How to grow small potted cherry seeds

Cherry is a common fruit in life, high nutritional value, the price is also expensive, but also can not stop the love of foodie, especially the leftover kernel can be planted into a pot, that big cherry seed how to grow a small pot?

1. Save the seeds

First of all, you need to get healthy and full organic cherry seeds, you only need to eat some cherries to get natural kernels, then soak these cherry kernels in warm water for 5 minutes and clean up all the pulp residue on the kernels.

After that, prepare some paper towels to spread on the table, pack the washed and soaked cherry kernels and dry them in a ventilated and warm place for 3 to 5 days. after the kernels are dry, put the kernels in a clean container with a lid. there can be no moisture inside, and then store the sealed bottle in the refrigerator for about 10 weeks.

Some friends will ask why cherry kernels should be kept in the refrigerator for 10 weeks, because cherry kernels need to go through a cold period of dormancy before they can germinate, and cherry kernels in the natural environment can germinate in spring after a cold winter.

And we put the kernels in the refrigerator to simulate the cold winter, and we can sow and reproduce in 10 weeks.

2. Preparation for sowing

Take out the cherry kernel after 10 weeks, and then put it in the normal temperature environment, prepare to sow the container, want a smaller container with good drainage, the soil should be loose, permeable and well drained, avoid stagnant water in the basin soil, small containers are easy to cultivate and avoid rotting roots.

Tip: if you want the cherry kernel to germinate and take root as soon as possible, you also need to prepare a pair of pliers to remove the shell of the core, expose the white germ inside, and plant the germ in the soil so that it can germinate more quickly.

Keep the soil moist at all times

Put the core directly under the soil, pour it thoroughly after shallow burial, keep the soil moist during maintenance, and can be placed on the windowsill in a well-ventilated and brightly lit place.

You can put multiple kernels in a small container, and after the seedlings grow to 2-3 cm, remove some of the weaker seedlings and let the strong seedlings grow in a small basin.

4. pay attention to maintenance in the later stage.

After the seedling grows out, it should be placed in a sunny place until the frost outside is over, and after it is warm and warm, the seedlings can be kept outside for maintenance, which is more conducive to the growth of cherry seedlings, and then the amount of water can be appropriately reduced.

If you want to plant cherry trees in the ground at a later stage, each tree needs to be 6 meters apart to avoid planting too closely. Cherry tree growth needs regular fertilization, the early stage of re-growth is mainly to promote the growth of branches and leaves, the early stage is mainly low-nitrogen fertilizer.