Is It Feasible to Grow Oranges and Grapes From Seed?
I know some fruit trees are grafted and cannot be grown from seed. I do not think oranges are grafted and not sure about grapes. If I seed oranges and grapes, will they yield fruit when the tree matures?
What if i buy oranges and grapes from a local farmer?
Why do the companies nuke the seed? Why do they care if we fertilize or not?
They do not " nuke " the seeds of fresh fruits that you buy at the store. Many or most are hybrids that will not reproduce true to the fruit from which it cam. Grapes and oranges are both almost always grown on grafted plants. Yes you can grow them from seed but do not expect them to be the same as the fruit from which they came.
The reason you have to ask this question is because you must be using seeds from store bought fruits. The seeds in these fruits are "nuked" by the selling companies to prevent fertilization of seeds.
My dad owns a piece of land where he decided to plant fruit trees from the seeds of fruits he actually ate and tasted good for him. I can’t believe how many fruits trees he’s put together there. Even plants from different climates have been doing quite well over there. He has tangerines, oranges, papayas, avocados, pineapples, passion fruit, mangoes, some exotic fruits from the rain forest I cannot even write their names. When I go back home, I admire how successful he was in his project, considering that he has no knowledge of horticulture.
So, I say yes for the oranges for sure. I am quite sure it can work for the grapes too.
Edit #1: That’s right, I completely ignored the fact that you could be talking about store bought fruit. My dad collected the seeds from local organic farms. Plenty of it around his land.
Don’t know about the grapes but oranges are grown on grafted plants.
They take a hardy stock of sour orange, for the resistance to cold, bugs, whatever. Then they grate on orange, tangerine, grapefruit, lime, etc.
So the seed may sprout true but the new tree will be subject to more diseases & weather affects.
It is more cost effective to by guaranteed trees from a nursery. That way the trees are replaced if they do not survive & protects you from citrus canker.
Each plant has different ways to propagate it’s self, not all grow well
from seed. Tomato seed take some work to get them to sprout. You
just don’t throw them in the ground. Potatoes will sprout from the eyes in your refrigerator if left long enough.
Buy plants, good luck & happy growing!