Grow Your Own Apple Trees!!

Hey Everyone,

So, I want to let you in on a project I started in February this year (2013). I was eating an apple, and I thought, "I should grow an apple tree!"

No, really! That's how it all started....

The basics I was able to garner from Google searching (everyone can do it, even YOU!).

Humor aside, you set the apple seeds in a paper towel, moisten the paper towel, place in a plastic bag (which I zipped up halfway to allow for fresh air- well, fresh fridge air), and stick it in the fridge. I kept checking about every 3 days and was rather dismayed to see no change (Ha! it takes 4-6 weeks to see a change!)

What can I say? I was excited. So then I forgot about them, and pulled them out of the fridge about 5 weeks after I initially put them in to check on them (it had been 2-3 weeks since I last looked at them). They had sprouted!! Pictures!

 I had initially placed 6 apple seeds in, 5 sprouted! ^^

So, I prepared their "pots"

 Yes...those are paper cups... I filled them between 1/2 and 3/4 with some soil I bought previously (I'll edit in the name here later, I'm not home right now).

 Following that, I decided that I wanted them to still be definitely reached by sunlight, and lots of it. There is only one good spot in my place right now for sun (which is also why I chose paper cups for now, because they can fit on the window sill). So, I cut out a rectangle of cup, and you can see below!

 Ready for planting!

 I dug small holes in each cup, threw a seed in, and covered it with some dirt. I buried them all about 1 inch deep and watered each with 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of fresh tap water. And then, I waited! Approximately four days later, I watered each cup again with 2 tbsp water (and have subsequently watered each this much every 3-4 days for a month now).

And this is what I saw:

This one was the most proactive of the five!

These show the slowest grower (left) and one of the ones in the middle (right)

Overall, I did start with five, however, one will die (you'll see in the next post), so I'll still say some about that one, but focus on the other four that are prospering.


I planted these guys on March 10th, and these last couple pictures were taken March 14th, so I've got a lot to update you on! You'll be amazed to see the pictures I post tomorrow! Once I've caught up, I'll post every week (I check on them every 3-4 days, but it's easier to see the changes over a week right now!), and as they get larger and grow more slowly, I'll probably post less often.

Have a nice day!

Sarah