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Re: New banana seeds.... Viable?
Oh i bought zebrina and one other kind last winter, none germinated tho i was "in experienced" didn't put them in bags to keep moisture but good luck this spring i will try again. thanks for reminding, also very good prices!!!
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Re: New banana seeds.... Viable?
ok i know this is prob in wrong thread but i just soak em all for like 2-3 days and then transfer to peat moss or something?
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Re: New banana seeds.... Viable?
yes soaking is a great idea, somethin else i didn't do
 you could use peat moss. also you could use soil with a lot of pertile in it, 70%pertile and 30 light soil.
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Re: New banana seeds.... Viable?
Lucky duck, looks like you scored.
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note that a couple have sunk to the bottom... is this ok?
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I dont know about M.coccinea seed but floating seeds are bad seeds
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are u serious? u know this 100%? almost all are floating except velutina and ornata and 1 abbyssianian
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Yes. Just dont know about Coccinea. They are simillar as M. violanscens which are floaters, but all the others,...
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Re: New banana seeds.... Viable?
I got some from those guys I sent half of them to Jimmmy. The ones I kept haven't done anything, but I don't have Ante's (he's a germinating machine) technique worked out yet either... I wish you alot of Luck & Good Fortune :^)
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Re: New banana seeds.... Viable?
Hi everyone, I just planted my ensete seeds after a 4 day soak in sterile water changed
daily. I read in my propagating book that for very hard seeds( scarify) rub on sand paper wearing the outer coat while not damaging the embryo inside. Hot water soak of 113 degrees also helps. I have a food warmer plate and set it for the lowest setting where it didn't get too hot to put my finger in. Now the're on a heat matt. Temperature will be kept at no higher than 85 degrees. I planted all 20 since I've read so much about viability. Hopefully all this works. I only had one floater. I will keep you posted. BTW my seed came from whatcom seedtrack.com. Raggedy |
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i ordered from there too! well i hope you have great results!
btw, a few more sunk to the bottom so does this mean a few may be still fresh?
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wore the seedcoat with sandpaper just enough as not to disturb the embryo. I forgot to mention water temp of 113 degrees is good. i am into plant propagation big time. I got this info from one of my books. This is my first time with banana seed(ensete). I like the challenge. Mine are in a propagating case on a heat matt at 85 degrees now. Good Luck with your seeds. Raggedy  |
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Re: New banana seeds.... Viable?
Yeah, from what I've heard, floating is usually a bad sign. Who knows, though...soak em, plant em and give it a try! Got nothing to lose now, right?
PS, those first seeds look like earplugs LOL. 
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lol i was thinking the same thing when i got them, more and more are starting to sink so... good sign?
Put seeds into a jiffy greenhouse thingy and used jiffy seed starter soil
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Hre is more info on breaking seed dormancy. I read where you can treat tough seed with
a mild solution of hydrochloric or phosphoric acid. This will simulate the effect of passing through an animals digestive tract. Soaking solution must be very dilute. You must be cautious doing this. I also saw a product called GA3 (gibberellic acid) it is a powder mix. I saw it on Ebay today. It might be worth looking into. Raggedy |
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