How do you plant pear seeds to grow a small potted plant?
Pears are a very common fruit available on the market. With advances in cultivation techniques and refrigerated transport technology, pears can now be eaten all year round. But has any friend ever thought about using pear seeds to grow a small pear tree as a potted plant themselves? Here we introduce how to plant pear seeds as a small potted plant.
I. How to plant pear seeds as a small potted plant
When eating a pear, dig out the seeds, dry them in the shade and wash them, then soak the cleaned seeds in water for 5 to 7 days, changing the water once a day to keep the water clean and free of impurities. Choose a suitably sized container without drainage holes and fill it with sterile potting soil. After sprinkling with water, arrange the soaked pear seeds with the sprout point facing down, gradually in neat concentric circles from the outer ring inward. Cover with soil and water again, then place the pot in a spot with a little sunlight for about 5 days and they will sprout.
You should know that what we grow is a tree of the pear family, and it must be grafted to bear pears, so it is still not really possible to eat pears from your own planting. After the pear seeds sprout, if you want to make a real potted plant, you still need to carry out the relevant care, otherwise the seedlings will easily die, especially when it comes to water and fertilizer management, which must not be taken lightly.
II. The cultivation history of pear trees
Our country is one of the centers of origin of plants of the genus Pyrus. The mainly cultivated white pear, sand pear and Ussurian pear all originate in our country. As for the cultivation history of pear trees in our country, it is mostly found in records in ancient books. According to records in the ancient documents Classic of Poetry (Zhou Dynasty) and Xia Xiao Zheng (Spring and Autumn period, 8th century BC to 5th century BC) and analysis of modern archaeological materials, the cultivation of pears in our country should date back at least 3000 years. In ancient books such as Records of the Grand Historian, Guang Zhi, San Qin Ji and Hua Jing, many excellent local varieties of our country are recorded, such as honey pear, red pear, white pear and goose pear, some of which are still in use today.
That is all for pear tree potted cultivation. Friends who want to try potted cultivation themselves should first go to the market and buy a few pears. If you do not succeed the first time, do not be discouraged; with a few more tries you will succeed.