Guanzhou Longan Fruit Seeds, Professional Pack, 5 Seeds / Pack, Tasty Sweet Fruits TS124Item NO.: TS124

Prepare planting containers before removing the lychee seeds from the fruit. Fill 6-inch nursery containers with a moistened mixture of 3 parts potting soil and 1 part sand. Leave the top half-inch of each container empty.

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Carefully score around the spiny, pinkish outer hull of the lychee fruit using a paring knife. Carefully pry the two halves of the fruit apart to reveal the large, shiny seed. Remove the seed.

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Dig a planting hole in each pot of soil. Make the hole depth equal to 1 1/2 times the length of the seed.

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Place the lychee seed upright in the planting hole with the slightly flat, roughened end pointing down. Cover the seed with very loose soil and firm it. Spread a one-quarter-inch-thick layer of sand over the soil.

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Place the nursery pots indoors near a window with bright, filtered light or outdoors on a sheltered garden bed with light shade. Shield the pots from direct sun since it will dry the soil and spoil the lychee seeds.

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Warm the bottom of the pots with a propagation mat. Set the temperature to between 75 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Set a plastic dome with ventilation holes over the pots to hold in the heat while allowing for air circulation.

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Maintain a constant level of moderate moisture in the top few inches of soil. Allow the soil to dry out mostly just beneath the surface between waterings to keep the lychee seeds from rotting.

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Watch for germination in one to four weeks. Leave the propagation mat and plastic dome in place, but turn down the heat on the mat to 70 F and lift the dome every day to acclimate the seedlings to normal conditions.

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Move the lychee seedlings into a ventilated, partly shaded cold frame once they reach 4 inches in height and have several sets of leaves. Water weekly to a 2-inch depth.

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Transplant the lychee seedlings into a permanent bed with full sun exposure and loamy, fast-draining soil. Spread a 3-inch-thick layer of mulch around each tree and shield them from midday sun for their first summer.