Question
I live in Israel. I want to plant a peach pip. When should I plant it? Should the point be up or down?

Answer
Hi Louis,
Thank you for your question. I've answered this question a gillion times.  Popular subject.  In the future, if you will use the Search engine, you may be able to find your questions already answered and maybe save yourself a little time.  With that said, remember that most peaches you purchase at the grocery store or even roadside stands are the result of intensive hybridization and grafting.  The resulting progeny from your peach seed will most like not resemble the parent plants or produce the same quality of fruit.  Most likely, the plant and fruit will be inferior.  That's not to say that the plants and fruit won't be acceptable.  It will also take about 5 years for fruit from seed.  

Take the peach pit and gently crack it open to expose a seed that looks like an almond (almonds are in the peach family which is Prunus persica originating in the Middle East.).  Plant the seed 2.5 cm deep in a pot of regular potting soil.  Place this pot inside a plastic baggie and seal it.  Place the pot inside the refrigerator for 60-90 days. Peach seeds require a cold period to break dormancy and sprout.  After the cold period, bring the pot out to a warm room say, 24C or 25C.  Keep the pot watered, but well-drained and under lights.  The seedling should begin emerging in a few weeks.  You'll need 40-watt shop lights suspended about 20 cm above the seedling so it will grow well.  After it is large enough to handle, place the potted seedling outdoors in a place protected from direct sun, rain, hail, cold, wind, etc. for about 10 days.  This is called the hardening off period where a plant becomes accustomed to the outdoors.  After that, plant the seedling in full sun in soil amended with well composted cow manure and make sure the plant gets at least 2.5 cm of water per week (about an hour with a sprinkler system).  I hope this helps.  By the way, I am growing Haogen melons and Jericho lettuce on my farm this year.  These two varieties were pioneered in Israel.  I chose them because we have hot, dry summers here in Kansas.

Tom