Apple Seed Beds

Here is where I planted my apple seeds today - in some raised beds. After I had finished planting them in rows a foot apart and each seed a foot apart, I covered them back up with the potting soil that was already in the raised beds, then put a one-inch layer of sand over them. Then I stapled some screen over the top of the beds so that the critters can't get to my little sprouts when they break through the ground.

I ended up planting 45 seeds. There were three different varieties - Red Delicious, Granny Smith and Golden Delicious. And representing 6 different apples. So, I'll see what happens. I read somewhere that seeds from store-bought apples like this don't always grow up to be trees with apples. The average I read was 1 in 10 seeds might grow up to be trees with good apples. I guess that's what experimenting is for!