Did you know that cherries can be grown at home for free from fruit scraps? In summer, cherries are nature’s true sweets, loved by adults and children alike. But growing a tree is a whole different story. However, many people don’t know that cherries can be grown directly from the seed inside the fruit. Let’s see how.
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Do you want to grow cherry trees at home but think it’s completely impossible? Here’s the solution you’ve been looking for, the quick and easy tutorial to get you started until you can plug it in.
To begin, let’s take some very ripe cherries that have reached their typical dark red color. If they haven’t, you might end up with cherries whose pits haven’t formed yet. Now let’s get our pit and leave it exposed to the air (about 5/7) and let it dry overnight (even if you prefer to expose it to the sun).
Now we will have to go, with a pair of pliers, to break the kernel with a small hammer. In doing so, we will remove the outer shell to take the inner kernel that will be used for rooting. Once we have taken the almonds, prepare a plastic tray with a lid and also take a sheet of absorbent paper from which we will take two large equal portions.
Place one of the two on the bottom and moisten it with a spray bottle filled with water. Now place the nuts inside, then cover them with another sheet of paper towel and moisten them again with more water. Now place the tray in the refrigerator. After about 10 days, the first sprouts will appear. Gently uncover them and you’ll see that the sprouts will have begun to emerge.
Now let’s take a pot containing soil and put in some loose, well-draining soil (a mixture of universal soil and perlite). Make a small dimple in the center about 1 cm deep and then place the seed inside. We place the new root towards the bottom of the pot. Then we fill it again with a little soil and place it in the shade.
It will take time, it’s true, but with calm and patience, sooner or later we too will be able to see our cherry tree take root at home. It will grow strong and lush, and we will have obtained it completely free of charge!