Yuccas like sun. I generally start Yucca seeds in early May.......any earlier and they may get leggy......even die due to lack of sun strength. They are very easy to germ. Place seed on top of a well draining soil (a soil with plenty of sand, pumice, perlite, etc...). Cover seed with a 1/8" depth of sand. Water every few days (moist, not super wet). You'll see the first leaf in 2 to 4 weeks. Yuccas love full sun and lots of root tip growth. They will stop growing when pot bound. I generally get the seedlings in the ground when they have 4 leaves and protect tiny seedlings from critters. They will grow very fast when in the ground and should have a decent looking plant after 2 seasons......nearly mature looking after 3 seasons.

Thanks Tim

Im not well versed in Yucca and Agave... Although, I seem to have the best luck with them.

Ive read that Glauca can be germinated during the winter (or "germinate better"), but, I couldnt find anything else to back that up.

I may leave them in pots for a year. It depends on how many seeds I get, how many germinate, when I germinate them....

Yuccas will germ easy anytime of year........just give them strong light. They are one of the easiest seeds to germinate unless you have seed older than 2 years then % germ goes down. They have very low germ rates when seed is 4 years +. They are drought tolerent.........so don't overwater or leave water at the bottom of the container or they may rot. They are hard to kill unless you have them sitting in water or give them weak light.

Yes... I had some Rostrata seed, but they havnt germinated yet... I think I buried them too deep. Then AGAIN some yucca can take a very long time to pop...

I definelty have windows with enough light. ITs the same windows the bananas survive the winter in, as well as my papyrus. The same place my agave parryi are goin

I dont know how old the seeds are. They are comming from Richters her seeds in southern ontario. My first time ordering from these guys. They have some NICE stuff, including senora repens seed... Mostly herbs, and veggies, but i found some Jacama seed, and the best, none of the seeds are GM. There gurenteed to be clean

Yes... I had some Rostrata seed, but they havnt germinated yet... I think I buried them too deep. Then AGAIN some yucca can take a very long time to pop...

I definelty have windows with enough light. ITs the same windows the bananas survive the winter in, as well as my papyrus. The same place my agave parryi are goin

I dont know how old the seeds are. They are comming from Richters her seeds in southern ontario. My first time ordering from these guys. They have some NICE stuff, including senora repens seed... Mostly herbs, and veggies, but i found some Jacama seed, and the best, none of the seeds are GM. There gurenteed to be clean

Keep in mind that any hardiness ratings ESPECIALLY for cactus,Yuccas
are in very dry winter conditions,in wet conditions they can die from
temps they wouldn't even notice in their native lands.

I think it will die there... I have been dealing with Yucca glauca. It's solid frost prove up to minus 30c but it dies (rot?) in my climate in Summer! I think Jesse should try with Yucca filamentosa, Yucca glauca and Yucca baccata in his climate zone. For my yuccas and agaves I have to make a very special succulents bed. By the way Yucca recurvifolia, Yucca glauca (variegata), Yucca filamentosa (the species, the golden sword and some another variegata one) are doing well. But Yucca glauca has declined finally after 3 years growing in my garden. Unbelievable!

The only time i really need to worry about wet soil is in the spring thaw, and early spring. Water doesnt seem to sit in my soil, but some rocks, sand and a few other things will make it alot easier on the plant.

My filamentosa has made it a year, unprotected. Although, it was under 3 feet of snow. I know Glauca can take the cold, im wondering how well it will handle the springs..

Thanks Igor, I forgot about Y Baccata. Im getting slowly more and more interested into cacti and succulents. My Grandma has a prickly pear im going to steal (some of it :P)

Yucca glauca is the only Yucca truly native to Canada. There is a Yucca glauca v albertiana native along the Canada/USA border. It's smaller in size and grows along south facing slopes.

more info:
http://www.srd.alberta.ca/FishWildlife/SpeciesAtRisk/DetailedStatus/documents/soapweed.pdf

Jesse great advice from Tim,Igor and Jim. My two cents on germinating Yuccas. If you are going to germinate now and grow indoors through the winter use extra lighting and a small fan and to mimick wind conditions outdoors. You will end up with a strong trunk instead of a leggy weak one.

John

YEah.... Theres some up by saskatoon. They can take some nasty cold (colder then my area even). They are usually seen growing with pincushion cactus and opuntina. Might have to get me some of those!!

I got the seeds today, about 50 of them. Itll give me something to do over the winter, and something to plant in the spring.

It would be rather interesting as to what I can get away with here in terms of yucca

i have few seedlings from this year, seeds were bought from mesa garden, new mexico. according to bennyskaktus variety from wyoming is the hardest of all. winter moist and cold is not a problem. i have this one . here is a pic of 6 months old y. glauca planted in the ground

next to it is brevifolia but 6 years old.

My quite big Glauca rotted this summer... Dammm!

Jesse great advice from Tim,Igor and Jim. My two cents on germinating Yuccas. If you are going to germinate now and grow indoors through the winter use extra lighting and a small fan and to mimick wind conditions outdoors. You will end up with a strong trunk instead of a leggy weak one.

John

Good point too. I need the fan indoors. I seem to have a knack for attracting mites. Im going to end up needing some lighting for the winter anyways. Il grab some grow bulbs from the pet store.

damir - How big are those? They look decent sized for 6 months!

Thats to bad Igor. They shoot from the roots dont they? Might get a few for the price of one