Jananas Bananas

These are palm trees growing from the date pits:



Mexican Lime from seed:



~J

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nice....

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At work we had some strawberries going bad. Guess what I did. Yep I brought 'em home. I seperated all the seed from the pulp, and dried 'em out. I put them in some soil and kept them moist. I must have kept them too moist 'cause I got a really bad infestation of springtails. I thought that the seeds had all gotten eaten by the bugs. I gave up on them and let them totally dry out. I was getting ready to toss the batch, but figured I'd water one more time just to see. Guess what....lots of sprouts popped up. They survived!!!!

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Jananas Bananas

These are Sapodillo seeds I got in a trade from Puerto Rico:



From grocery store Bell peppers:


~J

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O.K. What's a sapodillo? and what are your sprout pots that you have your bell pepper in? they look like little cocoons that are cut open.

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Jananas Bananas

Fruit is supposed to taste like brown sugar. Originally the sap from the tree was used to make gum. Here's a couple of links:

SAPODILLA Fruit Facts

sapodilla - Google Search

Those are the starter pots that come in those seed starter kits. You can just plant them into bigger pots or the ground without disturbing roots. ~J

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So I was juicing lemons and limes at work and to my surprise I found a lime with seeds. Only 2, but the only lime seeds I've seen since I started growing stuff. I set them aside with a label and continued. It was the only lime with seeds. I decided to take some lemon seeds too while I was at it...those are in every one. I had my two lime seeds and several lemon seeds. Well...no limes yet but, here's my little lemon seedling.

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Thanks for the info Janan. I use these egg holders that I bring home from....you guessed it work....haha. The seedlings don't seem to have any trouble pushing roots through them so I just drop the whole thing in the soil like you do with yours. Your starter pots look a bit more plant friendly though. Like a spun spider silk or something. As for the sapodilla...I'd need to "bonsai" it to be able to keep one here. My balcony has a 9ft. ceiling.

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Whenever I take anything larger than a leaf while pruning I almost always try to root it. This is why I have tons of clones hangin around. I've lost track of what's what with alot of them. This is one of my older clones from grandma. Of course it's in a repurposed soda bottle. (I'm so cheap lol.)

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There are a lot of fruit trees that make wonderful bonsai! I am going to try it with pomegranates (bonsai).

You know what I think they look like? Used dryer softener sheets. I may try that and see if they work. New recycling idea! ~J

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OH, I have spent plenty on plants, all those expensive Ae Ae bananas are at the top of the list, I must say!!!! All but one have been over $100 each. And I am a sucker for "rare" plants and anything variegated.....but I do love plant bargains! The first place I go is the sale tables at Lowe's about once a week. I love trading, and seed collecting....it is all good! I guess I am a plantaholic. Do they have a twelve step program for that? Of course all we have here are enablers...so why did I even ask, eh?

~J

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Thanks Sherry, I think seed trading could be considered a cheap gardening technique. Not that you need to stick to the script. Janan, I think if you could get the dryer sheets to hold shape, it might be worth a seed that would otherwise end up in the garbage to see if the chemicals and such would let it grow. lol why not? You might be onto a great recycle idea.

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As far as dropping the big bucks on plants....I don't have the confidence in my abilities yet to spend that kind of hard earned money on a plant that might get killed on accident by a ball flying through the room, or overwatering, or underwatering, or... You guys have been doing this for a while, and are apparently very good at it. I may be willing to drop some dollars in the future, we'll see.

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Bob3

I too, stick the pineapple tops directly into the soil after letting it dry out for a couple of days so the cut part gets skinned over.
Giving it a dip in rooting hormone provides a sprouting rate well into the 90% area.
Plastic trays from the grocery store usually spend a year or 2 doing duty as seed sprouting containers before finding their way into the recycle bin.
We have a 12' "greenhouse lean-to" attached to the eaves of the house right outside the office & bathroom windows, it was made with free PVC pipe & skinned with plastic sheeting every year, it covers the dwarf orinocos & the other frost sensitive plants. The old sheeting gets used to tent in smaller plants not in pots during cold snaps.
I get free nursery pots from a friend I house sit for when they go out of town.

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You mentioned letting the pineapple top dry out to form a skin....I wonder if that's a crucial step to take. I didn't do that and the center leaves have rotted and fallen out. I recently trimmed off all the dead leaf tips. and also shaved off some of the excess pulp from the bottom. I hope this helps. If not, it's not like it cost me anything, I'll just try again with the next one.

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RAINFOREZT

Sticking the pinaple crown directly in to the soil will work better. I have two of them growing in my garden.

Bob3

The skinning over part was something I got in the habit of doing back when I had a cacti collection going, that was the standard thing to do when propagating from cuttings so I just carried it over.

With the pineapple I'd remove all "edibles" and snip the leaves close to the stub so any new growth would be readily apparent.

My buddy gets good results just sticking them straight into dirt with little prep but he's down on Big Pine Key (FL) and the temps & humidity conditions there are great for pineapple.

Once the center leaves at the top start falling out the top is pretty much ready for the compost pile.

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scottu

I've found from my limited experience that you can "should " skip the soaking in a clear glass part of the pineapple top growing process. I did that with my first several, soaking that way, until, I read from some other growers that said it wasn't a necessary step and could even cause problems.
I've had much better luck skipping that step.
Good luck.
check
How To Grow Pineapples? Growing Pineapples Is Ridiculously Easy

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That is a very informative link thank you!! Since there seems to be an overwhelming opinion that soil is a better way to go, I put my poor dead chunk in a cup of some soil, with a touch of water, Now it's time to leave it in the corner and ignore it for a while. I guess if it starts stinking it goes to the dumpster. If not I'll check it for water in a week or two. No direct sun 'til new growth is showing right?

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