Freebies From Seed
We all love something for nothing. Well scroungers, this is for you!
You can grow excellent avocado trees from the giant seeds in the fruit – even if they do take 12 years or so to produce fruit.
You can grow superb mango trees from mango seeds – these will be identical to the original fruit.
If you get a magnificent tomato from a shop or a friend, scoop out some of the seeds and dry them on paper towels. Sow the seeds & bits of paper towels in spring.
Grapes grow well from seeds (if they have them).
Apples grow well from seeds too as do peaches, nectarines and all citrus: seedling lemons and oranges are a lot of fun to grow and the fruit will be fine.
From seed, all plants have a juvenile period prior to puberty after which they produce fruit. Tomatoes fruit within a few weeks, but fruit trees take from 5 to 15 years to fruit well.
….. and if you fluke a REALLY good one, you may become famous like GRANNY SMITH!! (who produced that wonderful apple!)
Hooroo, Don
