Insomnia Thread...

[Willow87]

I read about planting them fresh. I just took them out of the lemon and set them in some warm water. I'll definitely plant them in the morning. Hi Hippie, I got the seeds to develop 3 leaves and then the leaves started turning brown and then the whole plant wilted and died. I had them in a south facing window and kept the soil moist. This was several years ago. When i took them from the lemon all were actually rooting inside the lemon. I planted them and they came up but when they died i just didnt want to grow citrus anymore lol. I didnt see any bugs or fungus. So I dont know what caused all of them to die. I had 4 sprouts in one pot

[oldhippie01]

Thanks JaNan, I will have to check them out, once I have time to find my way around the Site. Yes, I put in ten more Thornless Blackberries. I also Gave a Neighbor a Raja Puri "Pup" and Pruned out one other, to transfer that energy to the primary Plant. My Bamboo is starting to throw lots of new Shoots and I went today and bought some bulk Fertilizer, now I have to do the Math to get the relative amounts of each to end up with the strength's I need for various applications...........Hippie

[Jananas Bananas]

Cameron, there is a lady down here that sprouts her seeds from all her grocery store fruit and then sells them on Craigslist. She usually has sold out of everything by the start of Summer. Avocado, mango, pomegranate, oranges, lemon, kiwi, I know there are others, but I can't think of all of them. When I see her post I will copy it. I want to say at least a dozen different fruit. She charges $12 to $20 each for them. ~J

[Willow87]

Thank you so much Janan. I think I want to try citrus this year. My mom and I love lemons. I have a few pomegranate seedlings. Hopefully they will live lol

[Jananas Bananas]

Too bad you aren't a little closer Hippie. I always give away horse and chicken poop (I never run out - they always make more ). It makes wonderful fertilizer and it is free! There are a lot of guys on here in Florida. I am sure you can find some that are close to you that would give you wonderful guidance. They usually post in the more technical threads. Maybe you can look on the map and see where they are in relation to where you are. Click on the map tab above and see what you find. ~J

[Jananas Bananas]

Cameron, you have a green thumb. You wouldn't be able to get them started if you didn't. Sherry told me to always use sterile soil for the babies - that it will make or break them. See my babies die on me too, so she is guiding me and hopefully I can get them to adulthood!

[The Hollyberry Lady]

The girls would have stayed later but it's a weeknight so we had to put off my arse-kicking until the weekend.


Yeah, citrus seeds, or at least certain ones, are better sown when fresh, for sure. Some people say that some citrus plants grown from seed might not produce fruits! That in fact cuttings or nursery trees are the better way to go to ensure fruit. Not sure if I believe it though, so we'll see.


I guess there are several types of Kumquats because my seedlings were definitely not prickly, JaNan. I wonder what kind you've got. I heard when Kumquats are grown from seed, they produce fruit within 2-3 years! I sprouted a bunch of them last season and Key Lime too.


Bob sent me cuttings for a dwarf key lime fruit tree and they've now taken off for me. His tree even has little limes on it right now! Wish mine did, but soon enough it will.



Hi Hippie!


You disappeared for a bit after your birthday...and you missed mine! It was a good one but too much ice cream cake! 29 again, of course!

So I'm feeling kind of ticked that I got the shaft in chess tonight. I'm usually the one to kick butt, but I was off tonight...and I think my one girlfriend was moving the pieces when I wasn't looking! Cheating...that's the only way they can beat me.


So I hope you guys are having a good night. I was going to post some stuff in my old farmer's almanac thread but the facts I wanted to post won't be relevant until midnight when it's officially the 25th of February. I had to delete my post until then.


Chat soon...


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[Willow87]

Thanks Janan and Sherry. I have a little bit of seed starting soil left so I guess I'll use that. Would it be alright if i added epsom salt to the water for the seeds?

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Seedlings and seeds can be sensitive and you don't want to kill them with too much of anything, Cam. I might hold off on the epsom salts for a bit...at least until things sprout and get growing a little.


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[Willow87]

Ok thanks again Sherry.

[Jananas Bananas]

Sherry my Kumquat seeds are Meiwa - or at least that's what the tags all said. The trees that they came from had thorns. I was reading about them the other night and they say they are easy to grow from fruit and they will fruit and be true to the parent. From seed to fruit in 3 years, which is petty quick considering. It listed about five or six kinds at that website. My limes are thorny too. They are spread out and not hard to avoid. My roses are much thornier.

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yeah, Bob's dwarf key lime cuttings are thorny too.


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[Jananas Bananas]

I am trying to get a cold I think. I have been sipping on hot lemon and honey all day for a sore throat. I got up at 3 o'clock this morning (and have been up ever since), so I am going to try and get some rest tonight with the help of a cold tablet. I hope I can participate a little more in the morning. Good Night Everyone! ~J

[The Hollyberry Lady]

G'night, JaNan.


Hope you don't get sick!


See ya in the morning...


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[The Hollyberry Lady]

Looks like things are back up & running again. YAY!!!


Hope everyone's having a great weekend so far.


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[Willow87]

Hi Sherry, I thought it was just my computer LOL

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Nope, it wasn't your computer Cam...the site was down.


So cool about your banana seed in your aero-garden, looking like it's going to sprout JaNan! Too cool!


I gotta put Henry to bed...


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[Jananas Bananas]

Thanks Sherry! I am really excited about it. I hope I haven't jinxed it by yapping so soon about it.

No Cameron, it was definitely NOT your computer. I think we are starting to learn the signs when this site is going down though. ~J

[The Hollyberry Lady]

Yeah, we sure do know the signs of a crash. I wonder why there's so many problems now.


I found it exciting when I saw your picture JaNan, of that banana seed. It's sure looks hopeful to me. I'd be bursting if I was you. If it pops, which I think it will, maybe you should grow the little guy on for awhile in the system, to give him a good start ??? I bet banana plants would love to grow in there!


Let us know the very day that cutie sprouts for you. How are your other seeds doing...any look like they might pop soon...like the basil?


I'm so pleased with how my little plants are coming along, after only a short 2 weeks! It's too cool. I thinned some of the pepper seedlings so there's only one per pod now. Stuff will grow better when there's only one plant in each hole.

Funny, because my soil-sown pepper seeds are still not up yet and it's been over 10 days...but they popped in my aero-garden in 5!!!


Good luck with that Musa seed, JaNan!


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[Jananas Bananas]

What did you do with the ones you thinned out? Did you pot them up or just chunk them? I'm not a good thinner outer either! Like my pruning skills! I think your little babies are beauties, and I have been so impressed with how fast they shot up.

I think the basil is swollen and possibly the passi, but I am not positive and I don't see any change in the mint at all. Right now I am so tickled with the banana seed I don't care if anything else happens as long as that one does! Yeah, I am going to keep it there as long as I can. I will have to tell you the story about them. ~J