How to grow an apple from a seed? Planting and care

It happens that the apples purchased in the store are so delicious that a person immediately fires up with the desire to grow such fruits and on his garden plot. However, all that he has left for planting is the seeds. But how to grow an apple from a seed, do not know everything. In fact, this is not so difficult, but not always the result satisfies the gardener. There is a possibility that a wild tree will grow on the site, on which small and sour apples will ripen. But if you still decided to take a chance, this article is for you.

Choose seeds

If you purchased several apples in the store, then choose the ripe and juicy fruits. If a delicious fruit grows, for example, on the site of your neighbor, then the ripe apples in the fall should be collected on the southern side of the tree.

How to grow an apple tree that does not freeze in winter? First of all, ask the seller, from which country the fruits were brought. Seeds of apples grown in southern countries are unlikely to survive in our climate.

After you extract the seeds from the apple, they must be placed in a small container, filled with water and left in a warm place for several days.

In what soil to plant?

First, determine on which type of soil your apple tree will grow. If you live in a region with harsh winters, then the seeds should be planted immediately in the soil. Due to this, the roots of the tree will go deep into the ground, which will help the plant survive the frosts. This apple tree will live for a long time and actively bear fruit. However, they need a soil in which the groundwater is located deep enough.

How to grow an apple from a seed, if the garden area is marshy? It is necessary first to grow seedlings in buckets or large slides, and then plant them in a permanent place. In this case, most often the root rod breaks, and therefore can not go deep into the ground. This lowers the level of winter hardiness of apple trees. But the plants are not afraid of a high level of groundwater.

We plant seeds in the ground

On the prepared site it is necessary to dig a pit (depth - about 30 centimeters). It is filled with fertile, well drained soil. Its level should be 5-8 centimeters above the surface of the earth.

Also, not everyone knows when to plant apple trees. Selected seeds are sown before the onset of frost. They are placed at a depth of 2-3 cm in a 10 x 10 pattern. After this, it is necessary to cover the area with fallen leaves or needles. Do not use oak leaves and leaves of fruit trees. They will slow down the growth of your tree.

In winter, the seeds will not freeze, because the process of natural stratification will pass. In the soil layer in which our seeds are found, the temperature should be from 0 to -2 ° C.

What to do next, how to grow an apple from a seed? In the spring it is necessary to remove mulch, only then our seeds will begin to sprout a little. Do not forget that the germination rate does not exceed 70%, and can make up only 50%. Therefore, the seeds should be planted as much as possible.

The first care for apple trees

After a while your seedlings will grow and grow stronger. As soon as they acquire 8 real leaves, it will be necessary to perform both culling and then to dig them with the soil lump. Experienced gardeners who know how to grow apple from a seed, leave only the strongest seedlings, the trunk of which is not twisted.

In the future, in summer young plants do not require special care. Perform only standard procedures: loosen the soil, water the trees, monthly feed them and weed them. In the first year of life, by autumn, the diameter of the trunks of apple trees will reach 1 centimeter, and the growth will be about 50-70 centimeters.

Further care for apple trees

It is important not only to know when to plant apple trees, but also when they are again discarded. It is in the first fall that this procedure is performed once more. Only the strongest seedlings can be planted on permanent sites.

If there are hares in your region, then in the winter it is necessary to put a guard against them, since their favorite delicacy is the bark of a young apple-tree. To protect, you need to wrap around the trunks of trees a newspaper in 3-4 layers and tie it all with twine.

Decide in advance what kind of variety you want to have on your site, find the vaccine material. In the second or third year, in the summer, it is necessary to make a kidney budding, or in the spring - inoculation with a cuticle. So, gradually grows on your site apple-tree from the seed, which will please you with its fruits.

Top dressing of plants

After the fruit trees begin to harvest, their roots begin to grow. You already know how to plant an apple from a seed, but in order for it to please you with fruits, it must be fed. The approximate consumption of fertilizer, depending on the age of the plant, is (per 1 sq. M. Of crown):

• From 7 to 12 years - potassium chloride (polstakana), simple superphosphate (glass), organic (1 bucket);
• From 13 to 20 years - potassium chloride (2 thirds of a glass), simple superphosphate (one and a half glasses), organic (1 bucket).

Remember - organic only once in four years. Yablon on a weakly grown rootstock is not fed every year in the autumn before it turns 4 years old.

Seedlings of seeds

At the end of the article, it is necessary to tell how to grow an apple tree with a seedling from a seed. At the end of autumn, or at the very beginning of winter, the seeds are planted in the ground. You can sow next to 2-3 pieces. Even before the leaves begin to blossom (in early spring), the sprouts need to be carefully divided so that their roots are not messed up. After that, young plants can be immediately planted in the ground, and can be placed in pots.

The apple should be strengthened, so it should be kept at home during the year. Pots with seedlings are placed in a well-lit place, watered and fertilized by plants. After a while, the apple tree will begin to discard the foliage. At this point, the pots need to be moved to a cold place. It could be a garage, a refrigerator or a cellar. Some gardeners instill pots in the garden plot so that the ground level in them is at the same level with the soil surface. After that, apple trees are sheltered by lutrasil. Annual seedlings next spring planted in a permanent place.