"Io coltivo le mele."

Translation: I grow apples.

[DoganAkarsu]

what about the "cresce" ? i think this word also meaning of growing something right?

[Sedona2007]

crescere is also "to grow" but reading the usage in Reverso.com, the difference seems to be crescere is used mainly when talking about the actual act of something growing: it is used for when children grow and grow up, beards grow, grass grows, toenails grow; it is also used for raising children.

coltivare is "to grow" or "to cultivate" - it refers to the purposeful planting and tending of something to produce either a crop or some benefit, like cultivating friends, cultivating attitudes, etc. I hope that helps.

[NgRoots]

Grazie mille

[Tawgo]

Cultivate instead of the plural cultivates?

[CMcAllister]

Non coltivi gli alberi di mele?

[Viaggiatore]

An apple tree is un melo. Sort of cute.

[chatee]

So "Io coltivo meli" means I cultivate apple trees?.