Sprouting Apple Seeds

[EZ rider]

I am trying to sprout apple seeds but so far I havn't had much luck. I have had a small % sprout but most of the seeds just sit there and do nothing. How long should I be soaking them ? Any ideas or suggestion appreciated.

[lafsalot]

To plant? Just soak for about three days (no need to wait for them to sprout) - I've now got six seedlings out in pots right now. ~ Cathy

[juliebove]

Are you planting them? Or sprouting them to eat? And where did you get the seeds from? If from apples at the grocery store, they might not have a very good sprouting rate. You don't know if they were subjected to refrigeration or what.

[trinity082482]

Don't eat them. They will make you sick.

[EZ rider]

I have been getting the seeds from the apple core when I eat an apple. I would like to have a few apple seeds sprout each day so that I can eat them for the vitamin B17. Here's a link to some info about vitamin B17 as a preventive if anyone is interested in that:
http://www.worldwithoutcancer.org.uk/index.html

[youraw]

I had heard that apple seeds contain trace amounts of cyanide that could make you sick...couldn't quickly find any information though.

[Nix]

It has been said that there has been a 30% rise in the cancer rate since we stopped eating the cores of our domestic fruits. The trace amounts of cynanide or arsenic in apple seeds is very minor and will not hurt you in the least.
Eat up! Just not in quantity, you are better just to eat the seeds as they are then not at all.

Nix

Hi everyone! I actually got a real job and now don't have time to get online much! Hope all is well!