mangoes anyone?

[BUFFS]

my betterhalf got two fresh mangoes from the supermarket earlier this week and she managed to remove the fruit while leaving the inner seed pod intact, I have put it into compost, sitting in the sun on a warm windowsill and have my fingers crossed, but, has anyone grown one of these seeds?, they look like an enormous runner bean, I am hoping to be able to get it to grow and use it as a house plant, if that is possible, I am going to go on the net to see what the actual plant looks like, it will be just my luck that it ends up a fast growing climber, you know the sort, adding 2ft of growth a day...

[BUFFS]

just been reading up on the mangoes and I don't think that it will be viable as a houseplant, but I will see if I can get this one started to see what they grow like...

[fishpond]

I have 2 seeds sat on my keyboard as I type.
From what I have read, they need to be soaked in water for 14 days then potted into multi-purpose, will not fruit, but provided that is is situated in a warm spot it should make a handsome house plant.
I have never grown these before, so please do not take what I have said as gospel

[Alison]

I grew one once and kept it for a couple of years as a house plant. Think I composted it in the end as it had got a bit scruffy but that probably had more to do with my lack of care of house plants rather than the plant itself

[WilliamD]

Nice clear instructions here for how to grow a mango tree (and fruit):

How to Grow a Mango Tree: 17 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow

But it does suggest that a hot climate is best.

[Rudi13]

I have grown a mango from a fruit bought in the supermarket. It took quite a while to germinate and when the mango plant is young they are quite sensitive to cold temperatures. They always need to be kept somewhere warm with a (relative) high humidity. My tree is now nearly 4 years old and every spring it growths new leaves which look really nice. The leaves smell of mango when you rub them between your fingers. I found that it is best to not remove any leaves from the tree even if they look old and tattered. I think I killed two earlier mango trees I had because I removed too many leaves. But maybe this is just my interpretation.

Good luck with your plant. They are certainly quite unusual house plants.