Thursday, April 25, 2019

Apple Royal (from seeds)

Took some seeds out fruit from the store.

Temperature

Hardiness zone 4a


Stratification 

No stratification

Plum (from cuttings)

On Apr 24 I took some tree cuttings from two-year old plum tree.  I added liquid root hormone. and planted into regular potting soil indoors.
They buds were already sprouting from the mother tree.


Wednesday, April 24, 2019

White lilac (from cuttings)

Planted around March 2019, while temperatures where still in the plus single digits during the days, and negatives after dust.

Growing Observations 

After around 8 weeks of being planted on the soil, and seeing its mother plant of the trees have commenced to wake up. There is no signs of live on these cuttings.

ornamental sour Cherry (from cuttings)

Planted around March 2019, while temperatures where still in the plus single digits during the days, and negatives after dust.

This tree blossoms featuring beautiful pink-ish/purple colors for around two weeks in Spring. Their leaves are green for during up to mid-summer; then they start to mature into a darker purple.

Growing Observations 

After around 8 weeks of being planted on the soil, and seeing mother tree have commenced to wake up. There is no signs of live on these cuttings.

Mapple tree (Japanese)

Planted around March 2019, while temperatures where still in the plus single digits during the days, and negatives after dust.

Growing Observations 

After around 8 weeks of being planted on the soil, and seeing most of the trees have commenced to wake up. There is no signs of live on these cuttings.


Tuesday, April 23, 2019

white potato

White potato. (papa para papitas)


Testing environment

Hardiness zone 4a. Canada.

Stratification

No specific stratification method was used. Took a potato and put it in  organic soil.

Seeds type

Assorted potatoes as the came from store

Sawing time

Winter by mid-January.


Mediums


  • organic potting soil

Germination observations

Good 

Germinated took around 6-8 weeks.
Very good germination ratio.

Bad

not adequate light during this time of the year. and
only streaming through a window.
plant became leggy and tall.



yellow potato (papa criolla)

Testing environment

Hardiness zone 4a. Canada.

Stratification

No specific stratification method was used. Took a potato and put it in  organic soil.

Seeds type

Assorted potatoes as the came from store

Sawing time

Winter by mid-January.


Mediums


  • organic potting soil

Germination observations

Good 

Germinated within a week.
Very good germination ratio.

Bad

not adequate light during this time of the year. and
only streaming through a window.
plant became leggy and tall.



Apple Royal (from seeds)

Took some seeds out fruit from the store. Temperature Hardiness zone 4a Stratification  No stratification