprouting have yet to germinate.
I have two White Sapotes, grown from seed; I just planted them in plant pots outdoors.
If the fruits have been chemically treated, it can stop the seeds being viable. Also the seeds need a certain level of warmth after planting, I would suggest keeping the pots indoors.
Lots of Love and Sweet Peaches XX♥♥
@RawVeganMichele
Thank you for your comment ♥♥
Zeolite is an aluminosilicate mineral that helps improve soil quality by holding on to minerals in the soil and preventing valuable minerals in the soil from leeching out, and allows slow and appropriate release of minerals into the soil.
Your fruit goals sound Wonderful ♥
I use liquid seaweed as a good addition to the soil, also some ‘worm juice’ from a friend’s worm farm.
Love and Peaches XX♥♥
MAMEY
@katie638
Thank you ♥
@windlord1111
“I’d walk a million miles for one of your fruits… my little Mmmmaaaaamey!”
I want my Mamay!
I’ve just had 2 in my life, but they made quite an impression, I can tell you.
I got em from a small farmers market vendor on Kauai. She could tell I and my family were serious fruit shoppers (I think something about the flat of $3per mangos we got tipped her off)
She called me to the side of her van and showed me these dense orange beauties like it was some clandestine deal. Their reputation alone meant I had to have them! Pays to know the people with the “good stuff”
@RadarKat73080
Thank you for your comment and the information on Persimmon ♥
Your wild American Persimmon sound Lovely ♥
Love and Peaches XX.
Diospyros kaki is the Asian persimmon Diospyros virginia is the American persimmon. I like wild American persimmons, there are a few trees here on our farm.