Looking for Acuminata Colla Variegated

kim_g_23966 · 10-26-2022, 12:45 PM

Hello all,

I am looking for a pup hopefully for Acuminata Colla variegated. I have not had tremendous luck with seeds because I didn't have a humidity dome. But I began using an airtight food storage container with sphagnum moss and have had great luck with cuttings, so I think that I may have better success now. But if any of you have resources on where to find one, please let me know. I can only find seeds for sale that would have to be imported on ebay.

PR-Giants · 10-29-2022, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kim_g_23966

Hello all,

I am looking for a pup hopefully for Acuminata Colla variegated. I have not had tremendous luck with seeds because I didn't have a humidity dome. But I began using an airtight food storage container with sphagnum moss and have had great luck with cuttings, so I think that I may have better success now. But if any of you have resources on where to find one, please let me know. I can only find seeds for sale that would have to be imported on ebay.

I know some people struggle with getting seeds to germinate but I don't understand why. I figure if a banana that falls to the ground and the seeds inside germinate it probably shouldn't be that difficult for humans to do it. I plant thousands of seeds a day so my technique might be different than someone planting just a few. I toss them in my lawn and wait for them to grow. It's easy to find them after cutting the grass and then I could choose the ones I want to pot. I know others that have used this or a similar technique and it's worked for them. Banana seeds will germinate just fine laying on top of the ground.

beam2050 · 10-30-2022, 07:47 AM

shaded lawn?

PR-Giants · 10-30-2022, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by beam2050

shaded lawn?

?

beam2050 · 10-30-2022, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants

?

are you throwing the seeds in full sun all day long or are you doing it in partial shade or full shade? do you have a method?

PR-Giants · 10-31-2022, 08:07 AM

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are you throwing the seeds in full sun all day long

I wear a hat so full sun is not an issue. It only takes a few seconds to throw the seeds and only a government employee would figure out a way to make a task like that last all day.

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do you have a method?

Always throw the seeds in an area that wasn't previously used to germinate seeds. Some seeds can germinate years later so it's best to remember where what was thrown.

This is the best natural seed disperser on the farm. They eat the fruit then lay in the sun, (@beam2050 - they always prefer to lay in full sun) after digesting the fruit they regurgitate the fiber and seeds while walking backwards. In about a month there will be a strait line of banana seedlings. If I find some today I'll post the photo.

beam2050 · 10-31-2022, 08:57 AM

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I wear a hat so full sun is not an issue. It only takes a few seconds to throw the seeds and only a government employee would figure out a way to make a task like that last all day. ]

sometimes pays to reread what you have written.

thanks for the info. always wondered if you paid your help with bananas.

blownz281 · 10-31-2022, 11:08 AM

How did you catch that big guy! Skinks and Anoles are quick here to catch.

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