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corky1968 · 11-12-2016, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Green Squall

I've grown an avocado pit for a house plant before. They don't do well in my region. I just did it for fun. This is how you germinate them.

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Try growing a pineapple next time. It's easy and I did it a few years ago.

How To Grow A Pineapple

11-12-2016, 03:14 AM

I have a few orange trees, well marrocan easy peel satsuma is where the pips come from

They are about six months old & took about 2months to germinate

Big CLones · 11-13-2016, 03:01 PM

Like anything..... you should not plant seeds where the parentage is unknown....

Im not sure you mentioned the source of your fruit....

However many orchards use crab apples for pollen....

WHich makes the seeds planted from this pollen inferior ..... because the fruit will likely...

suck....

Betterhaff · 11-16-2016, 03:51 PM

Here’s an interesting article. About half way thru it gets into origins and breeding of apple cultivars.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/21/crunch

MicroRoy · 11-16-2016, 05:53 PM

Around here we have a lot of old abandon farmsteads. Most were abandon during the dust bowl. There was a popular pear tree in those days called quince.

There are a lot of places you find them. Three about three or four generations out. They still grow like the original trees.

I have a few on my place now. They make great wine. They store easy. Just wrap them in paper and slide them into a cool place. They are good until new years and beyond.

St. Phatty · 11-22-2016, 08:25 PM

How did Johnny Appleseed get his seeds ? I'm thinking just from apples of the day.

Maybe they had better fathers & pollen sources.

**Sam_Skunkman** · 11-22-2016, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by St. Phatty

How did Johnny Appleseed get his seeds ? I'm thinking just from apples of the day.

Maybe they had better fathers & pollen sources.

From cider presses, his apples were not eating apples they were cider apple seeds, very popular with settlers starting new farms, they plant them for the alcohol the apples make. Faster and easier then most fruit to use for alcohol.

-SamS

**exploziv** · 11-22-2016, 10:24 PM

Botany of desire documentary talks about apples and johnny appleseed.

Slipnot · 11-22-2016, 10:44 PM

i grafted 3 different apple pheno's on my tree got to love it huge apples, also collecting some seed you just never know also in my region have decent cherry tree that i plan to get some more going for friends wanting cherries

EmeraldWizard · 01-15-2017, 11:13 PM

I take seed from organic fruit I buy at the store, Avocado see great example below), Lemon and Lime(Have to keep wet to germ), My wife threw out the cracking avocado pits I had as they had time left to sprout but looked bad (if you didnt have a greenthumb, or mainly really just patience)

Side note, the Arbor Day foundation I think gives you free trees for signing up, which does cost about 10-20 dollars, and 3 hazelnuts fr an extra support cost, another 10-20 bucks, just a helpful strategy for anyonewho likes trees, they give great discounts on their stock if say your states nurseries and conservation departments are sold out, they are usually cheapest.

I'm currently looking for heritage fruits and a good source/s of heirlooms and op seed for self sustaining food crops, and farmers market products, great income possibilities

11-12-2016, 03:14 AM	#12
Dr.Suess Guest Posts: n/a	I have a few orange trees, well marrocan easy peel satsuma is where the pips come from They are about six months old & took about 2months to germinate
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11-13-2016, 03:01 PM	#13
Big CLones Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 61	Like anything..... you should not plant seeds where the parentage is unknown.... Im not sure you mentioned the source of your fruit.... However many orchards use crab apples for pollen.... WHich makes the seeds planted from this pollen inferior ..... because the fruit will likely... suck....
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11-16-2016, 03:51 PM	#14
Betterhaff Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,568	Here’s an interesting article. About half way thru it gets into origins and breeding of apple cultivars. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/21/crunch
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11-16-2016, 05:53 PM	#15
MicroRoy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Up above the Timberline Posts: 3,202	Around here we have a lot of old abandon farmsteads. Most were abandon during the dust bowl. There was a popular pear tree in those days called quince. There are a lot of places you find them. Three about three or four generations out. They still grow like the original trees. I have a few on my place now. They make great wine. They store easy. Just wrap them in paper and slide them into a cool place. They are good until new years and beyond. __________________ https://www.icmag.com/ic/forumdisplay.php?f=65545 https://www.icmag.com/ic/forumdisplay.php?f=65545 https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?threadid=51480 Shot glass challenge. Interesting.
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11-22-2016, 10:24 PM	#18
exploziv pure dynamite Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 20,176	Botany of desire documentary talks about apples and johnny appleseed. __________________ "We ought never do wrong when people are looking." - Mark Twain If the whole world smoked a joint at the same time, there would be world peace for at least two hours. Followed by a global food shortage.
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11-22-2016, 08:25 PM	#16
St. Phatty Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 2,381	How did Johnny Appleseed get his seeds ? I'm thinking just from apples of the day. Maybe they had better fathers & pollen sources.
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01-15-2017, 11:13 PM	#20
EmeraldWizard Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Atlantis Posts: 50	Organic fruits I take seed from organic fruit I buy at the store, Avocado see great example below), Lemon and Lime(Have to keep wet to germ), My wife threw out the cracking avocado pits I had as they had time left to sprout but looked bad (if you didnt have a greenthumb, or mainly really just patience) Side note, the Arbor Day foundation I think gives you free trees for signing up, which does cost about 10-20 dollars, and 3 hazelnuts fr an extra support cost, another 10-20 bucks, just a helpful strategy for anyonewho likes trees, they give great discounts on their stock if say your states nurseries and conservation departments are sold out, they are usually cheapest. I'm currently looking for heritage fruits and a good source/s of heirlooms and op seed for self sustaining food crops, and farmers market products, great income possibilities
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