Congrats on your success...
3 weeks is about the normal amount of time it takes for these seeds to germinate and the germination rate should be very high.
Some people find it very easy to grow these seeds, some people find it difficult, and some people find it impossible. That's why using advice from unsuccessful people is not recommended. These people usually don't know when to start counting for the 3 weeks. It's not 3 weeks from planting, it's 3 weeks from when environmental conditions are satisfactory.
As far as for the people that say it takes a year or more for these seeds to germinate, they are providing useful information. These seeds will remain highly viable for several years when properly stored.
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Originally Posted by WildernessGreen
A few weeks back, I planted around 100 of PR-Giants variegated musa seeds.....they started popping up on day 20, now at 5 weeks, I have over 40 of the little buggers!!! A few showing some real nice signs of variegation - woo hoo!
My only regret is I put them all together in a flat, as I had heard so much about them taking up to a YEAR to sprout if at all, I figured, maybe I would get a few........now I wish I had used individual small pots, so I wouldn't have to worry about transplanting at a young age - but with this many, I can lose a few, no problemo!
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