Starting seeds in a Dollar Tree Seed Tray

JohnnyMax · 07-28-2022, 10:08 AM

I am trying to germinate different seeds I bought off eBay.
I have not had much luck in the past with many orders.
I finally got the banana seeds, but only got 5 seeds.
Banana seeds are a little expensive it seems.
I drafted up very small 1"x1'x2" paper seed starter pots.
I cut them out and used clear tape to secure it after folding.
I have done this before. I can just plant the paper pot in the soils after started without disturbing the roots.
My first attempt was with tabasco pepper seeds.
It work great. But for them I just wrapped strips of paper around a salt shaker and filled with soil. no bottoms.
Anyway, I put these in a Dollar Tree seed tray. I just keep it moist with a Dollar Tree spray bottle.

I am not normally this neat, but it is so hot outside I took time while in the AC.

The four seeds I am planting are:
Musa sikkimensis BANANA

Moso Bamboo

Dinosaur Gunnera

1000 Moldovan 456 Tobacco Seeds (look tropical to me)

beam2050 · 07-29-2022, 12:19 AM

i like to smoke cigars. so does the moldovan make a good smoke?

so, well, i have read that palm seeds are very, very hard to grow, i do not know........... possibly a tad bit harder to gro than a banana seed.....

i once got some seeds from texas [e-bay], the man must have smoked cigars because the package had burn marks on it.

the story does not end there, one of the seeds was cracked, well long story short, i thru it in a pot and it grew. it was snow banana. ensete glaucum. even fruited,

luck my friend. keep us posted.

JohnnyMax · 08-05-2022, 03:31 PM

I am seeing results!
So far I have had some of the bamboo seeds sprout (1st Time ever for me)
And I have some tobacco seeds sprouting.
I keep them moist with a spray bottle.
No banana sprouts yet, but I am being patient.
How long should it take for them tp sprout?

mchris752 · 08-20-2022, 11:01 AM

any banana sprouts yet?

Iowa · 08-20-2022, 12:26 PM

Are you using a heat mat? Sometimes that helps.

07-28-2022, 10:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
JohnnyMax Johnny Max Location: Southeast Texas (Big Thicket) Find me on the map! Zone: 8/9 Name: Johnny Max Join Date: Jul 2022 Posts: 26 BananaBucks : 3,863 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 16 Times in 8 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Starting seeds in a Dollar Tree Seed Tray I am trying to germinate different seeds I bought off eBay. I have not had much luck in the past with many orders. I finally got the banana seeds, but only got 5 seeds. Banana seeds are a little expensive it seems. I drafted up very small 1"x1'x2" paper seed starter pots. I cut them out and used clear tape to secure it after folding. I have done this before. I can just plant the paper pot in the soils after started without disturbing the roots. My first attempt was with tabasco pepper seeds. It work great. But for them I just wrapped strips of paper around a salt shaker and filled with soil. no bottoms. Anyway, I put these in a Dollar Tree seed tray. I just keep it moist with a Dollar Tree spray bottle. I am not normally this neat, but it is so hot outside I took time while in the AC. The four seeds I am planting are: Musa sikkimensis BANANA Moso Bamboo Dinosaur Gunnera 1000 Moldovan 456 Tobacco Seeds (look tropical to me) __________________ Sometimes I just want to sit back and watch the wind move the leaves... Last edited by JohnnyMax : 07-28-2022 at 10:11 AM.

07-29-2022, 12:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
beam2050 banana cereal killer Location: middleburg fl. Find me on the map! Zone: 9b-8a Name: walkinbeam Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 2,321 BananaBucks : 232 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 10,116 Times Was Thanked 3,255 Times in 1,505 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 795 Times	Re: Starting seeds in a Dollar Tree Seed Tray i like to smoke cigars. so does the moldovan make a good smoke? so, well, i have read that palm seeds are very, very hard to grow, i do not know........... possibly a tad bit harder to gro than a banana seed..... i once got some seeds from texas [e-bay], the man must have smoked cigars because the package had burn marks on it. the story does not end there, one of the seeds was cracked, well long story short, i thru it in a pot and it grew. it was snow banana. ensete glaucum. even fruited, luck my friend. keep us posted. __________________ ................................................... npk of wood ash 0/1/3 to 0/3/7 npk of banana leaf ash 1.75/0.75/0.5

08-05-2022, 03:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
JohnnyMax Johnny Max Location: Southeast Texas (Big Thicket) Find me on the map! Zone: 8/9 Name: Johnny Max Join Date: Jul 2022 Posts: 26 BananaBucks : 3,863 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 16 Times in 8 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Starting seeds in a Dollar Tree Seed Tray I am seeing results! So far I have had some of the bamboo seeds sprout (1st Time ever for me) And I have some tobacco seeds sprouting. I keep them moist with a spray bottle. No banana sprouts yet, but I am being patient. How long should it take for them tp sprout? __________________ Sometimes I just want to sit back and watch the wind move the leaves... Last edited by JohnnyMax : 08-05-2022 at 03:33 PM.

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