Is this a bad idea ?

Question

I got a mango seed from storebought mango and want to grow it. So I wrapped it around with a towel and dampened the towel then placed in out in the sun >_> will it sprout this way or is this a dumb idea ?

Answer 1

It's a dumb idea. You just need to take the seed and set it into the soil in the yard. It won't sprout in a towel Make sure you water it every two/three days so it doesn't die in the process. Seeds don't only need water, they need soil. So wrapping it up in a towel doesn't do anything.

Answer 2

I have not tried mango seeds but I regularly start seeds from just putting in a damp paper towel and letting them sprout before planting. I also grow some tomatoes with no soil at all. They hang upside down from holes in a pvc pipe with ph balanced water running through it for 2 minutes every 2 hours. They never touch dirt. The ph balanced water has all the minerals they need to grow. They are also much less acidic without being in the ground.

Answer 3

Here's a site on sprouting a mango seed.

http://home.att.net/~oc_crfg/mango.htm

Answer 4

pretty much dumb coz you need a big garden to grow it and some kinda gardening knowledge + couple of centuries