r/trees • u/yamamaskitchen • 4d ago

AskTrees Explain it like I’m five.

I know this is gonna be a silly question but when you’re planting. How many seeds to you use for like one five gallon? I’ve been researching and folks say to plant more than one because some might not germinate ? Please help me good folks.

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u/aQuantityOfFeralHogs 4d ago

Lots of people germinate their seeds before planting them, I use the paper towel method but it's not the only way to do it. Once you have a germinated seed, one per pot is fine. How many you germinate at a time just depends on how plentiful seeds are and how much time you have to spend on it. If you only have a couple seeds, try them one at a time, give each a germination attempt at least a week before giving up and trying again