Welcome back! If you missed the first part of our adventure, head over to part one.
After 3 days of soaking, the seeds were all plump and had sunk to the bottom.
Out of the water and after a little pat dry (just so they weren’t dripping) they were ready to go into their new home.
A clean, empty jam jar we’ve been saving (for something) was the perfect place for the seeds to germinate. And a perfect time to reuse the jar!
We put a little potting soil into the jar.
Then after wetting the soil we added the seeds.
They’re all in there!
Lid on and into the refrigerator they went to kick-start the germination process.
More updates to come on the plum seeds and their process!
My kids have been interested in seeds for a while now. They are quick to identify a seed in their food and then quick to tell me with an appalled voice that I gave them a seed (how dare I!) If it’s an edible seed, they proudly tell me, “Mommy, we eat those seeds!” (like the seeds in a tomato)
These Satsuma trees were planted from seeds this past winter. They’re about 3 inches tall right now. Unfortunately, not all seeds that we planted grew, and not all the seedlings survived. That’s my least favorite part of the whole planting process. The kids get sad when the plants don’t grow strong enough to survive, and it makes me sad, too. We’re hopeful that our 4 healthy plants will keep growing and getting stronger. We will continue to keep a close eye on them as we take care of them.
Inside this pot of dirt are avocado seeds – we’re waiting on them to grow! They were in water for 2 months and never sprouted so we decided to place them into the dirt. They were halfway uncovered until a couple weeks ago.
Here’s a look at 2 of our 5 lemon trees that we’ve grown from seeds. They’re about 4 years old and all of them are about 5 feet tall. This has been our longest going seed to tree transformation.
They have yet to produce any lemons, but the leaves smell wonderful! And we DID grow them from seeds! (wish I would have taken photos to document their process)
Do you garden with your kids? Tell me what you’ve grown from seeds!
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