Don't throw away lychee seeds - toss them into soil and they'll fill a pot in just 10 days

How do you grow a potted lychee?

1. Prepare the materials

Collect the lychee seeds left after eating, use a toothpick to remove any remaining flesh and sprouting points, then rinse them with clean water.

2. Soak to sprout

Find a clean shallow dish or bowl, put the prepared lychee seeds in, and soak them in clean water for 3~5 days, until the shell cracks open and the white sprouting point is exposed.

3. Pot and sow

Find a pot without drainage holes, spread a layer of crushed stones on the bottom, fill the pot with garden soil or humus soil until nearly full, then plant the lychee seeds, making sure the lighter-colored side faces up to make sprouting easier.

4. Care

Fill a layer of small crushed stones around the lychee seeds to retain moisture, spray water into it every day, and keep it in indirect light for about 1 week, and new sprouts will emerge. After 15~20 days, new leaves will grow.

How do you grow a potted mango?

1. Prepare the materials

Choose a fully ripe mango, wash the pit after eating, use a small knife to remove any excess flesh, then wash and let it dry.

2. Soak to sprout

Use scissors to cut open the shell, take out the seed inside, scrape it clean, and soak it in clean water for 3~5 days, changing the water every day to remove impurities.

3. Pot and sow

Choose a slightly larger pot, fill it with soil to 9 parts full - a loose, breathable sandy soil works well - then bury the seed with the new sprout facing up and the root facing down. Don't bury it completely; leave the new sprout slightly exposed.

4. Care

Fill a layer of small crushed stones around the mango pit, water it thoroughly, then move it to indirect light for care. After about 1 week, new sprouts and leaves will emerge, and after about 20 days it will take shape.

How do you grow a potted kiwi?

1. Prepare the materials

Scoop out a fully ripe kiwi with a spoon, put it in a bowl of clean water, and stir to separate the flesh from the seeds.

2. Sprout with a paper towel

After filtering out the seeds, wrap them in a wet paper towel and place them in a warm spot with indirect light. Spray water every day to keep the paper towel moist, and after 2~3 days small sprouts will appear.

3. Pot and sow

Fill a flower pot with loose, breathable nutrient soil, then evenly scatter the seeds over the soil and cover them with a thin layer of soil.

4. Care

Place the pot in indirect light for care and keep the soil moist. After 3~4 days new sprouts will emerge, and after about 10 days lush green new leaves will grow.

How do you grow a potted watermelon?

1. Prepare the materials

Watermelon seeds saved at home generally can't produce fruit, because they're all hybrid varieties. You can buy special watermelon seeds on the market, soak them in clean water for 3~4 hours after buying, and after soaking small white sprouting points will appear.

2. Pot and sow

Choose a larger flower pot, fill it with loose, breathable garden soil or sandy loam, water it thoroughly, scatter the seeds over the soil, then sprinkle a layer of dry soil on top.

3. Care for the seedlings

Place the pot in a ventilated spot with indirect light for care. Once new sprouts and leaves grow, apply a thin layer of compound fertilizer once a month.

4. Managing the vines

Once the vines grow long, you need to pinch off the growing tips, keeping the main vine and removing all the side vines, to prevent it from only growing leaves and not producing fruit. During care, straighten out the vines and guide them in one direction, or wind them around a bamboo pole or string, so the seedlings can grow upward.

5. Pollination and fruiting

After the watermelon flowers bloom, apply the pollen from the male flowers that opened that day onto the stigma of the female flowers. Pollination is a must, otherwise no fruit will form! After pollinating, water thoroughly and regularly apply some potassium fertilizer. About 1 month after pollination, you can harvest watermelons!

Fellow gardeners, don't throw away the fruit pits left over next time!

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