pjkfarm

Would be nice if people acknowledged where they got material, especially if given for free. And keep donor informed of progress and experience in growing. Idea is we all share and learn from what others do, successfully or not. Most of what I have learned actually has been from my mistakes.
A note for those germinating ensete seeds. I had always been told that fresh seeds were the secret. Last year I had lots of seeds and gave them away after junking what looked like second rate seeds. Junked after a few months in the greenhouse into a compost pile, which eventually wound up in a bucket used as a filler for pro-mix. Imagine my surprise this week when I started to weed a mess of greenery from a plant I had potted up - and found that the "weeds" were ensete - from seeds that had first cooked in an empty greenhouse, then sat for a few months in compost, and then wound up in a well tended pot. Germination was about 25 days. No idea of percent, but it had to be huge as the "weeds" are numerous and the original junk was not that much - and who knows how many seeds still sit in the compost pile.
Soooo, "fresh" seeds seems to be another urban myth. Or maybe the seeds first need to be dry cooked for a few months (little or no soil and no water), then dampened and then planted ????