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[John Smith <friendly27sw@yahoo.com>]

Mark,

I have had good results letting them dry after harvest
and planting in the fall before the ground freezes.  I
don't crack them or anything.  I've had nearly 100%
germination with peaches (I use Siberian C stones) but
less with apricots and plums.

--- Mark Angermayer <hangermayer@isp.com> wrote:

> John,
> 
> When sowing peach seeds in the garden, do you crack
> the pits open, or just
> plant the stone and embryo and all?  Do you plant
> right in the middle of
> summer after you eat the peach, or do you let them
> sit on the counter a
> while and plant in the fall?
> 
> Mark
> KS
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Smith"
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers"
> <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Over-anxious peach pits
> 
> 
> > After I tried putting peach pits in the fridge a
> few
> > times with similar results, now I just plant them
> in a
> > well marked row in the garden where they sprout at
> the
> > right time the following spring.  When I took
> > mid-winter pre-sprouted peach pits and potted them
> up
> > on a very sunny windowsill they grew okay, but
> never
> > put on nearly as much growth in a year as the ones
> > that started growing in the spring undisturbed in
> the
> > garden.
> > zone 5B central MO
> > --- Amlie & Hayas  wrote:
> >
> > > Late last fall I decided to hang on to some
> peach
> > > pits to plant out
> > > just for the heck of it.  I placed them in damp
> peat
> > > in my refrigerator.  I
> > > glanced at them the other day and they're all
> > > sending out roots.  Now
> > > the question is, what do I do with them in
> > > mid-January in
> > > Pennsylvania?  Planting them out in the yard
> doesn't
> > > seem to be a
> > > terribly clever idea at this time of year, nor
> does
> > > leaving them in the
> > > (usually) dark and cold refrigerator if they've
> > > started to push out
> > > roots.  Any suggestions?  Planting in pots?
> > >
> > > Thank in advance,
> > > Tom
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