A few days ago I planted my two pear seeds that had sprouted, and I checked them today to find that one of the pair of pears sprouted.
I thought this would take a number of days, or maybe even a week to happen and I'm kind of excited.
Here it is, poking through with the seed still covering some of the leaf.
I thought it came up backwards or something, when I saw the seed. But, on close inspection you can actually see a leaf/ bulb growing from it, and at some point the shell will fall away.
It's cool to think that these seeds were just going to end up in the bin before I germinated them. From now on, anytime I see seeds I think I'll just try grow it. No point wasting it, after all.
Think of how many apple/ pear seeds we throw away each year. What if we all just ran an initiative to grow a bunch of these trees. Go around planting them in random spots and let nature take its course. In a matter of years we could have millions of free apples and pears each year.
Or, maybe that's just a wistful daydream...
Time To Cull
Well, a little secret game I played upon planting these two was that they were now they fighting to live.
Seems we have a winner of this little hidden game that they didn't even know they were playing.
I have a small tin beside the incubator. My plan is to wait until the other one sprouts, build a little fire, and burn it in front of the winner.
The reason for waiting until the plant sprouts is simply to let it know how good life is before I smite it. That'll teach the others not to displease me.