Can Hawthorn seeds (kernels) grow potted plants? How long does it take to sprout? How do you plant it?

Hawthorn, also known as mountain fruit, mountain red, is a common drupe fruit in China, its fruit can be made into Crispy Sugar-Coated Fruit, Hawthorn cake, fried red fruit, etc., so it has a higher planting value, that Hawthorn seed (core) can be planted in pots? How long does it take to sprout? How do you plant it?

Yes, Hawthorn should be picked from mid-August to mid-September, and it is easier to germinate during seed maturity. Take out the seeds and scrub them with water. Soak the washed seeds in clean water for 10 days and change the water every two days. After 10 days, hide the sand while it is wet, mix the seeds with the wet sand and put them into the sunny leeward pit. At the beginning of April of the following year, a pit was opened to collect seeds and sow seeds.

How do you plant it?

1. Seed collection and treatment

Hawthorn seeds are easy to collect. There will be many Hawthorns sold on the market in autumn. When you buy them back, just keep the leftover seeds, wash them and dry them, then wrap them in Kraft paper bags. After entering winter, put them outside the window for cryopreservation, and then you can plant them at the beginning of spring.

2. Seed germination treatment.

Hawthorn seeds because of their hard outer skin, we need to do germination treatment, soak the seeds in warm water for one night, fish them out and put them in a place with strong light for 2-3 hours, then soak in warm water, in the sun, and so on repeatedly, until the seed coat breaks, or gently crack the seed coat with a small hammer directly and plant it.

3. Selection of pottery.

Hawthorn trees are not strict about sudden selection, but like sandy soil. We can prepare sandy soil, garden soil and rotten leaf soil according to 2:2:1, choose our favorite flower utensils, and then plant them in the flower soil, which should not be too deep. It is advisable to cover the seeds 2 cm, then put them in a warm and humid place and keep the potted soil moist. Generally, they can germinate in a week or so. When you grow 4 leaves, you can transplant them into a new flowerpot, and it is appropriate to plant 1-2 in each pot.

4. Light temperature control

Hawthorn trees like the environment with sufficient light, and can be placed on the balcony facing south. If the light is not particularly strong, there is no need for shade treatment; Hawthorn trees will be dormant after winter, and the leaves will fall out. At this time, as long as it is kept above 0 degrees, it can pass the winter safely.

5. Water and fertilizer supply

Hawthorn tree does not like water, usually maintenance process, can slightly keep the basin soil dry, watering method to see dry wet is better, summer weather is especially dry, can appropriately increase watering frequency; Hawthorn tree likes thin fertilizer, apply a large proportion of nitrogen fertilizer in early spring, into the flowering and fruiting period to apply more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer compound fertilizer.