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bunn ([personal profile] bunn) wrote2022-01-22 04:12 pm
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Apples

There were a few apples that had got past their best in the fridge, so I have just chopped them up, retrieved the seeds and got rid of the rest. There were 11 seeds from some very small French Gala apples, and 10 seeds from some Worcesters.
I have planted them around the edges of some big planters which will eventually be full of Chinese Quinces, but are mostly currently full of compost. If they germinate I'll put them into their own pots later.
Apples from seed are supposed to take about 8 years to get to fruiting size (though I can't find much information on that, the usual way to get an apple tree is definitely to buy one, but I would like to know how it works!) We will see.
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[personal profile] oloriel 2022-01-25 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Good luck with your apples! Are you going to try grafting them, or are you going to see how well they do on their own?