Just a quick Acorn update, its 19/12/2013 and I have five Acorns that are nearly in leaf.
They have just started to grow the upward shoot, I will ad some pictures on the Acorn progress page.
Have a nice Christmas every one, and please follow this little blog /maybe let me know how you getting on with you Acorns.
Thursday 19 December 2013
Friday 8 November 2013
How to grow an Oak Tree from an Acorn.
How to grow an Oak Tree from an Acorn.
Growing any tree now days is, very satisfying to say the least.
Watching an Acorn starting to grow is a lot of fun, knowing that one day it may be a huge Oak Tree is even better.
With the planet in its present state, growing any tree is such a good thing to do.
Get out there people itsa a bit late for 2013, maybe next year go pick up a few Acorns and give it a go.
In fact if your kids have any conkers in the house, try planting a few I did with good results last year.
How to grow an Oak Tree from an Acorn.
Here are a few links to other Growing an Oak Tree from an Acorns.
http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-an-Oak-Tree-from-an-Acornhttp://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/Wildlife-in-Norfolk/Species/Trees/Common-(English)-Oak-and-
Growing any tree now days is, very satisfying to say the least.
Watching an Acorn starting to grow is a lot of fun, knowing that one day it may be a huge Oak Tree is even better.
With the planet in its present state, growing any tree is such a good thing to do.
Get out there people itsa a bit late for 2013, maybe next year go pick up a few Acorns and give it a go.
In fact if your kids have any conkers in the house, try planting a few I did with good results last year.
How to grow an Oak Tree from an Acorn.
Here are a few links to other Growing an Oak Tree from an Acorns.
http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-an-Oak-Tree-from-an-Acornhttp://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/Wildlife-in-Norfolk/Species/Trees/Common-(English)-Oak-and-
Sunday 13 October 2013
Growing an Oak tree from an Acorn.
Growing an Oak tree from an Acorn.
Having already collected my Acorns, I checked on some yesterday.
To my surprise some Acorns are sprouting already.
Here is a picture of some of the Acorns that are breaking open and sprouting.
The little white bits is sawdust, you can clearly see the root , on the bottom right hand side Acorn.
I have planted some in compost, some are in damp saw dust in the fridge.
The Acorns that have started to grow are in damp sawdust in the garden shed.
If I am honest I think they have jumped the gun a little, the shoots are only just emerging though.
I will keep a close eye on them over the next month, as soon as there is an inch or so of root , I will plant them in pots.
None of the other Acorns are showing signs of shoots, I may put some pictures on here to show a month by month view.
Ok I have created another page, on the right hand side look for the picture page.
Some of my Acorns are planted in compost/soil, please take a look to se how they are doing so far.
Todays date is 13/10/2013.
I now have another ten Acorns to plant out, looks like they going mad this year.
More on the way, and in a week or two will show progress of the ones already in soil.
On the paged marked month by month progress of the Acorns.
Having already collected my Acorns, I checked on some yesterday.
Here is a picture of some of the Acorns that are breaking open and sprouting.
I have planted some in compost, some are in damp saw dust in the fridge.
The Acorns that have started to grow are in damp sawdust in the garden shed.
If I am honest I think they have jumped the gun a little, the shoots are only just emerging though.
I will keep a close eye on them over the next month, as soon as there is an inch or so of root , I will plant them in pots.
None of the other Acorns are showing signs of shoots, I may put some pictures on here to show a month by month view.
Ok I have created another page, on the right hand side look for the picture page.
Some of my Acorns are planted in compost/soil, please take a look to se how they are doing so far.
Todays date is 13/10/2013.
I now have another ten Acorns to plant out, looks like they going mad this year.
More on the way, and in a week or two will show progress of the ones already in soil.
On the paged marked month by month progress of the Acorns.
Thursday 12 September 2013
How to grow an Oak tree from an acorn. in England.
How to grow an Oak tree from an acorn, In England.
Growing an Oak tree from an Acorn, Please read on.
Or maybe have permission to plant one or more in local woods, school or other suitable area.
I will provide some links to organisations who may be able to help get your Oak tree a suitable place to grow.
Moving on ok so you want to grow an Oak tree from an Acorn.
I recommend simply finding a donor tree, and picking up the Acorns as they fall.
There are a few recommended ways to start , once you have your Acorns.
