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Old 04-05-2012, 10:49 AM   #676 (permalink)
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Default Re: What'cha got sprouting? (other plants)

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Originally Posted by Olafhenny View Post
Hi Jc,
is this really a seed from the Baobab tree with the mighty trunk, with the soft wood, which the
elephants in Africa love to chew on?



Hello,

Yes it is!

Here is the batch of seeds:



What i did:
  • 1-remove the brown coat to have the dark hard shell.
  • 2-scratch the seeds on a sand paper (just to have marks)
  • 3-put in a glass of hot water for 1 day
  • 4-another day in new hot water glass
  • 5-the dark shell is now "softened" and can be removed (if not, one more day in water)
  • 6-the blank/cream seed is now ready to be sown (the 2 "bumps" heads down)

The hardest thing is not germination.
Having a really draining soil + little watering.
I hope this time i won't "drown" the baobabs ! (easy rot on roots)

I can't plant it outside (no freeze allowed) so i will try to keep it in pot.
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