Germinating seeds https://b2012overleven.runboard.com/t423 Runboard| Germinating seeds en-us Fri, 29 Mar 2024 08:26:18 +0000 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 08:26:18 +0000 https://www.runboard.com/ rssfeeds_managingeditor@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds managing editor) rssfeeds_webmaster@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds webmaster) akBBS 60 soilhttps://b2012overleven.runboard.com/p3592,from=rss#post3592https://b2012overleven.runboard.com/p3592,from=rss#post3592nondisclosed_email@example.com (TheLivingShadow)Sun, 02 Aug 2015 14:16:32 +0000 fruit trees from seedhttps://b2012overleven.runboard.com/p3358,from=rss#post3358https://b2012overleven.runboard.com/p3358,from=rss#post3358Apple Tree from Seed by Paul Wheaton There is this story going around that if you try and grow apples from seed, then there is only a 1 in 20,000 chance that you’ll have an edible apple. That’s a pretty daunting statistic. No wonder more people aren’t starting trees from seed. But what if that wasn’t exactly the case? That myth is founded in a spec of truth. Actually, there is a 1 in 20,000 chance that you’ll grow an apple that can out-compete MacIntosh or Golden Delicious in the open marketplace. That is a 0.005% chance it will be the next amazing supermarket industry apple. Growing an apple tree from seed won’t be true to parent. And that is ok. The odds of growing a really good apple is not 1 in 20,000. In fact, it is actually about 20%. There is also a 20% chance that the apple will be a ‘spitter’. A nasty, mealy crab sort of an apple. The remaining 60% will produce apples that are ok. Good for one thing. They may be good for juice, or good for apple sauce. They may be good winter keepers. Or just an average edible apple. Heck — they could even be good pie-baking apples. Now that’s a game-changer. 80% of seeds planted will turn into a few excellent apples and lots of ok apples. And not just apples. These figures are the same for most fruit trees.nondisclosed_email@example.com (TheLivingShadow)Sat, 31 May 2014 16:40:28 +0000 nuts from seedhttps://b2012overleven.runboard.com/p976,from=rss#post976https://b2012overleven.runboard.com/p976,from=rss#post976 "Soak the seeds in water overnight. Soak lots of them as some may not germinate and some may get moldy. Take a nut cracker and crack or split the nuts just so they open up a little (at the seam). Plant the nuts in good quality soil on their sides with the seam up leaving some of the seed exposed. Place containers holding seeds on a cookie sheet and place on top of a heating pad set on low or medium depending on how hot your heating pad gets. Water and wait. Watch for mold. The soil may need to be sprayed with damp off every once in a while if mold appears. I heard that if you plant the seed as above, then place in the fridge for a few weeks prior to placing them in a warm spot (or like I did on a heating pad) it will help them to germinate faster." Another person on this same forum said he knew of someone who'd successfully germinated an almond from already shelled almonds; they should then, obviously, be as fresh as possible.nondisclosed_email@example.com (TheLivingShadow)Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:01:11 +0000 Fruit seeds and how to germinate themhttps://b2012overleven.runboard.com/p975,from=rss#post975https://b2012overleven.runboard.com/p975,from=rss#post975Wikipedia on olives: "the oily pericarp is first softened by slight rotting, or soaked in hot water or in an alkaline solution". Cherimoya [i thought it was "chimoya"] are DEElicious! From a forum: "I would soak the cherimoya seeds for a couple days and then put them in a ziplock bag with some barely damp peat-moss. They should sprout in month or two, with those which don't, a little more warmth might be needed then ambient house temps. I have had some where house temps sprout them all, but last year only half spouted, and the others sprouted once I had them outside in the summer heat in a ziplock, in a dark box under the patio roof; bury them 3/4 to 1 inch and firm up the soil." "Mango is quite easy so long as your starting out with a fresh seed. You need to carefully remove the protective husk that protects the seed kernal and plant the seed in a well draining potting mix, hump side up with about 1/4 inch of the seed exposed above the soil line. Use a container that is fairly deep so as to provide enough room for the new forming tap root. Once you have done all this water them and let drain well and place in a warm area. Set it to around 80 degrees and withing a few weeks you should see a new tree sprouting. It is good to use "Honey" or other polyembryonic types because you have a greater chance of your new seedling being like the mother tree."nondisclosed_email@example.com (TheLivingShadow)Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:56:03 +0000 Germinating seedshttps://b2012overleven.runboard.com/p974,from=rss#post974https://b2012overleven.runboard.com/p974,from=rss#post974Though germinating fruit seeds is commonly frowned upon as risky, especially in a survival situation, it's better to have a hybrid species that's less than 100% the same as it's parent tree than to have nothing at all! An apple tree grown from seed, for instance, may vary from the apple it was taken from, but it's quite possible and future fruits may yield seeds that not only produce fruits as superior as the original, for all you know they could be even better. HOW to germinate certain seeds, however, can be difficult or at least tricky. One source i've used.nondisclosed_email@example.com (TheLivingShadow)Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:54:50 +0000