germination comments by our visitors
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Seeds from this species ...
... are very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Soaked for 1 week in warm water at 30C changing daily. Placed seeds in heated unit 25-35C with squeezed sphagnum. Two weeks later, surprise! 50% have their first radicle. I expected these seeds to languish for a long time but they are capable of rapid and fairly uniform germination.
Submitted on 09/08/2007 by Scott Cumberland scott.cumberland@visionstream.com.au
... are easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
5 day soak, then sewn in peat/pearlite mix covered with moist sphagnum moss in a closed container. Kept at room temperature (68-85F) with day/night cycle. 70% germination and 3" of root development at 5 weeks. Likely germinated in >4 weeks.
Submitted on 21/05/2006 by one of our visitors
...not rated.
very easy to sprout, Soaked in clean water for 3 days, planted in mix of soil and compost and planted in long
bags, out of tien 3, in 10 weeks, rest all have roots,
Submitted on 20/03/2005 by Hedy van Winkelhof hedy@iwayafrica.com
...very difficult to germinate and need more than 1 year
to sprout.
None have germinated, six have sence rotted away, and two are still in spagnum moss. Two I have recently placed
in a container filled with water, covered and placed in the sun. As hopes fade of any germinating, as a last
resort I will keep the two in water checking daily, changing water daily, and hoping something will happen.Two
years have passed sence aquiring the seeds.
Submitted on 06/12/2002 by Mike Jamison wendymike@optusnet.com.au
...difficult to germinate and need
up to 1 year to sprout.
I have listed these seeds as difficult and lenthly to germinate
if you follow standard germination procedures. However they are
easy and quick with the following method.Allow the seeds to dry
out in the sun after you have removed the fruit(if you have found
fresh seed) or after recieving them via mail. Leave them out for
2 weeks to bake keeping them dry. Soak seeds in warm water for a
week. Adding a bit of bleach to the water is also advisable, use
a 1 (bleach):10 (water) ratio. Remove the seeds and place them in
your tray, pots ect. keep the temp around 30c, no day/night fluctuations
are needed. After 3 weeks remove any ungerminated seeds and soak
them again for a week in warm water. The rest of the seeds should
germinate within a month.The same method works well for Jubaea chiliensis
seeds where the endosperm has dried up and is loose in the nut.
Submitted by Dennis Lutge dlutge@edgars.co.za
...easy to germinate and need up
to 3 months to sprout.
Responds to warm conditions.
Submitted by Jeff Nugent permaculture@telstra.easymail.com.au
plant cultivation comments by our visitors
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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.
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