From the hot tub... well, hot jam jar

I ended up putting about six apricot stones in the jam jar, and a particularly pointed avocado stone. I meant to leave them in for a few days, but it ended up being a couple of weeks. It has been very, very hot here, so I haven't had the will power for a lot, and they have been gently simmering on a hot kitchen windowsill.

The apricots I took outside and broke open the stones with a hammar. Apparently for stoned fruit you need to get into the kernel inside. This was mixed sucess, as in having to wack the stones hard to crack them, I ended up breaking or mashing most of the kernels inside. I managed to get two out in one piece. I don't know what would have happened if I had tried this without a soak first. I have planted the whole and slightly broken kernals in a pot which I'm leaving outside because it's hot everywhere so I don't think they're going to freeze at the moment.

The avocado stone I have pinned up for the jam jar and water method. I am calling this one Mick II because it seems a tragedy that I should be growing the stones, and have Keith and Charlie (leaved up and away) and Ronnie (still doing nothing) but no Mick!

Let's face it, we'd all be disappointed if this website had uploaded the photograph the right way up.