25 Jan 2019 - Since the first batch hasn't shown much activity, I decided to try another 4 seeds ( store bought organic Valencia oranges). With advices gathered from various websites to peel off the outer layer/shell of the seeds. This is suppose to help it sprout much faster. 5 Feb 2019 - no activity above soil. 27 Feb 209 - 3 seeds sprouted. The smallest seedling is a twin.
10 Jan 2019: my friend told me I can slice up a tomato, take the rind/skin off and lay it on a bed of soil and scatter a light layer of soil over it. Water and let it grow! I did just that with store bought perino tomatoes. 16 Jan 2019: 3 tomato seedlings. 22 Jan 2019: More seedlings. 30 Jan 2019: no new seedling and 2 seedlings started drooping down. Decided to repot the healthy strong looking ones into little cups. And left some to see if they still survive. 5 Feb 2019: More seedlings sprouted from the original box! V And the ones in their own cups still looks ok. They have extra leaves. 27 Feb 2019 - seedlings are varied in sizes. Seems like depending on pot size. Some seedling died due to strong wind. Current location is indoor.
Bought some very juicy organic oranges from store. Chose 3 plumb seeds from 2 oranges. Rinsed it under the tap and planted straight into some all purpose potting mix around late Dec 2018 (defo after Christmas). 3 weeks - nothing happened. 4 weeks - still nothing sprouted. So decided to dig them up to see if the seeds were bad. And surprise surprise the first seed I dug up (gently) had a root! Should have taken a picture. Covered the seed up and left it alone. 4 weeks plus - 2 green stalks sprouted out from 1 of the seeds. 2 remained the same. 5 weeks - another seed sprouted with 2 stalks. Decided to pot the oranges into individual pots. 6 weeks (5 Feb 2019) - All 3 seeds sprouted. The last one to sprout only had 1 stalk! Double stalks single stalk Note: citrus seeds are polyembryonic. So they can produce up to 7 seedlings in 1 seed. 22 Feb 2019 - separate the twins into their own pots. One pair given to a friend. Remaining twins Single
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