Originally Posted by chong

when i got back from a fema assignment in mississippi last august, i was going thru some seeds i had and discovered some musa glauca seeds that i ordered before i left for florida in sept. 2004. i said what the heck, i'll see if they'll sprout. so, i scarified them, soaked them in warm water with cape seed germination primer pad for 24 hours, then sown them in a germination tray with heating mat underneath at 85degF. i really didn't expect anything, but to my glee, in 2.5 weeks 2 out of 8 seeds sprouted. still waiting for the other 4. 2 of them were afloat the whole time that i was soaking them, so there's probably no hope for them.