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Hestbech · 08-04-2015, 08:51 AM

Hi all

I just received a batch of 50 seeds of Ensete Glaucum from rarepalmseeds.com - palm seeds, cycad seeds, banana seeds. I never tried growing bananas, so I'm exitied to give it a try. I've been reading the forum for a couple of days, and my workflow will be:

- Cleaning/rinsing the seeds with a rough sponge
- soaking in water/saltpeter solution (how long, and how strong?)
- 6-7 days of soaking in 25 degCelcius water. 1gEpsomSalt/1Litre of water
- Sucking the seeds for 10 minutes (cant remember where on the forum i read that - something about enzymes :-) )
- Short rinse in Hydrogen peroxide to sterilize and kill bad fungi.
- Propagation in a sterile warm moist environment until sprouts appear. I'm going to use coco coir to keep it moist. (I'm sterilizing the coir with boiling water)
- Sowing in jiffy coir pellets
- Placing in pots after 2-3 leaves.

I read that while soaking the seeds I should change the water once a day. Why is that? Because of rot? I'm also growing giant sequoia - they were soaked in aerated water:
https://youtu.be/fvcsq7J6Eao
If i used that technique for the Ensete, would I still have to change the water once a day?

I would appreciate any suggestions for a better workflow, or if any of you see some errors.

Best regards from Denmark

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Hestbech Find me on the map! Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 6 BananaBucks : 7,581 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 6 Times Was Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Ensete Glaucum - first try sowing banana Hi all I just received a batch of 50 seeds of Ensete Glaucum from rarepalmseeds.com - palm seeds, cycad seeds, banana seeds. I never tried growing bananas, so I'm exitied to give it a try. I've been reading the forum for a couple of days, and my workflow will be: - Cleaning/rinsing the seeds with a rough sponge - soaking in water/saltpeter solution (how long, and how strong?) - 6-7 days of soaking in 25 degCelcius water. 1gEpsomSalt/1Litre of water - Sucking the seeds for 10 minutes (cant remember where on the forum i read that - something about enzymes :-) ) - Short rinse in Hydrogen peroxide to sterilize and kill bad fungi. - Propagation in a sterile warm moist environment until sprouts appear. I'm going to use coco coir to keep it moist. (I'm sterilizing the coir with boiling water) - Sowing in jiffy coir pellets - Placing in pots after 2-3 leaves. I read that while soaking the seeds I should change the water once a day. Why is that? Because of rot? I'm also growing giant sequoia - they were soaked in aerated water: https://youtu.be/fvcsq7J6Eao If i used that technique for the Ensete, would I still have to change the water once a day? I would appreciate any suggestions for a better workflow, or if any of you see some errors. Best regards from Denmark