Content

• To step
• Part 1 of 2: Sowing pear seeds
• Part 2 of 2: Caring for the pear tree seedlings
• Tips
• Warnings
• Necessities

Have you ever wondered if it is possible to grow pears from small seeds? It's possible! After germinating the seed, you can plant your seed in trays and wait for it to grow into a strong seedling. From then on it will keep growing until it is strong enough to be planted in the garden.

To step

Part 1 of 2: Sowing pear seeds

1. Take a plastic cup, four toothpicks, a pear, a knife and a little soil. Preferably choose all-purpose potting soil.
2. Pour water into the plastic cup. Place it on the counter.
3. Cut the pear into pieces and remove the seeds. There should be about eight.
4. Dry four of the seeds in a warm place on a saucer for two days. Then put them in a resealable plastic bag. Keep them in a cool and dark place (the refrigerator is a good choice).
5. Keep the other four seeds separate. Put them in a cup of water. Place the cup of water with the seeds in the refrigerator for four or five days.
6. Remove the cup from the refrigerator after four or five days. Pipes that float are not viable, so discard them.
7. Fill the cup with soil and plant the seeds in it. Put one in each "corner" of the cup.
8. Stick a toothpick next to each seed to indicate its location.
9. Give water. Wait two to three weeks. During this period the seedlings will shoot up.

Part 2 of 2: Caring for the pear tree seedlings

1. Transplant the small seedlings into larger pots once they have four or more true leaves.
2. Transplant outdoors when the seedlings get too big for the pots. Make sure they can grow in the same place for a long time so that the pear tree can grow old and beautiful and so that any new home buyers will not cut down the tree thinking it is a weed. If you have to move, make sure the tree is at least healthy before the buyer sees it, as a diseased tree is often not worth the effort and is often removed.
   • When the seedlings are in large pots, you can put them outside so that the seedlings grow into strong plants and adapt to the climate and the weather outside. This allows you to bring the young trees inside and provide them with more care or let them hibernate when you think they still have it. Then you can put them back outside.
3. Graft the pear tree if you wish. If you prefer, you can graft an unknown variety into the tree - who knows, it might taste delicious!
4. Enjoy your pears! Take good care of the trees in the following years and you will get many good harvests in return.

Tips

• Fertilize the soil after 2 and 5 years.

Warnings

• If the fruits are round with the dimensions of marbles, then you have Callery pears. These are very bitter, but can be peeled and used in pies with a little bit of sugar. However, if you want tasty fruit from a Callery pear tree, then you should graft them.

Necessities

• Resealable plastic bag
• Cup or other suitable container for planting
• Soil (an all-purpose mixture)
• Water
• Toothpicks
• Large containers to move the seedlings to