sikkimensis germination reviews
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Put the seeds in water for two-three days as fast as possible after receiving. Change the water pretty often, at least once a day, but if you can change two or three times, that is better.The seeds are then sowed in a light soil mix, that is, soil added sand, vermiculite or perlite to make it more draining. It should be moist, but not wet. If the soil is very heavy, the seeds may rot easily. The box you're keeping the soil with the seeds, should have some holes to prevent mould and rot.For me, the first seeds germinated after a month, but some of the seeds will use up to three months or more.
... are easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
Wow! It's almost like growing corn! Just planting them in seed starter mix in a shaded greenhouse they popped up in a little over a month. Temps over 100 degrees F during the day.
...easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
i planted 100 seeds in seed compost 5.5.06 and 33 came upi put them in a progater in the greenhouseand during the day the tempatere was 30 - 35c and at night the progater was on and the tempatere was 20c
...easy to germinate and need up to 6 months to sprout.
I sowed 15 seed after 3 days soaking on 3rd May, placed in my shady greenhouse which gets sun in the morning (Lincoln England). Germination started after a cool spell in August, temps outside approx. 17C, night 10C, I kept the door open in the day. 4 germinated closely, pricked out and left rest in pot. 4 more germinated late September, also pricked out. The rest are now in my dark cupboard with central heating pump, waiting to see if I get more. The plants are overwintering in the spare bedroom below East facing window and still growing, first lot stem 12 to 18", 2nd lot still small, about 6". One of the first lot developed purple midrib and flush under leaf when a little larger than the 2nd.
...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
soaked the seeds for 24 hours and sowed them in a miniature greenhouse kept at 25°C first ones sprouted after 3 weeks. had a germination rate of 100%
...difficult to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
soaked seed in water for three days changing water every day. lightly scarified seed coat on a peice of 120 grit sand paper. soaked for an additional day. removed from water and sterilized in 10% bleach and water solution for 10 minutes. placed them in slightly damp vermiculite and sealed them in plastic bags. kept them where the temp. remains between 25-30 C day and night. received 10% germination after one month and will continue to wait for more
...easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
Bought 15 seed and placed in a sealed plastic bag of damp, sterile moss peat. Placed in propagator at 30 degrees C. First germination after 3 weeks. Have 5 sprouted after 2 months. Fast growing once germinated. 2 sprouts very dark green, other 3 light yellowish green.
...easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Soaked seeds for 24 hrs, potted in peat compost in 3" pot and placed in plastic bag. 7 days later they sprouted, grew 3" the first day.
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Hello, here’s some additional data on the Darjeeling Banana, Musa sikkimensis. It does take cold as well as heat. Here in the USA zone 7B, Mississippi, I started one in 2002 and it got about 10 feet (3 m) tall the first season. I intentionally left it unprotected to see if it indeed took cold. Our coldest temperature was 9°F (-13°C) with a good dozen or more nights into the teens. I thought it was a “goner” but the banana woke up the first week in May and never missed a step, going to 16 feet (5 m) tall and a near 18 inch (46 cm) trunk base in 2003 before the first frost of 22°F (-5°C) in late November sent it into dormancy. The traditional Mississippi summer heat did not phase it a bit. It did not flower but that’s OK with me. The foliage, which is so palm tree like, is what I like. So many of our visitors this year were just amazed by the plant and so am I. It’s still hard to imagine a banana that takes cold. This winter the bananas trunk is encased by a chicken wire cage filled with leaves and pine straw. Your customers will be delighted with this banana. It is a winner!
...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Soaked seeds for 24 hours, rinsed with fresh water and placed on germinating bed. I use a mix of 1/3 rich top soil, 1/3 bonemeal, 1/3 vermiculite. laid out seeds on bed, covered with spahgnum moss and a light layer of the mixture to keep the moss damp over the seeds. Water daily, after 3 weeks 90% are up out of 100 seeds.
...very difficult to germinate.
Soaked seeds for a day and put in plastic bags with cocohum. Kept at room temperature on top of shelf. No luck after six months. Will try stratification next time.
...very difficult to germinate and need up to 6 months to sprout.
Poor germination. 2 out of 100 so far. 3 months since I started. The usual seed soaking in tepid water for 3-4 days but no luck as yet
...easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
Within 6 weeks, 2 out of 5 seeds germinated at room temp: 70F day, 60 night.
...difficult to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
I planted 30 seeds. I knicked the seed coats and soaked them in water for 3 days. Only 6 of them germinated after 1 month. The seedlings grew to about 3 feet the first season. I had 3 plain green leafed forms and 3 with mottled red foliage. The mottled ones seem to grow faster. The second year they reached 6 feet. They made it fine through the winter here in Atlanta Ga. They are currently sprouting new leaves 4/10/02 outside and have multiple suckers.
...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Soaked for two days, and put in Tupperware container filled with moist perlite at 30C. First germinating started after 1 week. Within the second week the others germinated to.
...easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
I started with 10 seeds which I soaked in water for 5 days. I then put the seeds into a plastic bag with some moist compost and sealed the bag. I left them while in my greenhouse without any additional heat for a month last August. When I opened the bag in September six had germinated which I potted up and I discarded the other 4. The plants are now in my conservatory and are approx. 10' tall.
...difficult to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
First year with this species, I utilized 50 seeds lightly filed seed shell and soaked in water for 2 days. I then an in sterile medium and around 1.5 months 3 germinations. These are now vigorously growing in my zone 7b yard. Following year repeated same exercise with zero germination.
...easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Seeds are soaked for three days in fresh water and some weak fungicide. Seeds are then placed in sterile medium and exposed to high temperatures 35C (95F). The high temperatures dramatically improve results. Expect the first to germinate within two weeks with others to follow for another month. There seems no point in keeping those not germinated at this stage.It is not worth buying this species in small numbers, at least 50 seeds should be obtained to ensure many plants. They are very vigorous once germinated.
...difficult to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
I started out with 6 seeds of this species. Nicked the outer casing and soaked for 24 hours and then kept them in a propagator with bottom heat. Only got one seed to germinate.