How to Plant a Peach Tree From a Peach Seed

A peach pit taken from a peach is not the most ideal way to grow your own peach tree, but it can be done. The pit will need to be rinsed well first and allowed to dry for a few days before planting. A tree grown from a pit will most likely not have fruit that is like the fruit that the pit was taken from, but will grow decent fruit most of the time. The best time to plant a peach pit is in the fall.

Things You'll Need

• Garden area
• Trowel
• Pine straw
• Water
• Peach pit

Instructions

1. Dig a hole that is 4 inches deep. If planting more than one peach pit, make all the holes at least 4 inches apart.

2. Place the peach pit in the hole and cover with soil. Do not pat the soil down; allow it to stay loose.

3. Cover the area that the pit is in with pine straw or any other type of mulch. This will need to be 1 inch thick.

4. Water the pit well enough to make the soil damp, but do not over water to the point of sogginess.

5. The pit will take several months to germinate---and it will be spring at the earliest before growth is seen. Water the area when conditions are both warm and dry during the winter.

Tips & Warnings

• Plant peach pits in an area where the sunlight comes from the north or the east.

• Once the seedlings are well established, move them to a permanent location.

References

• Colostate.edu: Growing peach from pit