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Banana Seed Germination Forum As one of the toughest seeds in the plant kingdom to figure out the keys to germination success with, this is a forum with banana seed germination tips. Please entitle posts like "Musa balbisiana," or "Musa cheesmani," etc. People would then post a reply under that heading, sharing their germination successes (and failures), what materials and methods they used, germination percentage, etc.


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Old 02-28-2019, 08:29 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Hi all,

I have a helens hybrid which I have germinated and it has split into 2 stems, is this normal?

I have added a pic in my gallery

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Old 02-28-2019, 09:02 AM   #2 (permalink)
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no pics. gotta work harder.
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no pics. gotta work harder.
As the upload and gallery feture is not working (apparently) here is a link:
this also failed...link below
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Could be twins.
Or two seeds were stuck together when they were planted.

There are more knowledgeable forum members whom will have a better answer once they see your post.

The plant looks very healthy though.
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It definitely not 2 seeds stuck together as I sow them 1 by 1 on kitchen towel (after soaking) I'm on the south coast.
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Any ideas guys?
I was checking on the Ensete Glaucum germination thread and came across this.

The thread could be of interest..Recently germinated E glaucum seedlings showing lateral shoots?
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I've seen the same happen 2 years ago with a sikkimensis seed.
Both grew up fine and were separated when they where about 2ft in height. Unsurprisingly they were -and still are- noticably smaller than another sikkimensis that sprouted from the same batch

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Both seem to be doing very well. I will separate them when they are about 2 ft high.

On another note, i bought 30 seeds and only 2 germinated! I still have the other seeds keeping them warm and damp hoping they may germinate
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Both seem to be doing very well. I will separate them when they are about 2 ft high.

On another note, i bought 30 seeds and only 2 germinated! I still have the other seeds keeping them warm and damp hoping they may germinate
Yes, who knows how man will still sprout! At least you'll aready have 2 great plants from this batch. I've done worse...
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I have recently sprouted HH as well and had 2 of 3 send up double sprouts. Too young to determine if 2 seeds or one.
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