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planting orange seeds
Can anyone tell me how to germinate an orange seed from one of those little
orange trees? I've had a great little tree for 30 years and my brother recently killed it by forgetting to water it. It about broke my heart. It had a bunch of little oranges on it, so I have seeds, but I don't know how to go about trying to grow a new plant from them. Thanks, Mari |
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planting orange seeds
Vitmar6 wrote:
Can anyone tell me how to germinate an orange seed from one of those little orange trees? I've had a great little tree for 30 years and my brother recently killed it by forgetting to water it. It about broke my heart. It had a bunch of little oranges on it, so I have seeds, but I don't know how to go about trying to grow a new plant from them. Thanks, Mari Just plant the freshly harvested seeds without letting them dry out. Keep moist and warm. Orange seedlings usually resemble their parent much more than apple and pear seedlings do, so you have a good chance of getting a nice tree. If you get 2 citrus seedlings from one seed, one of them is a *clone* of the mother plant. So if you to plant lots of seeds and only keep the ones that sprout 2 seedlings (separating them, of course) you might can resurrect your old plant. Good luck, and have a happy Easter, Bob |
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Seeds
Lets try this again :-)
Note the groups that were added. n. On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:34:07 -0400, North said: On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:05:03 GMT, old_codger said: I want to stock up on seeds to keep in store in case needed but I have a few questions. How long do they keep? What kinds of seeds to get for veriety in food source. What king to get to make sure the crop also produces seeds so the supply will be ongoing. (Non-hybrid?) Where is a good source for the initial purchase? Thanks for your help. Old_Dodger, I crossposted your question over to a couple of groups where the experts on this subject hang out. n. |
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North wrote: Lets try this again :-) Note the groups that were added. n. Ok, thanks north. I think Alan Connor posted something on this a while ago but I can't seem to find it. We'll see what the other groups can add. Thanks. |
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Seeds
On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 16:54:09 GMT, old_codger said:
North wrote: Lets try this again :-) Note the groups that were added. n. Ok, thanks north. I think Alan Connor posted something on this a while ago but I can't seem to find it. We'll see what the other groups can add. Thanks. You might give the yahoogroup "Organic Homesteading Gardening" a try. http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/or...adinggardening As for me, I hit the garden supply store when they have their big end of year sale. I buy the regular seed packs (envolopes) and I store them in a jar with a few O2 absorbers the lid sealed tight of course and kept in the dark. After 5 years the seeds still sprout and grow, YMMV. I think the trick for long term seed storage is the same as long term grain storage, where O2 and water are the enemy (alone with light). I have no clue if the seeds I buy and store are non-hybrid or not and if their seeds will sprout. I just buy enough seed to last 20 or so years, of course I rotate these every chance I get (while we still have places to buy seeds, ect...) n. |
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Seeds
As long as you keep the seeds dry they will last a long time. I keep
mine in a plastic one gallon container in the fridge and have viable seeds that are up to ten years old. You can even freeze them if you seal them in a container, used to keep heirloom field pea seeds that way. I keep all the seeds in the containers in paper envelopes, the smaller batches in el cheapo coin envelopes, the rest in el cheapo small size mailing envelopes. YMMV George old_codger wrote: North wrote: Lets try this again :-) Note the groups that were added. n. Ok, thanks north. I think Alan Connor posted something on this a while ago but I can't seem to find it. We'll see what the other groups can add. Thanks. |
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On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:05:03 GMT, old_codger said:
I want to stock up on seeds to keep in store in case needed but I have a few questions. How long do they keep? Depends on the seed. Some die immediately (... coffee), some can sprout after hundreds of years (... mullein). What kinds of seeds to get for veriety in food source. What kinds of vegetables and root crops do you like? What king to get to make sure the crop also produces seeds so the supply will be ongoing. (Non-hybrid?) You want heirloom seeds. That is, NON-hybrid. Hybrids, well, they work if you have nothing else, and if you have a steady supply to buy more when what you have is gone, but be aware that hybrid offspring will look nothing much like the parent(s). Where is a good source for the initial purchase? Your local garden center / feed store. They'll have types that thrive in YOUR climate. What you really want is to get a garden going. Then you can see in practice what you're now asking in theory. And the best way to keep seeds, long-term, is on a succession of live plants. Nothing to do with preserving, so I've removed that bit. Henriette -- Henriette Kress, AHG * * * * * * * * * * *Helsinki, Finland Henriette's herbal homepage: http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed |
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North wrote: On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 16:54:09 GMT, old_codger said: North wrote: Lets try this again :-) Note the groups that were added. n. Ok, thanks north. I think Alan Connor posted something on this a while ago but I can't seem to find it. We'll see what the other groups can add. Thanks. You might give the yahoogroup "Organic Homesteading Gardening" a try. http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/or...adinggardening As for me, I hit the garden supply store when they have their big end of year sale. I buy the regular seed packs (envolopes) and I store them in a jar with a few O2 absorbers the lid sealed tight of course and kept in the dark. After 5 years the seeds still sprout and grow, YMMV. I think the trick for long term seed storage is the same as long term grain storage, where O2 and water are the enemy (alone with light). I have no clue if the seeds I buy and store are non-hybrid or not and if their seeds will sprout. I just buy enough seed to last 20 or so years, of course I rotate these every chance I get (while we still have places to buy seeds, ect...) What do you buy. Just a mix of veggies and grains? |
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Seeds
