Grow Chestnut Trees the Easy Way with a Humble 5 Gallon Bucket
Here’s a comprehensive guide on the cheapest and easiest way to start hundreds of chestnut tree seedlings from seed. All it takes is a 5-gallon bucket, sand, and a little hardware cloth. I start hundreds of chestnut trees with this method each year for orchards, food plots, and permaculture projects. This method is better than the refrigerator method for stimulating cold stratification.
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@GrahamSEdwards
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
So, just to make sure, once watered and buried, do I need to water them further before the bucket is dug up in Spring?
@paulnovak833
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Give credit where credit is do… you got this idea from eother akiva silver or edible acres
…. stay humble my friend
@prof.cecilycogsworth3204
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Loved the content, hated the soundtrack.
@FascinationGoldens
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Great information and plan to plant chestnuts in my lower acreage by the creek! Thanks for the advice.
@DeannaHerald
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
What is your source for chestnut seeds?
@pattylcravatta
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
My Sister is moving to Cotton Grove Oregon and plans to Plant Figs Trees!
@bossman6174
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
I got some chestnuts my dad gave me. He lived in Europe ( Netherlands) i wonder if they were the edible kind. I want to stratify them and plant trees but I don't know if there is even a poisonous chestnut or if all chestnuts can be eaten. if you know let me know. I am going to plant them anyways.
@joep1140
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Is there a reason why you just don't drill holes in your buckets instead of utilizing the wire mesh?
@qwerty2409
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
how the heck americans pay so much for chestnuts. i'm from south of france, we have chestnuts everywhere where i live, didnt i know i was sitting on a pile of gold
@scottparker5441
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Thanks for your video….you have inspired us to plant some more Chestnuts on our farm. We harvested a couple of hundred pounds of Chinese chestnuts this year. Most were sold fresh, but we ended up "fresh freezing" about 40 pounds. They have been in our freezer for about 4 weeks. Do you think these could be sprouted using your process…or, did the freezer kill the nut ?
@LegendLeaguer
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
"A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit"
@dmilojevic
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Hello, how long I can keep my seeds in refrigerator? That’s in advance. Keep app great work
@jeannettemyer4193
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Great message all around but especially at the end. So important, especially for Native species.
@jerrycook6077
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Last year I tried the stratification / germination both ways: in the fridge and your way. The fridge: alot of rot and mold very little germination. Your way was high germination, estimate 80 percent, very little mold and now I have 30 seedlings/trees that I'll be planting. and I'll be doing it again this year.
Thank-you so much for sharing !
@MD-cs7jd
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Morgan I can't wait for you to be a bone fide chestnut millionaire. get 'em my man, and thanks for passing on the wisdom!
@francpavlovic2722
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Clever man, great video. Thanks for great ideas and knowledge you share. Am doing the same.
@lschoon
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Where can I get nuts to germinate?
@mariam-zi3qr
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
There's no isreal , there's a Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸
@medicousa141
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Até 9:11 i thought "and that's a terrible ideia"
@jt659
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
I have 80 acres that I want to plant to mainly chestnuts. I'm having trouble sourcing seed from blight resistant trees. I'll plant a few of the named varieties and hybrids to have chestnuts earlier but buying hundreds isn't possible. You have any good sources? Thanks, J
@pittsburghatecore
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
That proverb is closer to a Greek proverb. “A society grows great, when old men grow trees, who’s shade then know they shall not see.”
@stacysilverman6366
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
That loud sandman clip was annoying. I don't want to get my ears hurt watching your videos.
@warb_of_fire
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
What kind of chestnuts are you growing?
@alexandersage6261
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
American chestnut?
@WheelchairUser13
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Please Will You Do One For Hazel Nuts?
I'm Looking At Doing Some….
MANY Thanks
@aysecali2779
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Hi there, I have planted chestnut seeds and they've grown to be about half a meter currently however I am noticing the ends of the leaves turn yellow/brown. Is this normal? If not, what can I do to help my trees?
@94bluedime
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
I have a big chestnut tree. Love the leaves and flowers. Very beautiful trees. Does anyone want 2021's chestnuts? Lol. I don't know the species.
@michaelborel9768
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Will the chestnuts actually make it to maturity or will the blight hit them first. Or could you share the kind of foriegn chestnut that you are using
@lala4818
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
could you do acorns that way
@mikeeureka2171
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
Great Video Great Info,
I would use perlite instead of sand less chance of mold. Also my experience in growing trees it is best to plant the seeds where you want the tree. That way when the tap root grow it heads down to natural water deep in the grow, where as you transplant the tree from a pot or somewhere else the root is retarded in its growth and WILL NEVER be what it could have been.
So just plant the seeds out in the grove .
@christurley391
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 pm
The chestnuts you sprout what is the parent stock? Are they Chinese chestnuts or some crossbreed?
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