What'cha got sprouting? (other plants) - Page 31

oakshadows · 09-17-2011, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by lkailburn

Haha oh that's too funny! Durian always makes for a good story

-Luke

What, you like the smell of dirty socks?

Yug · 09-17-2011, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by soundofthemusic1

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Yug, how exciting! Some web site says Ko (Koh) sugar cane is the sweetest of all. Did you start from cuttings and how long did they take?

They were cuttings from a cane with at least 2 nodes in each piece. Took almost a month to see any sprouts. It is faster if they already have swelled-up buds.

lkailburn · 09-19-2011, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by oakshadows

What, you like the smell of dirty socks?

No i hate the taste/smell of the fruit, but it's funny watching people try it for the first time, makes for a laugh.

Here's some more recent photos of some of my more unusual sprouts.

1.maridold papaya 2.Noni 3.grumichama 4.sugar apple 5. grumichama 6.mango 7.solo papaya 8.rambutan 9.grumichama 10.loquat

1.grumichama 2.grumichama 3.rambutan 4.loquat 5.cherimoya 6.cherimoya

More sugar apple, more cherimoya, more papaya, a few others up there too, mango, and lychee

caramboloa(star fruit) and a few lemon seedlings

Thanks,

-Luke

Jananas Bananas · 09-28-2011, 10:15 AM

Excellent job Luke! Everything looks great!

Updates on starfruit, I still have 3 plants that no longer need to be covered by the humidity domes:

And the Kumquats are finally showing some new growth:

~JaNan

lkailburn · 09-28-2011, 11:23 AM

wow those look great! How old are the starfruit seedlings? Have you noticed that they seem to close up their leaves at night? I first thought it was showing signs of dehydration, but then realized it looked like it was closing up it's leaves each night, and opening them back up in the morning!

-Luke

Jananas Bananas · 09-28-2011, 01:17 PM

Post #503 of this thread says April 19 is the start of the starfruit germination. So......5 months old. How old are yours? I have noticed they close, I have a lot of plants that do that, I think it's cute.

~JaNan

lkailburn · 09-28-2011, 02:50 PM

I have been trying to find a good system for tagging and dating all of my sprouts. So far, it's been hit or miss :-P. The starfruit seed took about 2 months to sprout. I posted the first photo of it at the end of August, and it was probably 3, maybe 4 weeks old then.
And just yesterday, the second carambola seed sprouted above the soil! So for some reason that seed (which i had forgotten about) took about 4 months to germinate.
Have you been applying fert? I have heard that with too much they will grow too fast, and actually break under their own weight.
-Luke

Willow87 · 09-29-2011, 01:07 PM

#4646 Plumeria seedling

Jananas Bananas · 11-06-2011, 06:31 PM

This is a Sago Palm sprouting!!!

I am pretty excited about this. I have tried many times without success.

~JaNan

The Hollyberry Lady · 11-06-2011, 07:55 PM

Congrats, Janan!

Such a feeling of accomplishment when something difficult, comes up. Yippeeeee!

: )

The Hollyberry Lady · 11-07-2011, 01:51 PM

Beginnings of a "Jigsaw" hot pepper...

"French Vanilla" white marigold...

Double hybrid petunia...

Still waiting on this Miracle Fruit seed to come up...

: )

lkailburn · 11-10-2011, 03:43 PM

I've got an avacado sprout! In all my life i have never sprouted an avacado, so this is an exciting first for me. I started 4 seeds on the same day. Two are suspended half submerged in a glass of water - the typical approach. One is wrapped in a damp paper towel and placed in a zip lock bag. And the fourth, was just straight planted in moist potting soil. And it was the first to sprout! None of the others are even showing and signs of sprouting roots yet. And of course, i can't remember exactly how long ago it was; i'd guess 3-4 weeks.

Luke

The Hollyberry Lady · 11-10-2011, 06:30 PM

Well congratulations on your long awaited success, Luke! Looks cute. Hope it grows nice for you. I grew one once in a pot under a fluorescent light and it was gorgeous for a long time.

I germinated the pit in a glass of water...half of the pit was submerged in water but the other half was not. It took about 2-3 weeks before the pit split in two and sent up a tough little stalk.

: )

Willow87 · 11-15-2011, 02:27 PM

Pomegranate seeds from Janan.

Richard · 11-15-2011, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Willow87

Pomegranate seeds from Janan.

That looks like fun! You can start a pomegranate breeding program!

Pomegranates do not come true-to-type from seed. Basically you've got a 2.3% chance of getting something that tastes great, a 2.3% chance of getting something that tastes terrible, and a 95.4% chance of getting something with average taste. Out of the 100's of pomegranates that John Chater grew in his breeding program, there were only 3 he thought were better-than-average, and only one he thought was exceptional -- which he patented and named "Eversweet".

Willow87 · 11-15-2011, 04:13 PM

I don't know if I have a long enough growing season for the fruits to ripen. My mom's friend has a pomegranate but the fruit tastes very bitter. I think its the 'Wonderful' variety. Even if they don't produce good quality fruit I like the flowers and the drought and heat tolerance, which is something I really need in my garden lol. I'll have a lot of planting to do next year lol

stevelau1911 · 11-15-2011, 05:48 PM

I've been making a batch of garlic about once every 2 weeks since the middle of september of around 200 cloves each, and they are pretty much the only plants that can be seen sprouting at this time of the year around here. Here's my latest picture blog on them.

