MY FREE BABY PEACH TREE SEEDLINGS ARE DOING EXCELLENT!
When the price is right!
Last year I potted some peach tree seedlings that were growing under a peach tree in an orchard nearby. Thankfully, they made it through the winter and are doing great!
MY NEW VIDEO WHERE I SHOW THEM OFF
RECAP OF EVENTS
Here is a photo from eleven months ago. It shows a tiny peach tree seedling and also the remains of the peach pit (seed) that it came from. In an old orchard nearby, I noticed a bunch of these little trees sprouting up.
Thankfully, I noticed them just in time too! A neighbor was about to brush hog the whole field, which would have decapitated these little trees. Soon, I had my shovel and was lifting these tiny trees from the soil to pot. At the time, I had twelve total, and they were rather little, at about six inches tall each. Now, most are around two feet tall, and budding already!
When fruit trees are started from seed this way, they are not always true to kind. Due to potential cross-pollination, the fruit may vary from the parent tree. To get fruit on a new tree that is exactly the same as the parent tree grafting must be used. This means that while these seedlings will still produce peaches, the peaches may not be the same as the other tree. In fact, they may be "worse," but, they may also be better. Plant breeders will plant seeds from fruit after experimenting with pollination in order to get a new variety, so I'm willing to take my chances. If the fruit is actually not enjoyable, then we can always graft into these seedlings and use them as a rootstock instead.
Free is free, and I'm excited! We will see what becomes of these trees!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-healthy-little-seedling
Until next time…
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See that's the result of hard work @papa-pepper
You never reap what you never sowed..
OMG!...i need to post on that!
Am off!....see ya!
Excellent idea and great point!
Always posting an amazing gist about seedlings,good work @papa pepper.
Nice video i enjoyed watching it @papa-pepper
Way to go
Go Green @papa-pepper. 😁
If these plants aren't green by spring, then they are dead. Green it is!
You always have the most interesting plants growing, seedlings being sowed, being grafted and posts from the homestead.
I am waiting for one day to log onto steemit and see a post "Papa Pepper Builds His High Tunnel"... with a picture of you in the middle of the interior with your arms wide open and smile upon your face as you show us your proof and all the plants, herbs, trees and the little peppers helping you!
Hopefully soon enough! I'll keep you posted!
good post prof @papa-pepper
Thanks @udinleo!
Wow .. I learnt grafting years ago .... I'm glad I'm able to relate to what you are saying .. there is a question have been wanting to ask you all this while.... you seem to know a lot about animal husbandry and even crop breeding .. I just have to ask this .... are all this self taught?
Yeah, mostly hands on - self taught education. Trial and error, and that sort of thing.
Wow that's really good
Not to many things better then free except free fruit trees. Nice find on spotting them since most people would have walked right by and not even thought about it. I'm sure after you saved them from execution they will produce quality fruit for you.
You are so kind for sharing amazing post @papa-pepper
Thank you!
I love it! Free seedlings are where it’s at. Plus there’s the genetic diversity from seedlings that rocks out. Love to see a fellow tree tender.
Any issues you’ve noticed with peaches where you’re at? We just planted a peach last fall and it’s just now leafing out, we’ll see how it does. There’s an orchard close to ya but they spray numerous times a year.🤨
Well, I won't be spraying like some do, but I'm just getting started. Not sure what the locals really do.