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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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09-17-2017, 08:50 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Help me to germinate Musa Velutina
Hi There I'm trying to germinate Musa Velutina, but I still do not succeed..
I do so: I put the seeds in the water for 48 hours and change the water once in the day. Then I plant them in a container and add in the container universal ground PH 5.5-6.5. and I plant the seeds half-in-ground, and half over. and cover the container with a zip lock bag, I opened the ziplock and sprayed every day. I was happy because I noticed that started to germinate some seeds then in a few days they went black. the container had morning sun up to 12:00 is now at the window some seeds have not yet germinated, but I think they will begin germination. the seeds are fresh. why have they gone black? the root had to be formed. maybe I should not have opened ziplock every day? but fortunately I still have eight seeds and put them in the water today. and I will try to plant them deeper. Thank you in advance |
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Re: Help me to germinate Musa Velutina
I have had some luck with Banana Seeds this year. After the soak I drain the seeds and place on a wet paper towel inside a closed container. I wait until the seeds look like little spiders before I plant them in soil inside a zip lock plastic bag. They are kept inside the plastic bag until they reach the top. At that time I just leave the bag unzipped.
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Re: Help me to germinate Musa Velutina
Thank you Susan for your method, and for photos I will try again this.
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Re: Help me to germinate Musa Velutina
So, did Susan's method work for you?
I have a very hard time germinating the Musa velutina seeds I have. Did anyone try giberellic acid? Thanks. |
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Re: Help me to germinate Musa Velutina
I used to have a tough time with mv seed germaniton but have learned over time what to do and now get around 25 to50 percent germination especially in my home made seed propagator/ tc incubator
here is what i have learned that works for me results may vary 1 temperature at least 80 f 85 is better all plant growth is a chemical reaction of sorts and reactions go faster at higher temps 2 humidity 95-100% 3 soil moisture keep the soil very damp but not soggy 4 soak seeds for 24 hours in water after that they are saturated and most likely farther soaking wont help 5 purchasing seeds dont purchase 5 or 10 seeds buy at least 50 100 is better and mv is cheap 6 be patient it takes from 3 weeks 12 weeks to germanite I cover the seeds about 1/8 deep in what ever potting mix i have on hand there not fussy Last edited by obdiah : 01-01-2018 at 11:19 PM. |
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