Steve's garden: Fall planting of garlic for better results in the spring

Richard · 11-15-2011, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Willow87

I don't know if I have a long enough growing season for the fruits to ripen. My mom's friend has a pomegranate but the fruit tastes very bitter. I think its the 'Wonderful' variety. Even if they don't produce good quality fruit I like the flowers and the drought and heat tolerance, which is something I really need in my garden lol. I'll have a lot of planting to do next year lol

To produce good fruit in your area, they should be watered once a week during the growing season if it hasn't rained over a 1/4 inch in the last 7 days. Feeding them nutrients for deciduous fruit trees would be a plus. Otherwise, according to the data from city-data.com it appears the weather in Plano is great for growing fruiting pomegranates that are bred for moderate summer temperatures:

Willow87 · 11-15-2011, 07:06 PM

I'm so glad I didn't plant much this year. The heat and drought have been terrible and I lost most of my outdoor plants. The newly planted stuff was the first to die and even my established plants died. I think we went a whole month or more without a drop of rain. I think we had 71 days at or above 100 which broke the 1980 record. I hope next year is different. I didn't think of using fertilizer, I was so focused on watering to keep everything alive. My mom's friend never has fertilized her pomegranate, maybe that's why it hasn't grown much and the fruit doesn't taste sweet. Are pomegranates heavy feeders?

The Hollyberry Lady · 11-15-2011, 07:46 PM

Once again I have to disagree with much of what Richard has posted.

I for one have grown a dwarf pomegranate called 'nana' from seed and they were absolutely true. Furthermore, although the seed was slow to germinate, once the plant got going I was harvesting little tiny edible fruits inside my living room! I grew the plant in a pot in huge sunny window and hand-pollinated the beautiful orange blooms.

Your seedlings look great, Cam! You'll have lots of fun growing pomegranate from seed. Do you know which kind they are?

: )

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lkailburn lkailburn's Photo Gallery Zone: 5a Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 232 BananaBucks : 20,289 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 176 Times in 106 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 4 Times	Re: What'cha got sprouting? (other plants) I've got an avacado sprout! In all my life i have never sprouted an avacado, so this is an exciting first for me. I started 4 seeds on the same day. Two are suspended half submerged in a glass of water - the typical approach. One is wrapped in a damp paper towel and placed in a zip lock bag. And the fourth, was just straight planted in moist potting soil. And it was the first to sprout! None of the others are even showing and signs of sprouting roots yet. And of course, i can't remember exactly how long ago it was; i'd guess 3-4 weeks. Luke

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Willow87 Willow87 Willow87's Photo Gallery Location: Plano, Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8a Name: Cameron Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,815 BananaBucks : 133,161 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,016 Times Was Thanked 2,524 Times in 1,487 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 6 Times	Re: What'cha got sprouting? (other plants) Pomegranate seeds from Janan.

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Willow87 Willow87 Willow87's Photo Gallery Location: Plano, Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8a Name: Cameron Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,815 BananaBucks : 133,161 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,016 Times Was Thanked 2,524 Times in 1,487 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 6 Times	Re: What'cha got sprouting? (other plants) I don't know if I have a long enough growing season for the fruits to ripen. My mom's friend has a pomegranate but the fruit tastes very bitter. I think its the 'Wonderful' variety. Even if they don't produce good quality fruit I like the flowers and the drought and heat tolerance, which is something I really need in my garden lol. I'll have a lot of planting to do next year lol

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stevelau1911 stevelau1911's Photo Gallery Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 458 BananaBucks : 156,518 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 51 Times Was Thanked 563 Times in 258 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 24 Times	Re: What'cha got sprouting? (other plants) I've been making a batch of garlic about once every 2 weeks since the middle of september of around 200 cloves each, and they are pretty much the only plants that can be seen sprouting at this time of the year around here. Here's my latest picture blog on them. Steve's garden: Fall planting of garlic for better results in the spring __________________ I'm in zone 6 upstate NY, specialize in growing temperate cold hardy bamboos(mainly phyllostachys) and starting to get into bananas. my picture website is http://www.flickr.com/photos/31489820@N02/ http://stevespeonygarden.blogspot.com/

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Willow87 Willow87 Willow87's Photo Gallery Location: Plano, Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8a Name: Cameron Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,815 BananaBucks : 133,161 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,016 Times Was Thanked 2,524 Times in 1,487 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 6 Times	Re: What'cha got sprouting? (other plants) I'm so glad I didn't plant much this year. The heat and drought have been terrible and I lost most of my outdoor plants. The newly planted stuff was the first to die and even my established plants died. I think we went a whole month or more without a drop of rain. I think we had 71 days at or above 100 which broke the 1980 record. I hope next year is different. I didn't think of using fertilizer, I was so focused on watering to keep everything alive. My mom's friend never has fertilized her pomegranate, maybe that's why it hasn't grown much and the fruit doesn't taste sweet. Are pomegranates heavy feeders?

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