The way I use is to collect the acorns, discarding any that are damaged, small, holed, or that float in a bucket of water.
A good tip is to collect Acorns from a healthy looking tree, myself I always try to collect Acorns from a big tree.
My theory is big Oak tree = a strong genetic for growing strong healthy Acorns into other big strong Oaks.
Simple enough so far.
Right the way I start off is to sort Acorns as above, then put them in the fridge, in a container containing damp saw dust.
You will notice the saw dust taking in more water for a week or so, damp or very damp is what you are looking for.
I turn my containers now and again to give the water chance to soak in.
Do not let your Acorns dry out, either plant them right away or get them in the damp saw dust.
The other way is to simply plant them in a container, or in the ground.
Once you put the Acorns in the fridge forget about them for about 6 weeks.
You will notice them swelling slightly, then splitting open, once they are at this stage keep a weekly eye on them for a shoot to emerge.
It takes time just be patient ok.
I wait until the shoot is about an inch long then , put them into a pot containing compost.
Put them root down, and the acorn half into the compost, keep the compost damp.
Be prep aired...
The first year I collected about a hundred Acorns, expecting only a few to grow.
To my surprise I had sprouting Acorns every where, I had no pots or compost to cope with the numbers that took.
this year we are good to go, plenty of pots and a few big bags of compost.
We also have an organisation who say they may be able to help, by taking some away and planting them.
Me and my other half, Elaine live in rented property, so planting in the garden is a big no no.
Growing Acorns has been very interesting for us both, finding homes for the young Oaks has been a real challenge.
We have been lucky, and by asking people if they would like a free young Oak tree have cleared all but about 4 of them.
Today I went out and Collected some more Acorns, there are loads of Oak trees around this area.
Loads more to follow including.
Identifying what SORT Oak tree you are growing.....
Why I started growing Oak in the first place.
Who to contact regarding where you can plant your young tree.
Pictures of different types of Oak/ Acorns.
Growing an Oak tree from an Acorn, Please read on.
Or maybe have permission to plant one or more in local woods, school or other suitable area.
I will provide some links to organisations who may be able to help get your Oak tree a suitable place to grow.
Moving on ok so you want to grow an Oak tree from an Acorn.
I recommend simply finding a donor tree, and picking up the Acorns as they fall.
There are a few recommended ways to start , once you have your Acorns.
The way I use is to collect the acorns, discarding any that are damaged, small, holed, or that float in a bucket of water.
A good tip is to collect Acorns from a healthy looking tree, myself I always try to collect Acorns from a big tree.
My theory is big Oak tree = a strong genetic for growing strong healthy Acorns into other big strong Oaks.
Simple enough so far.
Right the way I start off is to sort Acorns as above, then put them in the fridge, in a container containing damp saw dust.
You will notice the saw dust taking in more water for a week or so, damp or very damp is what you are looking for.
I turn my containers now and again to give the water chance to soak in.
Do not let your Acorns dry out, either plant them right away or get them in the damp saw dust.
The other way is to simply plant them in a container, or in the ground.
Once you put the Acorns in the fridge forget about them for about 6 weeks.
You will notice them swelling slightly, then splitting open, once they are at this stage keep a weekly eye on them for a shoot to emerge.
It takes time just be patient ok.
I wait until the shoot is about an inch long then , put them into a pot containing compost.
Put them root down, and the acorn half into the compost, keep the compost damp.
Be prep aired...
The first year I collected about a hundred Acorns, expecting only a few to grow.
To my surprise I had sprouting Acorns every where, I had no pots or compost to cope with the numbers that took.
this year we are good to go, plenty of pots and a few big bags of compost.
We also have an organisation who say they may be able to help, by taking some away and planting them.
Me and my other half, Elaine live in rented property, so planting in the garden is a big no no.
Growing Acorns has been very interesting for us both, finding homes for the young Oaks has been a real challenge.
We have been lucky, and by asking people if they would like a free young Oak tree have cleared all but about 4 of them.
Today I went out and Collected some more Acorns, there are loads of Oak trees around this area.
Loads more to follow including.
Identifying what SORT Oak tree you are growing.....
Why I started growing Oak in the first place.
Who to contact regarding where you can plant your young tree.
Pictures of different types of Oak/ Acorns.
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