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Apricots (Prunus armeniaca) are grown for their luscious, sweet, and fragrant fruits. You can grow them from cuttings, grafts, and pits as well. Read on the article to find out how to grow apricot from seeds.
Cut the apricot in half by placing a sharp knife at the center. Do this on both sides, pulling each side away from the seed. Remove it and rinse in cool, running water to wash all the pulp. Place seed on a paper towel while preparing the germinating mix.
Mix one part moist sphagnum peat moss, one part coarse sand, and one part perlite or vermiculite. Alternatively, you can also buy a Germinating mix from any garden supply center if you don’t want to make your own.
Take a gallon-size, airtight plastic zippered bag and fill it two-thirds full with germinating mix. Sprinkle a little water on the mix and shake the bag to moisten them evenly.
Place the seeds in the germinating mix and squeeze it to take out all the air from the plastic bag, sealing it securely. Keep the bag in the refrigerator for four weeks. This process is called ‘cold stratifying’ and mimics what the seed would go through under natural conditions. After the cold treatment of four weeks, the seed will be ready to germinate.
At the end of four weeks, remove the seed from the germination mix and rinse with cold water.
Keep the soil moist and cover the pot with a plastic wrap. It will take 4-6 weeks for the sprouts to appear. Remove the plastic wrap and keep it in the full sun, preferably a south-facing window.
The apricot seed is going to develop a strong root system and need to be transplanted into a larger container, in 4-6 weeks.
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