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Post by SA Hunter on Apr 27, 2014 18:33:52 GMT 10
Is it possible to grow fruit trees from a seed??
ie - I eat a yummy juicy peach, can I grow a tree from this seed??
or do I have to only use cuttings??
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Post by remnantprep on Apr 27, 2014 18:43:04 GMT 10
Planting a seed will take up to 5 years to produce fruit but a graft will only take a couple of years to produce!
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Post by SA Hunter on Apr 28, 2014 23:52:24 GMT 10
Planting a seed will take up to 5 years to produce fruit but a graft will only take a couple of years to produce! So, if I have a seed, say Apricot, do I just plant it, or do I need to do more?? Sorry, just really ignorant when it comes to fruit trees!! I have an Apricot seed that I have had in my veggie seed box for years, and have always wondered if it is worth planting it ( as opposed to just trying to plant it ). |
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Post by remnantprep on Apr 29, 2014 10:57:35 GMT 10
Plant it in a small pot first and if it sprouts and starts to grow into sapling then you could try planting it somewhere in the garden. Not all seeds will grow though it just depends on conditions I guess!
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Post by SA Hunter on Apr 29, 2014 16:03:38 GMT 10
Do I need to soak the seed first, or crack it even??
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Post by remnantprep on Apr 29, 2014 19:57:38 GMT 10
No need to crack it, just plant and water it. Haha
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Post by SA Hunter on Apr 29, 2014 22:14:53 GMT 10
Rgr - done tonight = planted an apricot seed - will see how it goes.
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Post by remnantprep on Apr 30, 2014 7:27:48 GMT 10
Let us know.
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Post by StepfordRenegade on Jul 8, 2014 16:36:12 GMT 10
Just stumbled across this thread Jay, how did it go?
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Post by SA Hunter on Jul 8, 2014 21:37:01 GMT 10
Nothing as yet - tempted to dig it out and see if it has sprouted!
Will let you know!
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Post by SA Hunter on Jul 9, 2014 20:41:02 GMT 10
Emptied out the pot - no growth on the Apricot seed - will give it a few more weeks.
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Post by Peter on Nov 17, 2014 22:35:47 GMT 10
Any news on the seed?
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Post by Fractus on Nov 18, 2014 6:32:14 GMT 10
I planted one and it eventually sprouted. I sold the farm before I saw a blossom. About five years. Plus the fruit from the tree can be in a wide range of quality. Where as a grafted tree is identical to the source material.
You could use the new tree and graft onto it a piece from a good tree from grandma's. But then I have never succeeded in grafting yet. Always die off.
Good luck
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Post by You Must Enter A Name on Nov 18, 2014 9:09:49 GMT 10
generally if you want 1 tree and your doing it from seeds, it's a good rule to do say 5 or so seeds in 5 pots. Not sure on multiple seeds in the same pot like you do with other plants as I have never done trees from seeds before.
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Post by krull68 on Nov 18, 2014 10:17:06 GMT 10
Google is your friend, you can learn techniques for growing almost everything from seed there.
in the google search type in: how to grow (xyz) from seed
This will bring you to many expert pages that can teach you many things.
Use the google young padawan
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Post by You Must Enter A Name on Nov 18, 2014 11:38:42 GMT 10
I too am a big fan of google but when people google "growing trees from seeds" I want this thread to pop up, someone to click it and get what they want. Then decide to explore the rest of the site.
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Post by Mandy on Nov 18, 2014 13:56:50 GMT 10
I too am a big fan of google but when people google "growing trees from seeds" I want this thread to pop up, someone to click it and get what they want. Then decide to explore the rest of the site. I found this site on Pinterest. Is that close? |
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Post by You Must Enter A Name on Nov 18, 2014 16:03:35 GMT 10
I too am a big fan of google but when people google "growing trees from seeds" I want this thread to pop up, someone to click it and get what they want. Then decide to explore the rest of the site. I found this site on Pinterest. Is that close? You better believe it  |
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Post by SA Hunter on Nov 19, 2014 9:59:57 GMT 10
Well, nothing came of my seed growing attempt.
I think I'll stick to growing veggies!
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