Here’s the part that will make you feel like a forest magician: nothing happens for two to four weeks. You’ll water, you’ll wait, you’ll talk to the pot. Then one morning, a tiny green loop will push through the soil, still wearing the seed shell like a little helmet.
That shell will fall off in a day or two, revealing a miniature pine tree that you, specifically, helped create. It’s absurdly cute. You’ll want to take photos. You should take photos.
Mesmerizing Timelapse of a Pine Cone Seed Growing Into a Small Pine
