It's raining heavily in my region to the point that many misfortunes are occurring. But here in the garden that I keep alive, I always think that a good rain on my plants gives me many reasons to be thankful.
I had been sowing seeds and seedlings for many years, but the plants didn't germinate well. I planted seeds from various vegetables and other plants, and I'm waiting to see what will come of it.
A friend brought me a seedling tray with eggplant seedlings, and they are already more than 15 days old. I am waiting for a fifth leaf to appear on my seedlings so I can transplant them into the ground.
I, on the other hand, planted a water potato seed. It germinated from a water potato that a friend gave me. This seedling is growing very strongly and resiliently, thanks to the constant rain. The water from the sky has more nutrients than my compost. I planted this vegetable in an old recycled tire, a papaya plant grows right there, great!
And now that I think about it, my friend @nikv, explained in one of her recent posts that thunderstorms, although scary, convert nitrogen in the environment into nitrates that are very useful for plants and their strengthening. That's why I see that my plants are thriving this time. There has been a lot of electricity in my sky lately, and torrential rains.
This is another papaya plant in an old tire.
I have also planted some pomegranate seeds, and I am pleased to see that they are sprouting strongly after so many failed attempts.
Last week, I planted sunflower seeds. They had never sprouted before, but yesterday I saw that they were beginning to emerge from their holes in the recycled container germinator, in soil.
I saw some apples at the supermarket. They were beautiful, and I thought, what if I try to germinate apple seeds and see if they grow in my large recycled pots made from old tires?
So I proceeded to make a germinator. First, I placed the seeds in water for 24 hours. I selected only the ones that were at the bottom of the water and discarded the ones floating on the surface. Then I prepared my substrate and placed it in my germinator, which is also a recycled plastic container. I added my prepared soil, then plenty of water, until the soil was completely wet.
With my fingertip, I made a hole in the soil and placed an apple seed inside. I pressed down lightly on the soil around it and left it there. I covered it with the plastic lid that came with the container and left it like that for a week.
Two days ago, I opened it to see how my seeds were doing and was surprised to see that they were beginning to sprout, so I left it uncovered, and today they look like this. I am getting excited about these seeds. I hope they reach the right stage to be transplanted into bags of soil. I am not adding any more water yet because I think I might overwater them.
I'll test three of these plants using the care instructions I've found online from people who explain how to care for these plants.
I'll give the rest away because I have friends who are excited about my achievement. For the first time in my attempts to germinate these seeds, I've succeeded.
I've also planted strawberry seeds, but I'll tell you about that in another post because I haven't seen them germinate yet.
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Your seedlings look great, and it’s exciting to see the apple seeds starting to sprout. Wishing you success when you transplant them.
Thank you very much, yes, I am excited with all my germinations, but the apple tree germination has me more captivated.
Rain is a big help for us gardeners and also for our plants. With the help of the rain our plants grow faster and greener and it can make our vegetable more produce.
Yes, I also like it when it rains; From the first water they receive from heaven, my plants become beautiful.
You're absolutely right 👍
Looking good! I must warn you that fruit trees grown from seed take a very long time to bear fruit - 6-10 years and it may not be the same as the apple you ate because many are hybrids. I have a little lemon tree that I grew from seed that is now about 17 years old and was already more than 10 years before it made its first fruit
It's sad what you say about the apple tree, and I've actually read it. But I want to try to see the tree grow, then I'll try to learn how to graft.
I also have a lemon tree that is almost 5 years old and has not yet given me a single fruit.
I hope your plants will grow and have a bountiful harvest!
I hope so too, thank you very much for your wishes.
I don't know much about plants but I did see my grandmother dedicated to her flowers and aromatic plants.
I have a real passion for plants.