Potting Chestnuts | Live Free or Die: How to Homestead

today I’m going to show you how to move

today I’m going to show you how to move these germinating chestnut seeds to

these germinating chestnut seeds to

these germinating chestnut seeds to another location that’s more conducive

another location that’s more conducive

another location that’s more conducive to growing them out to maturity this is

to growing them out to maturity this is

to growing them out to maturity this is optimum size for planting once they get

optimum size for planting once they get

optimum size for planting once they get this big they get to be kind of unruly

this big they get to be kind of unruly

this big they get to be kind of unruly but the only reason why I knew that

but the only reason why I knew that

but the only reason why I knew that these were starting to germinate was

these were starting to germinate was

these were starting to germinate was because of these little Boogie starting

because of these little Boogie starting

because of these little Boogie starting to pop up out of the out of the

to pop up out of the out of the

to pop up out of the out of the substrate let’s go ahead and toss it in

substrate let’s go ahead and toss it in

substrate let’s go ahead and toss it in a pot here

tap them in give me a drink of water and

tap them in give me a drink of water and repeat once you got your chestnut

repeat once you got your chestnut

repeat once you got your chestnut seedlings potted up in their pots keep

seedlings potted up in their pots keep

seedlings potted up in their pots keep them in a warm spot until the threat of

them in a warm spot until the threat of

them in a warm spot until the threat of last frost has passed we’re keeping them

last frost has passed we’re keeping them

last frost has passed we’re keeping them on a rocket mass heater bench in our

on a rocket mass heater bench in our

on a rocket mass heater bench in our house and then I’ll give them plenty

house and then I’ll give them plenty

house and then I’ll give them plenty heat and they’ll grow up pretty well and

heat and they’ll grow up pretty well and

heat and they’ll grow up pretty well and adequate sunlight comes in here to keep

adequate sunlight comes in here to keep

adequate sunlight comes in here to keep them going somewhere maybe middle or

them going somewhere maybe middle or

them going somewhere maybe middle or late May we’ll go ahead and put them

late May we’ll go ahead and put them

late May we’ll go ahead and put them outside in the ground and they should be

outside in the ground and they should be

outside in the ground and they should be it should be good to go they should be

it should be good to go they should be

it should be good to go they should be able to take care of themselves after

able to take care of themselves after

able to take care of themselves after that yeah go ahead and plant the

that yeah go ahead and plant the

that yeah go ahead and plant the chestnut forest and people will be

chestnut forest and people will be

chestnut forest and people will be reaping the benefits for generations to

reaping the benefits for generations to

reaping the benefits for generations to come