You can plant seeds from those delicious apples and grow your own apple trees. These are a little difficult but they will grow although you should note that you can plant several of the seeds from a single apple and end up with different types of apple trees. Just allow the seeds to dry out and then plant them. Note that you will need at least two apple trees in order for them to grow well so save more than one seed the next time you enjoy an apple. Once you have a small tree, follow the next steps to get it to grow big.
Step 1
Half-fill the pot with a loam-based compost such as John Innes No.3, mixing in a little blood, fish and bone meal for good root establishment.
Step 2
Add the tree and back-fill with more compost up to the trunk’s ‘soil line’ (the level of the soil in its nursery pot) firming in gently as you go.
Step 3
Add a mulch of garden compost or well-rotted farmyard manure on top of the compost to lock in moisture and keep out weed seeds.
Step 4
Raise the container up on pot feet to help excess moisture drain away, then give the tree a good drink of water to settle it in.
Pollinating your apples
In general, one apple tree can only be pollinated by another, so it’s best to grow two or more together. When buying, make sure your trees will be flowering at the same time for pollination to occur. If you only have room for one apple tree, choose a self-fertile variety like ‘Egremont Russet’, ‘Braeburn’ or ‘Falstaff’.
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