Yesterday morning one of the apple seeds sprouted out of the soil. Sadly, while I was taking pictures of it this morning, I dropped its container from five feet and a bunch of the soil and the seed came out. Fortunately, since the soil is so soft and the seed is still so young, I was able to spear its root back into the ground. Hopefully it'll be okay, but I'm worried that the part that I speared into the soil was only half of the root, and the rest broke off in the ground. The pictures are from last night, this morning, and this morning after I put it back in the ground.
The strawberries are looking good. I think there are more than fifteen now (last time I counted there were over 20, but a few of them looked bad). A big problem I have is with watering them. Even the equivalent of one fat well-placed raindrop pummels them to the ground. A tiny splash of water is enough to rip the plants from their roots. Their stems are a bit wider than a hair. I found that the only way to water them is by taking a drop of water on my fingertips and placing it at their bases. A spray bottle would probably work too, but I don't have one. Hopefully they'll grow up soon, so that I can be less careful with them.
There are pictures of avocado plant tips. They are all from different plants, but they show the process of an avocado sprouted new leaves.
So, how did you freeze the apple seeds?
ReplyDeleteThere are tutorials online on how to freeze (stratify) apple seeds for growing. The consensus is that you want them to be clean, wrapped in something soft and a bit moist (I used paper towels), and make sure they don't dry out (also- don't soak them or you'll end up with mold). Keep in fridge for 8-10 weeks and remove. I put them directly into water afterward.
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