Direct seed perennials - PEM BB gardening.straw.directperennials

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEM curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Gardening.

As you start to grow permaculture food forests, guilds and other perennial systems, you may notice that buying trees and shrubs can get expensive.  When you want to have thousands of plants, growing from seed becomes an attractive option.  It takes longer but is hundreds of times cheaper.  Let's start some woody perennial from seed!

Here is a thread all about growing fruit trees from seed.

Here is a video to help you get started:


Minimum requirements:
  - Plant at least 50 of each of the following and verify that at least 1 of them has sprouted:
       - Fruit trees
       - Berry bushes/shrubs
       - Nut trees or nut bearing shrubs
  - Planted in their final destination
       - No transplanting or starting indoors

Provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 min):
  - 50 fruit tree seeds
  - 50 berry bushes/shrub seeds
  - 50 nut trees or nut bearing shrub seeds
  - Action shot of planting one of each
  - One tree sprouted and clearly identifiable