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Old 02-10-2010, 03:35 PM   #21 (permalink)
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No, Bryan, I'm only trying to germinate them! Love them too! I hope that I'll got at least 3-4 of them germinated. They look awesome, it's a pity I can't grow them outside.
Yeah, growing traveler's tree outside is a no-go for me as well. I am in zone 6 now but I'm from Iowa, which is zone 5 or lower. Hopefully I'll have tall ceilings in my house in a few years LOL.
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Old 02-10-2010, 04:50 PM   #22 (permalink)
 
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Yeah, growing traveler's tree outside is a no-go for me as well. I am in zone 6 now but I'm from Iowa, which is zone 5 or lower. Hopefully I'll have tall ceilings in my house in a few years LOL.
Tall and transparent, right? Travellers tree is a must for you, since it's RAVEnala lol
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Old 02-10-2010, 06:30 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Welcome Yuri, sorry I missed when you first introduced yourself. Lots of people from Ukraine here in frozen New Jersey. Nice to have you here
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Old 02-10-2010, 06:36 PM   #24 (permalink)
 
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Thanks Bob! Lots of people from Ukraine everywhere, but not a lot of people grow nanas in Ukraine.
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Lots of people from Ukraine everywhere,
Agreed. The colder it gets somewhere, the more Russians and Ukrainians you'll find there. Hello and welcome by the way! From your western neighbour.
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Old 02-11-2010, 06:11 AM   #26 (permalink)
 
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Thanks, Jack! A lot of our people love the combination of frost, snow and sun (aka Siberian High). Honestly, I can't quite appreciate that.
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Thanks, Jack! A lot of our people love the combination of frost, snow and sun (aka Siberian High). Honestly, I can't quite appreciate that.
Me neither, I'm seriously thinking about going away from Europe. Not only because of the climate though.
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Old 02-11-2010, 07:46 AM   #28 (permalink)
 
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Me neither, I'm seriously thinking about going away from Europe. Not only because of the climate though.
So am I! Florida sounds really nice
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Old 02-11-2010, 08:23 AM   #29 (permalink)
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So am I! Florida sounds really nice
No, no it doesn't sound nice enough for me to move. There are other possibilities. Much more appealing.
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No, no it doesn't sound nice enough for me to move. There are other possibilities. Much more appealing.
Like what?
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Old 02-11-2010, 09:01 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Like what?
Australia, Latin America, Phillipines, Sochi... take your pick.
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Old 02-11-2010, 09:17 AM   #32 (permalink)
 
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Here are some pics of what I'm trying here. I've made a germination box, it's heated with x-mas lights and a heating pad. When the sun is out, I switch it off, because it easily reaches 40C (104F) inside. I'm propagating some palms in there, and nanas as well.







And here are some nanas - SDC's, as it's hard to get some others here. Separated them from two mother plants.
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Old 02-11-2010, 10:52 AM   #35 (permalink)
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Very nice idea. If you don't want to bother with manual switches, you could use a small photodiode, control circuit, some 1€ processor and a little bit of programming and when the sun comes out, the inner heating system will switch off automatically. One more advice. I noticed, that if you lower the temps during the night (or circa 12 hours) to maybe 25°C and then raise the temperature back during the day, the seeds will germinate much more easily, it's like simulating day/night conditions.

Do you study on some sort of technical university?
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Very nice idea. If you don't want to bother with manual switches, you could use a small photodiode, control circuit, some 1€ processor and a little bit of programming and when the sun comes out, the inner heating system will switch off automatically. One more advice. I noticed, that if you lower the temps during the night (or circa 12 hours) to maybe 25°C and then raise the temperature back during the day, the seeds will germinate much more easily, it's like simulating day/night conditions.

Do you study on some sort of technical university?
Thanks! Actually, I studied law, but I really want to improve my knowledge in technical field.
I thought about installing a thermostat in there that will switch off the pad and the lights when the temp is above 35C, but your photodiode idea is sweet!
As for temperature fluctuations - I take seeds like Ravenala and Butia to a cooler place in the night, because they are said to respond well to a temperature changes. But ensete, areca and wodyetia seeds stay in
the propagator all the time - guess, they don't need fluctuations. Correct me if I'm wrong


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