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- From the small core to the fruit tree: pull plums yourself
- First steps
- Cold storage
- Strong seedling
- Harvest your own fruits
- Tips & Tricks
From the small core to the fruit tree: pull plums yourself
Songs sing about the sweet orchard idyll. A plum tree seduces in the summer with juicy fruits. The fruit harvest becomes an experience for the whole family. We give recommendations for the cultivation of one's own tree.
First steps
After enjoying a ripe plum, remove the core of the stone. The bowl can be opened with a hammer. Store the core in the freezer for about 3 to 4 days. This simplifies the crackling. With the help of an uncovered core, the plantlet germinates faster.
Cover the plum core with about two centimeters of soil. A small flowerpot is enough for the cultivation. The substrate is a mixture of potting soil and soil in the ratio 50:50. The latter comes from the future location.
Cold storage
Plums are cold germs. They need constant low temperatures for about eight weeks.
Strong seedling
Put the seeds in the winter in the ground, put a small seedling his head in the early spring through the earth. He needs a constantly moist soil and lots of light. After the last frost, the small plant moves to its future location in the garden.
Harvest your own fruits
Homegrown plum trees delight with abundant harvest when they are grafted. For that you need a lot of patience. The first fruits will take five to ten years to come.
Tips & Tricks
The core of an old, robust variety of plum or organic horticulture is suitable for cultivation. When the mother plant is unrefined, plum trees can be extracted from shoots.