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kentiopsis · 12-05-2011, 05:42 PM

Palm growers use sphagnum moss, that beautiful, almost-white, expensive stuff. Plunge the moss in water and then squeeze out every drop you can so that the moss is just damp. Layer the seeds and the moss; seal in the Ziploc. I imagine palm seeds are pretty tough compared to some other seed, and I haven't germinated anything else that way. My theory is that this method mimics the environment in moist leaf litter, where seeds might naturally end up.

12-05-2011, 05:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
kentiopsis kentiopsis Location: Khonkaen, Thailand, an agricultural and horticultural center in NE Thailand Find me on the map! Zone: Unknown, but tropical Name: kentiopsis Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 80 BananaBucks : 40,975 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 27 Times Was Thanked 103 Times in 47 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 13 Times	Re: The best medium for seed germination in zip lock bags Palm growers use sphagnum moss, that beautiful, almost-white, expensive stuff. Plunge the moss in water and then squeeze out every drop you can so that the moss is just damp. Layer the seeds and the moss; seal in the Ziploc. I imagine palm seeds are pretty tough compared to some other seed, and I haven't germinated anything else that way. My theory is that this method mimics the environment in moist leaf litter, where seeds might naturally end up.