If you have a large corner in the garden and you are thinking of growing your own fruit trees, I encourage you to get a few hazelnuts. You can buy them in supermarkets, although I recommend that, if you have one nearby, you go to a store where they sell organic food since its fruits tend to germinate more easily than those in the supermarket.
And why hazelnut? Well, it is a very beautiful tree that is fast growing. But the most interesting are its fruits: hazelnuts have an exquisite flavor, are very nutritious, easy to digest and also relieve cold symptoms. What more could you want?
To get a hazelnut tree from seed, the first thing we have to do is, of course, get the seeds in autumn. Once we have them, we have to stratify them in the fridge at 7ºC, that is, we have to let them go a bit cold for two months so that they can germinate during the spring. So, we will fill a tupperware with vermiculite halfway, we will place the hazelnuts, and we will cover them with more vermiculite.
As fungi will do everything possible to harm them, it is highly recommended sprinkle a little with sulfur or copper tupperware before watering it. In addition, we will have to check it from time to time (for example, once a week), so that the interior air is renewed.
When the eight weeks are finally over, it will be time to plant the hazelnuts in the seedbed. This can be anything: pots, yogurt milk containers, ... Of course, it is advisable to put a maximum of two seeds in each one, using universal substrate for plants mixed with 20% perlite.
Located in an area exposed to the sun directly and watering it regularly, you will have your own hazelnuts in just two months. Amazing, don't you think? 🙂
Hello I love all the information so complete.
But what is the VERMICULITE. And the sulfur is what you buy at the pharmacy? ?
Thank you from Peru
Hi Nila.
We are glad that you like the article.
Vermiculite is a mineral formed by silicates of iron or magnesium. It is one of the best substrates for seedbeds, since it retains a lot of moisture, and also helps the water drain quickly, thus avoiding rotting.
Sulfur for plants is sold in nurseries, garden stores, or agricultural warehouses.
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Hello, I would like to know how I can get abellana seeds.
Hello Rafael.
You can go to any organic food store and buy them in bulk 🙂
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But then, the seeds are the hazelnuts themselves? And if so, do we plant them with the shell or without it?
Thanks again from Paris!
Hello Cuca.
If that is. The seeds are the hazelnuts themselves.
They have to be sown with the husk
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