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frankthetank
08-18-2007, 10:43 AM
These are still just babies, grow from seed this spring, but getting bigger. Amazing out of 200 seeds, i got 11 plants...lol!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/franktank232/Sikk/musasikkmensisaug17.jpg
Still cheaper then buying 11 plants i guess/and more enjoyable.
jmilligan1976
08-18-2007, 11:48 AM
I hope you took the seeds that didn't germinate and re-sowed them somewhere in your garden.
This year I have had 15 or 20 different seeds germinate in soil I've reused elsewhere after going through a winter outside (zone 9) exposed to the wet/dry, hot/cold of good old mother nature.
The next seeds I get that don't germinate are all going to be put through a pseudowinter cycle in the fridge and then back into baggies for another go at germinating.
Good luck with your plants.
Jay:2730:
frankthetank
08-18-2007, 04:15 PM
I put them all in one big pail of compost and am HOPING something comes up!!!
Raules
08-18-2007, 08:11 PM
I landed 11 seeds. In a month has ascended 2, the others while sit. Before landing, I stored them in a refrigerator.:2196:
bigdog
08-18-2007, 10:14 PM
You have had better luck than me with M. sikkimensis, Frank, LOL! I finally germinated my first one last weekend, and it only took about 6 months. 1 out of 50 for me. Funny thing was, it was a control group that I had in room temperature for about 5 months, then placed in the growth chamber with some other seeds at 10 hrs. @ 90F & 14 hrs. @ 60F. Took it 2 weeks after moving it to sprout.
Good luck with your babies!
Frank
frankthetank
09-07-2007, 07:23 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/franktank232/Sikk/sikkmensis9707.jpg
Updated pic from tonite. The rabbits have munched some of the leaves!
Raules
09-08-2007, 03:36 AM
Hello! Yes rabbits not bad attempted banana leaves! It is necessary to be closer, and that will eat all completely. At me 2 more seed has grown, all it turns out from 11, has grown 4. Probably harvesting of seeds was fresh.:djnana2: All the best!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=5241&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5241)
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