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Re: Cherry Trees from Store-bought Cherries

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Thu, 02 Sep 21 4:53 PM | 463 view(s)
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My 2nd attempt at growing cherries from seed failed - I got just one sapling, shown to the left, out of 57 seeds planted, and it's still too soon to know if it will live. It's about 2.5 inches tall and growing quickly. It should be 8" tall before going into the ground. The approach I'm using, by the way, is shown in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvbJpiVTkAk

The problem was that we had record rain in July. To keep the seeds from being overwatered, I put the pots into a translucent Tupperware bin and put on its lid. Many of the seeds were germinating at the time.

When I checked on them about a week later, moss was growing in their pots and most of the brand new seedlings were already dead. Ultimately, just one lived.

I think the moss is responsible. That or the high humidity inside the bin was more than the seeds could handle. Either way, I won't make that mistake again.

I'm giving it another try with 40 new seeds in 20 pots. This late in the year I don't think they can reach the requisite 8" height but I'll give it a shot and see what happens. Even tiny plants may as well be planted given that the alternative is to throw them away. I don't have the space or inclination to keep them indoors through our long winter.

I could change my strategy and put the cherry pits still in the fridge into the garden before I cover the garden in October. They may then germinate the natural way next Spring. Cherries reportedly like going through a winter before they germinate. It hardens them.








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Cherry Trees from Store-bought Cherries
By: Decomposed in GARD
Fri, 02 Jul 21 10:58 PM 		Msg. 00014 of 00027

I planted 57 cherry seeds today, using the methodology described in the video below. In tests I did last year, I found that 1 in 3 seeds done this way will germinate in about two weeks. In the weeks that follow, many of the seedlings will then die.

I planted 3 seeds per pot, 19 pots in total. If I get just 5 trees out of this, I'll consider this a huge success and will be happy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvbJpiVTkAk&t=897s

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