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Old 01-21-2008, 06:09 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: questions- seeds & 1 scientific q

Banana seed germination is not fully understood yet. For many species, it does not matter if you give them the best possible conditions or not, they have a predetermined time they will germinate. You can often see this when growing lots of seeds from the same batch, they will sometimes germinate in groups, as in a few might come up in 2 weeks, another group in 2 months, another in 6 months...and so on. Soaking the seeds for at least 2-3days prior to planting helps a lot too. The best thing though seems to just have patience with them, I know of cases where seeds did not germinate for over 2 years.
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