Under the Right Conditions, Can a Mango Tree Grow in England?

Hear me out, ok?

I'm thinking: isn't it possible to mimick tropical temperatures in a greenhouse? If so, then is it possible for a mango tree to be grown in a greenhouse in England? Under the right conditions, with the right soil and tender loving care, couldn't a mango tree be made to feel at home right here ...in England?

If it grew and bore its first fruit, I wonder what it'd be called? I don't think it should be named after a person (unless it's me, of course, ahem - Alphonso mango, Julie mango, Ebele mango.)

'The Mango Tree That Grew' ...maybe it could be called a combination of those words...an acronym: T.M.T.T.G (The Mango Tree That Grew), but with a couple of vowels in between...TAMTATAG...the Tamtatag Mango. Or maybe drop the G and just call it Tamtata Mango. Could I have a kilo of Tamtatas, please? Hmmm. I like the sound of that.

So, to the mango tree that will more than likely never exist, but will always exist in my head, I name thee: Tamtata ...for your invisible fruit tastes exquisite.

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I missed the boat...

By the time I got to the stall, the mangoes were mostly gone. GRRR. The ones that were left didn't look too good and, frankly, I wasn't that desperate. There were some Julie mangoes but I really didn't fancy those (plus Julie mangoes tend to be quite expensive too). I wanted the mangoes I'd had on Thursday (sniffle, sniffle).

I really didn't have the energy to then go to Green Street market to look for some 'cos my feet were killing me. I wasn't wearing heels or anything, just slippers, but I think they were truly meant for lounging around in the home as there was hardly any grip on them.

When the guy at the stall told me the mangoes I wanted were all sold out, I asked him a couple of times, 'are you sure?', hoping he was hiding a couple behind the stall. I looked at him like a hungry puppy. Nope - there were well and truly none left.

It was my fault really - I should have left the flat earlier. I didn't realise how bad I wanted some 'til he told me there were none left (sniffle, sniffle).

Anyway, I ended up buying some from the Tesco's @ Canary Wharf - they were doing a 2-for-1 offer on them. They were your regular polite supermarket mangoes - nothing special (though the 2nd one tasted better).


(p.s: BodyShop 'Mango' Body Butter. Yum!)


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Any Excuse for Mangoes :-)

I felt quite sick yesterday, so I'm giving my body a bit of a break today by going on a mini-detox. I've only had apples and mint tea so far, but I feel some mangoes are in order (any excuse, really!)

I really like the ones I had on Thursday (I had a dream about them last night too! I was carrying loads of them in a suitcase on a New York subway. Do not ask my psyche why it had such a dream. It will not answer you!)

Hopefully, there'll be some left by the time I hit the stall. If not, I'll go down to Green Street market and see what they've got.


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