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Old 01-31-2010, 11:46 AM   #27 (permalink)
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Default Re: Propagating Musa Velutina Seeds

That would be great Jeffreyp! I am sure there are more folks that want to try this.

I have had a couple of PM questions that I would like to answer. I soaked the seeds 24 to 48 hours before all starting conditions. I believe heat is the key to sprouting. The lighting varies between morning sun coming in through a bay window and a single bar fluorescent lighting that I adjust by setting it on different size vases (which is how it got knocked off ).

These are the sprouts from the January 23 posting - you can see they are growing at different rates - there is a teeny one that is barely 1/4 inch above the peat and another that is only a fraction taller. The big one (inbetween the two tiny ones) is touching the top of the minigreenhouse. I will be transferring several of these to cups today.






These are the sprouts put directly into the seed starting potting soil skipping the mini greenhouse step
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