10 Pcs Pine Tree Seeds Courtyard Garden Bonsai Tree Seeds Small Pine Tree

Planting the seeds Start by preparing a shallow pot with bonsai soil. While a number of soils work for growing black pine, I usually use my regular bonsai mix ¨C lava, pumice, and akadama ¨C covered with a layer of clean sand. I water the soil and poke 1/4¡å holes in the sand with a matchstick. Holes spaced just over an inch apart. Into each hole goes one pine seed. Placing the seed in the hole with tweezers. After placing the seeds in the holes, I add a tiny amount of sand to fill the holes and water again. The result looks no different than the starting point. Seeds planted and watered The alternative to the meticulous approach is to fill a pot with bonsai soil, sprinkle the seeds into the pot by hand, then cover the seeds with a thin layer of fine soil particles. You¡¯ll find this approach can save a lot of time. Watch the seeds sprout Depending on the weather, seeds can sprout in as little as a week or as long as a month or more. The taproot emerges from the seed and descends into the soil so it can push the seed up toward the sunlight. The first immature needles will appear soon after. As they strengthen, they¡¯ll fling the the seed case aside. Although sunlight and warmth will help the seeds germinate, do note that the seeds will perish if they dry out at this stage. And if you have hungry birds in the garden, it¡¯s a good idea to protect the seeds with window screen or anything that will let light and air pass but prevent birds from grabbing the seeds. Within a few weeks of the first signs of germination, you¡¯ll have a container full of pine seedlings. Keep them in full sun. Water them just before they dry out. Hold off on fertilizer until the seedlings begin to elongate. Start with gentle fertilizers at half strength and slowly build up from there. They¡¯ll grow up faster than you think.