How to grow a pine tree from seeds on a windowsill?

How to grow pine from seeds? It is extremely easy to do this, because pine is perhaps the most unpretentious of all conifers. It grows extremely quickly (those who want to acquire a tree grown with their own hands should remember that a young seedling can literally turn into a huge powerful tree in just a few years), does not require any special care and, among other things, is extremely resistant to a variety of diseases and pests ...

Before growing a pine tree from seeds, you should stock up on cones. This is best done in winter, or at least before a relatively high temperature is established (that is, until mid-April). With the arrival of heat, the cones fluff up, and the seeds from them fly out. To get the seeds, you need to thoroughly dry the cones by placing them, for example, on a hot radiator. After a couple of days, they will open, and the seeds can be easily removed.

Pine seeds are best planted in a small box filled with drainage, and on top of it with a mixture of loose earth, sand and peat, sprinkling them with a small layer of earth and immediately sprinkling with settled water. The first shoots will appear in about a month. Young plants can die from various diseases or simply negative external influences: this is completely normal, because in this way the most powerful seedlings are selected. Plants should not be kept in a greenhouse environment, just place them on a sunny window and water them regularly. With the onset of warmth, young pines can be planted in open ground.