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Originally Posted by wim
In what medium do you guys sow in?
Tropicallvr, I'm surprised you went away from using peat moss in favor of coco peat. With all the tests I've done (not with banana seeds though) with coco peat, the germination rates were very high but later on all the seedlings died from damping off. I went back to using Sphagnum moss peat. It somehow slows the development of fungi/bacteria.
The tests I performed with adult plants (also no bananas) with coco peat gave the same good results as with using Shagnum moss peat.
Gabe15, is that living Sphanum moss that you're using or Sphagnum moss peat ?
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I've heard the oppostite about damping off with palms, but using 2/3 perlite, 1/3 coco is supposed to work the best. The coco seems to hold water alot longer which is great for some stuff, but maybe not so great for keeping bananas from rotting in the winter, but I added alot of perlite.
It seems to be the best for keeping potted bananas from dring out in the summer, and it rehydrates better after drying out than spagnum.
I also noticed a little moldy growing on the surface, but the seedlings are popping up through it, then I repot into the window for some light.