Persimmon (kaki): Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
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Sowing indoors
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SI
Planting
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P
Bloom
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B
Pruning
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Pr
Harvest
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H
How can you successfully sow persimmon under cover?
Growing persimmons from seed does not reliably reproduce a named cultivar and may take several years to bear any fruit. Choose a grafted tree for a known cultivar. If you want to experiment, collect seeds from a ripe fruit containing them and clean them.
Sow fresh seeds as soon as ripe in deep pots of free-draining growing medium under a ventilated cold frame. Keep the medium slightly moist without waterlogging it, and protect pots from rodents and severe frost. Emergence can be irregular; do not expect rapid germination. Let seedlings grow stronger and acclimatise them before planting, preferably in spring in cold regions.
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How to care for this plant
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Maintain the mulch
Check the ground cover around the base. If the mulch has thinned, top it up on moist, well-drained soil after removing competing weeds. Keep the trunk, crown and graft union clear; add nothing if the existing layer is sufficient.
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