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 Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:26 pm
My mom bought a lot of peaches from a local farmer (or whatever the appropriate term is) last summer so she could make peach jam (put it on toast or bread and it tastes like cake - I swear - delish!). I collected - and I just counted - 16 pits from the remains thinking there may be a use for them beyond garbage filler. They're dried now, sitting in a baggy on my desk.
I really wasn't sure which subforum to post this in since I'm not sure what sort of use they could be.
Any suggestions for what to do with them?
I may post a picture of them later but for now here's one from google:
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:06 pm
I tried to sprout one last year to turn it into a tiny peach plant, but it took forever and did nothing.
I broke off the hard outer shell, put the smaller seed into a ziploc bag with a tiny bit of water, and left it in the fridge for months. It never sprouted, but I may have rushed it, and also I rarely added more drops of water to keep it moist. You could always try, and see what happens. I had read they needed a hibernation stage, that's why mine were in the fridge. You could just bury them in the ground a little bit and see if eventually they do something.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:04 pm
You could glue cotton and eyes on them, and make them little sheep. lol.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 5:26 pm
Hmm. My only problem with sprouting is I'll probably be moving to campus housing the school year after next. I don't think they'd be happy with me having a tree - no matter how small - in my room (bedrooms have the windows). I also don't know if the pits are optimal for growing since I don't know what sort of peach tree they came from. Just that the peaches were yummy. Hm. I will keep it in mind though. It may be fun to experiment a bit with later. smile
rofl They would be cute sheep. I wonder if I could make them into cows. I know someone who has a bit of a thing for cows and they have a dairy farm. Would work out quite well if I could gift them.
I was sort of thinking they look like brains. Sort of. I was thinking they could have a Halloween craft use. (I love Halloween~)
Or... maybe a way to bury a few in the park or a forest as... "fertilizer bombs"? Kind of like gorilla gardening but for nutrition. I'm not sure what's really in peach pits though - do they have a lot of nitrogen and other things useful for plant growth? Would I have to soak them before I buried them? Would they even be useful?
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:25 pm
I had read to break them open and just try to grow the inner seed bit, but I am not sure if that is advisable for the bury-and-see method.
It does seem that yummy peaches have a better chance of making a yummy peach tree than things like apples do. And worst case, peach trees have beautiful flowers, and the fruit will still feed animals even if humans don't like the taste ;D
It would probably be best to bury or plant them around when they would naturally be planted (fall, when they would fall from trees), unless you stored them in a cold damp place all winter. They may just rot if they aren't given their cold period before the warm.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:44 pm
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 6:27 pm
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 6:30 pm
Ohmygosh, that is so cool. Could make pendants that way. : O
I may give that a try (and probably slice open my finger - but I'm sure it'll be worth it xd ). Thank you~
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 6:48 pm
Raspberry Flavored Milk Ohmygosh, that is so cool. Could make pendants that way. : O
I may give that a try (and probably slice open my finger - but I'm sure it'll be worth it xd ). Thank you~
Not a problem! Glad I could help.
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 6:55 pm
wolfen26 Raspberry Flavored Milk Ohmygosh, that is so cool. Could make pendants that way. : O
I may give that a try (and probably slice open my finger - but I'm sure it'll be worth it xd ). Thank you~
Not a problem! Glad I could help. Who would of thought? Raspberry, if you do make carvings, be sure to post pictures!
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 6:56 pm
pirhan Who would of thought? Raspberry, if you do make carvings, be sure to post pictures!
It may be a bit down the road though. xp
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