RobG7aChattTN

Unfortunately when you buy mail-order banana seeds they are very difficult to get to germinate. If they are not dried enough then they don't store very long (which is necessary for a seed supplier who is storing and shipping seeds). If they are dried properly (which ensures that they are viable for a long time) then it is very difficult to get them to re-hydrate enough to germinate (and often there is a narrow window between hydrated enough and rotting). So, the ideal way to store seeds is to clean fresh seeds and store them in moist peat (as you would if you were trying to germinate them). So, if you get fresh seeds you will be in business. But if you order mail-order don't expect great results. I had great luck with the velutina that I got from Randy last year and with some seeds that I collected off of an unknown variety. My rarepalmseeds Musa seeds did very poorly and sadly out of the hundreds that I tried I killed the one sikkimensis 'Red Tiger', the one itinerans, and the one Helen's Hybrid that I got to germinate.