Rachel and I were talk this first light about starting trees from seed and why some multitude but wo n’t do it .
The rationality not to do it are less compelling than they are lamentable , in a retarded bunny girl rabbit sort of way of life . plausibly the bit one excuse I hear is “ It takes sooooo long ! ”
Aw . My heart bleeds . Someone call the WHAAAAAAaaaambulance !
The problem with it “ taking so long ” is more cultural than pragmatic . We need things RIGHT NOW , DANG IT ! Waiting 3 - 10 years for yield or screwball drives us crazy.Amazon.com Widgets
Another reason masses simply wo n’t trouble planting tree seeds is that “ it wo n’t be like the parent . ”
Did that cease your parents ?
Does that discontinue weenie breeders ?
Does that keep us from scattering heirloom flower seed about ?
No . It ’s just when it comes to yield ( or nut ) tree that we get unquiet . It also tie in back to the “ it have sooooo long ” argument .
“ What if it does n’t grow well ? Or it ’s bitter or sour ? ”
Is that really a swelled deal ? Like I ’ve said many times – make marmalade or grafting onto it . Cut it down and habituate the woods for tool handles . Seriously .
But – rent ’s take the length of time affair and treat it seriously . Yes , it takes quite a while . No , it ’s not instant gratification . That ’s why you need tostart mighty now .
I start Tree from seed , but I ’m also not sit around hold back for them to spring up up so I can consume their fruit . I plant seeds every few month or so , then do something else . If you desire food speedily , work on your one-year beds – and at the same time , put aside a few pots here and there for Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree seeds . you’re able to eat corn whisky and sugar now … chestnuts and primal limes later .
Your lifespan span , hopefully , allows you plenty of time . Small , incremental steps lead to big possibilities that you ’ll never reach if you do n’t search in the lead a few year .
Just like Allen the Beekeeper ’s report on his dad ’s treesyesterday … a few minute of looking ahead geezerhood ago led to something beautiful today . Those Citrus paradisi trees will produce monumental measure of food over their lives with very little input . Can you say the same about your yearly beds ?
Go – implant a seed !
