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How to Grow Peach Trees Indoors
How to Grow Peach Trees Indoors. Peach trees are surprisingly tricky to start from seeds indoors. However, if you purchase a peach tree from a nursery it can be grown indoors relatively easily, though you will need to keep it trimmed each spring to prevent it from becoming too large. Commercial peach trees are grown from root clippings, not from...
Peach trees are surprisingly tricky to start from seeds indoors. However, if you purchase a peach tree from a nursery it can be grown indoors relatively easily, though you will need to keep it trimmed each spring to prevent it from becoming too large. Commercial peach trees are grown from root clippings, not from seeds.
Things You'll Need
Peach seeds
Containers with drain holes
Somewhat sandy soil
Tree fertilizer stakes
Purchase a peach tree that has been grown for your particular geographic location.
Prepare your container. Make sure your container has a drain hole in the bottom and that it is set on a draining dish so excess water can easily drain out. Place a few marbles or small stones in the bottom of the container around the drainage hole, making certain that none of them block water from draining out of the hole. Fill the container with soil that is at least 50 percent sand. Set the container in a sunny location.
Plant your tree in your container to the same depth that it was planted when you purchased it. Do not plant it any deeper, or oxygen may not be able to reach the roots.
Water your tree immediately after planting and every few days thereafter. Keep the soil slightly moist, but not wet. Use a fertilizer spike to keep the tree properly nourished during the summer. Make sure the tree receives plenty of light and some direct sun, but do not bake it in direct sunlight all day.
Prune your tree in late winter or early spring before buds begin to form. Cut branches so a bud nodule is close to the end of the branch. Shape your tree as you prune and make sure that the canopy of your tree does not become too packed with branches or leaves. You want light to penetrate the canopy.
Do not expect to collect fruit from an indoor peach tree. Setting the tree outdoors in the spring may encourage some fruit to set, but do not get your heart set on a large peach crop from an indoor tree.
Tips & Warnings
Indoor peach trees are not as susceptible to insects and disease as outdoor trees, but you still need to keep an eye out for any type of fungus or bugs infesting your tree. Because there are so many different types of peach tree disease that are specific to different geographical areas, it is best to take a sample of leaves or branches that you suspect of being infected to your local nursery and follow the advice given.
Do not fertilize your tree during the winter months, when it is dormant.
Expect your tree to go dormant during the winter, even indoors.
Never open a peach seed and eat the meat of the seed. Peach seeds contain a high concentration of cyanide and can be deadly.
