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Old 03-14-2025, 05:58 AM   #53 (permalink)
Jeff zone 8 N.C.
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Default Re: Variegated Banana Seeds

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants View Post
I'm guessing it's more difficult to maintain the proper moisture for the necessary period on your outdoor seeds because of your heat. Moisture is super important and I like to keep that part of the equation simple. With enough aeration there's no such thing as too much moisture. When I'm planting important seeds I place them on a bed of clean coarse sand, this supplies plenty of aeration, then I cover them with a slurry of horse manure a couple inches thick. With all the fibers in the horse manure it acts like a mat or big sponge that I just have to keep wet. As long as it doesn't dry out the moisture level for the seeds stays perfect.
Will definitely use this method on my next batch of seed. Even though I had good success with my banana seed before, I had even better success after several days of rain that did not let the surface of my well drained medium dry out. Before that the sun would dry the surface during the day.














It makes sense as I had some seed sprout better after having several days of heavy rain where my medium did not dry out on the surface at all
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