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... are very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Soaked the seeds at room temperature in a nytrozyme solution for 2 days and put them in a zipbag with cocopeat. Temp at daytime 30-35 C and at night 20-25 C.Within 3 weeks 8 out of 12 seeds germinated. Still waiting for the rest.
Submitted on 30/03/2008 by Kai fishyboy2@hotmail.com

... are very easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
Bought a small packet of 10 seeds here and got 13 seeds. I got them february 14th in the mail and now (march 10th) I have 8 sprouted seeds. I put them in a ziplock bag with cocopeat and put them away at about 35 degreeds Celcius on top of my aquarium. The warmth generated from the aquarium light switches of at night and temps drop to about 21 Celcius. So I have day-night fluctuations. Potted them up nicely and waiting with confidence for the last 5 seeds to germinate. Seeds must have been very fresh i guess.
Submitted on 10/03/2008 by Kai Kuné fishyboy2@hotmail.com

... are difficult to germinate and need up to 6 months to sprout.
From 5 ripe seeds only one has germinated. These seeds were first soaked for 3 days in water, then potted in a mixture of potting soil and perlite. The seeds were potted about 1 inch below the soil and watered every other day. The pot is in direct sun. Temp in the 80's I live in sub-tropical climate in south Florida. Seedling growth is slow for the first year or so then the plant will shoot up rapidly over a couple of months.(Mine grew from one foot tall to about eight feet tall in 6 months) Then growth will slow down again as the palm matures. Be careful repotting as seedlings are very spiny.
Submitted on 01/11/2007 by James Shields jshields2u@bellsouth.net

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Ratings and comments reflect individual experiences and the views of our visitors. They do not necessarily describe the most appropriate methods, nor are they necessarily valid for all seeds or plants of this species. Germination and plant cultivation success depends on many different factors; nevertheless, these experiences will hopefully aid you in your effort to get the best germination results from our seeds and the best growth results from your plants.