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EarthShine Members 104 posts Location: Ireland Occupation: Choreographer Age:	#32405 2007-12-19 21:07 GMT



BlueBreakfast Members 110 posts Location: San Marino Occupation: Therapist Age:	#32406 2007-12-19 21:13 GMT
	The way that I do it with any seeds that I take from vegetables/fruit from the grocery store.... Take the seeds and soak them in a glass of water for between a few hours, to overnight for larger seeds. Normally when you first put them in they will float. Once they sink they have fully absorbed the water. Then I put them in a wet paper towel. Just run a paper towel under a sink, then squeeze out about half of the water. You want it damp, but not entirely rung out, but not soaking wet either. Fold it so the seeds are inside the paper towel, and set them in a container. Preferrably clear so that sunlight can still slightly get to them. Check them every day and you will start to notice sprouts probably in about a week for apple seeds. Once the sprout is quite noticable (a quarter inch or so) then get a small pot of soil and place the seed in sprout-down, or plant it outside in the dirt. Fill the hole back in and tamp the soil down a bit. Water it to get everything settled in. There is no reason to refridgerate the seeds in the paper towel. It will probably do more harm than good being too cold. I would set them in a windowsill instead.

Lenny Members 113 posts Location: Tanzania Occupation: Messenger Age:	#32407 2007-12-19 21:18 GMT
	You can easily grow your own apple trees from seeds, although it does take a lot of time for your trees to mature and produce an edible crop of fruit. If you plant a small apple tree, it will take about three to four years for the tree to mature and start to bear fruit. Growing apple trees from seeds will take upwards of ten years before your trees will produce a edible crop. Apple seeds need to be started indoors. This can be done in one of two ways: you can place some apple seeds into a paper towel. Fold the paper towel over into a small square. Keep the paper towel wet, and place it in your refrigerator. Keep checking the seeds and keeping them moist. In a week or so, your apple seeds will sprout. They are now ready to plant outside. Or, you can use a Styrofoam cup filled with potting soil to start your seeds. Dig a shallow hole in the middle of the potting soil and plant the apple seeds there. Set the container on a sunny windowsill and keep the soil moistened. In a week or so, the apple seeds will sprout. They will then be ready to plant outside.

StrangerHere Members 122 posts Location: Oman Occupation: Crofter Age:	#32408 2007-12-19 21:29 GMT
	The above suggestions are good for getting them started. But apples, with the exception of about two (Golden Delicious is one of them), grow on spurs and they themselves take 3 years to develop. It will take a long time for your apple tree to mature enough to produce fruit. No reason not to do it however, just be patient! Also, some apples are hybrids so do not always expect apples from a seed to be just like their parents.

Connie Members 112 posts Location: Turkmenistan Occupation: Upholder Age:	#32409 2007-12-19 22:10 GMT
	apples do not breed true. they are not hybrids in the sense that a self pollinating pure line like a tomato is. The just have a lot of heterozygous loci, i.e. they have two diffeernt versions of many genes.