How To Plant Apples From Seeds
Apple seeds can grow to produce large trees. Instead of purchasing apples from the store, you can enjoy them in your backyard once your apple tree begins to bear fruit. Apple trees can become hard to grow if you do not follow the right precautions. Once you pick the type of apple you wish to grow, you will be well on your way to growing an apple tree in your yard. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Damp paper towel
- Small peat containers
- Plastic zipper bag
- Potting soil
- Shovel
Instructions
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Save the seeds from the apple variety you prefer. Rinse the seeds off under cool water.
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Fold a damp paper towel in quarters. Open the paper towel up so that it looks like an open book, and place the apple seeds on the right side. Keep the apple seeds from touching each other.
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Fold the paper towel over the seeds. Place the paper towel in a zipper-sealed plastic bag, and sit it in the refrigerator. Leave it in the refrigerator at a temperature range between 34 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit for six weeks until the seeds sprout, and keep the paper towel moist.
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Fill small peat containers with potting soil. Keep the potting soil moist. Plant the seeds 1 inch deep in the potting soil, and carefully place the sprouted seedling into the soil.
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Cover the hole with soil. Water it with warm water to keep the soil moist. Place the apple seedlings in a sunny window. Rotate the container each week to ensure that the apple seedling grows straight.
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Transplant the apple seedling outside once the threat of frost passes and the seedlings have more than two leaves. Dig a hole slightly larger than the peat containers, using a shovel, and place the container in the soil. The hole also must be as deep as the container so that the soil level remains even. Pack the soil around the containers, and water the seedlings to keep the area damp.
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