Henriette Kress wrote: On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:05:03 GMT, old_codger said: I want to stock up on seeds to keep in store in case needed but I have a few questions. How long do they keep? Depends on the seed. Some die immediately (... coffee), some can sprout after hundreds of years (... mullein). What kinds of seeds to get for veriety in food source. What kinds of vegetables and root crops do you like? What king to get to make sure the crop also produces seeds so the supply will be ongoing. (Non-hybrid?) You want heirloom seeds. That is, NON-hybrid. Hybrids, well, they work if you have nothing else, and if you have a steady supply to buy more when what you have is gone, but be aware that hybrid offspring will look nothing much like the parent(s). Where is a good source for the initial purchase? Your local garden center / feed store. They'll have types that thrive in YOUR climate. What you really want is to get a garden going. Then you can see in practice what you're now asking in theory. And the best way to keep seeds, long-term, is on a succession of live plants. I do a garden every year but it's just veggies, peppers and the like. No grains. |
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Seeds
Xref: kermit misc.survivalism:556713 rec.gardens:271732 rec.gardens.edible:69506
old_codger wrote: I do a garden every year but it's just veggies, peppers and the like. No grains. The seeds in bird feed generally sprout, and are edible. (Not real palatable.) Not any good for bread unless you add the right grains, but they'll do for supplying calories and baiting in quail and dove. |
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On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 20:30:32 +0300, Henriette Kress
wrote: Where is a good source for the initial purchase? Your local garden center / feed store. They'll have types that thrive in YOUR climate. I don't know where the original poster is located, but this sure hasn't been true in my experience in several states in the northeastern USA. Local garden centers have a very, very poor selection of seeds and not particularly suited to the area either. To the O.P.: since you have (or someone else has, maybe) included 'misc.survivalism', I will assume you want to keep these seeds a long time for some survivalist purpose or other. If I wanted to do this, I'd buy non-hybrid garden seeds dry-packed in cans for very long storage. For the grains, you can just buy grains that are sold for people to eat: also in cans or 5-gallon buckets, and nitrogen-packed, suitable for long storage. One place that carries such seeds and grains, packed in cans is: http://www.waltonfeed.com This would be a good place for your initial purchase. What you really want is to get a garden going. Then you can see in practice what you're now asking in theory. And the best way to keep seeds, long-term, is on a succession of live plants. Right. This is absolutely correct. Pat |
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old_codger wrote in message ... I do a garden every year but it's just veggies, peppers and the like. No grains. There is a very good book about grains. 'Small Scale Grain Raising' by Gene Logsdon that could give you a good insight into grain crops. And your Agricultural Extension office as well. Almost all of their literature is free. And their advice as well. JonquilJan Learn something new every day As long as you are learning, you are living When you stop learning, you start dying |
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Seeds
On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:38:25 -0400, North wrote:
Lets try this again :-) Note the groups that were added. n. Humm I didn't see the various News group names until I agreed to allow posting to all of them, which I don't usually do. misc.survivalism,rec.gardens,rec.food.preserving,r ec.gardens.edible Janice On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:34:07 -0400, North said: On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:05:03 GMT, old_codger said: I want to stock up on seeds to keep in store in case needed but I have a few questions. How long do they keep? What kinds of seeds to get for veriety in food source. What king to get to make sure the crop also produces seeds so the supply will be ongoing. (Non-hybrid?) Where is a good source for the initial purchase? Thanks for your help. Old_Dodger, I crossposted your question over to a couple of groups where the experts on this subject hang out. n. |
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Seeds
On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:18:14 -0500, George Shirley
wrote: As long as you keep the seeds dry they will last a long time. I keep mine in a plastic one gallon container in the fridge and have viable seeds that are up to ten years old. You can even freeze them if you seal them in a container, used to keep heirloom field pea seeds that way. I keep all the seeds in the containers in paper envelopes, the smaller batches in el cheapo coin envelopes, the rest in el cheapo small size mailing envelopes. YMMV George yup.... 'cept lettuce, parsnips, think orach seed doesn't keep either. Usually they only last the season they're purchased for, no longer. Maybe if there are way better storage facilities than most households, you might get another year out of them, so you'd have to grow them out each year and save new seed. Janice old_codger wrote: North wrote: Lets try this again :-) Note the groups that were added. n. Ok, thanks north. I think Alan Connor posted something on this a while ago but I can't seem to find it. We'll see what the other groups can add. Thanks. |
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Seeds
On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 18:38:45 -0600, Janice
said: On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:38:25 -0400, North wrote: Lets try this again :-) Note the groups that were added. n. Humm I didn't see the various News group names until I agreed to allow posting to all of them, which I don't usually do. misc.survivalism,rec.gardens,rec.food.preserving, rec.gardens.edible Janice This was originally posted to misc.survivalism. I added the other groups, The first time I tried to crosspost, the darn computer farted before I was finished. n. On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:34:07 -0400, North said: On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:05:03 GMT, old_codger said: I want to stock up on seeds to keep in store in case needed but I have a few questions. How long do they keep? What kinds of seeds to get for veriety in food source. What king to get to make sure the crop also produces seeds so the supply will be ongoing. (Non-hybrid?) Where is a good source for the initial purchase? Thanks for your help. Old_Dodger, I crossposted your question over to a couple of groups where the experts on this subject hang out. n. |
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