Great news! When coming back from work today I was pleasantly surprised to find not one, but two of the musa sikkimensis seeds sprouting!
I've planted them on February 8 right under the surface after they had been lightly cut and soaked for a few days, and placed them next to our soapstone woodstove so they would be kept comfortably warm over long periods of time. Now, just 12 days later these two have germinated!
One of them seems to be growing upside down. Will it 'realise' growing the wrong way and bend it's root back into the soil, or should I help a hand and
flip it? (I tried several times posting a picture but even though I get the notification that it was succesfully uploaded, My Photos stays empty). Maybe I'll try again later
Oh, and 6 of my 7 canna seeds have been germinated too, after only a few days of soaking in water with a small cut in their shells, and three of them are already reaching the 4 inch mark.