I tend to bury all of my palm seeds, and only half-bury cycad seeds. Like you said, Barb, cycads seem to cope better even when they're pushing themselves off of the soil surface!

tend to bury all of my palm seeds,

Yeah, I should've too with this variety.

I added an inch of soil, and here he is again going for a walk.

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....a leash maybe. 😆

Barb

lookin' good Barb...............how long did it take to get the RPS? I'm still waiting for my seed. 😕

Tim, I think RPS took 5 weeks...maybe 6.
Got hung up in Christmas mail, my fault for ordering late.

You're still waiting for yours?
Do you still have your Order Confirmation email?
Maybe reply to that, stating it's not arrived yet.

They're good at getting back to people pronto.

Barb

I think it' only been about 4 weeks...........I'll have to check the date of order.

I second what barb says. I ordered mine a few days before hers and they showed up roughly 6 weeks after. If you ordered them in december, theyre probably just back ordered at RPS, or backed up a bit in shipping. Give em 2 more weeks.

Arbutus unedo seedlings sown oct 2012. Seeds were collected fall of 2011 and were in the fridge for a year. Oops!

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Year long sleep obviously helped 😆

Gorgeous arbutus, had to look it up.
http://www.west-crete.com/dailypics/crete-2009/2-7-09.php

They'd make lovely patio trees.
Barb

Nice work, Adam! That's a long stratification 😆

yes........it looks like that long stratification really did the job!

Happy to report that Sabal minor "McCurtain" are germinating (but still too small to photograph).

And the Nannorrhops arabica (silver) and N. ritchiana are doing well.

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Just watered them, soil pretty wet for now.
The woodstove's heat dries them out fast.

Absolutely LOVE the 14-inch tree pots! :headbang:

Barb

Barb, that's great to hear about the S. minor "McCurtain" germination. Hopefully you can try these outdoors in ~5 years with no heated protection 😆

try these outdoors in ~5 years

I'll put it on my daytimer that you and I will do that. 😆 😆

Obviously very fresh seeds and they like the woodstove heat.

Some of the other seeds I ordered are trying my patience yet again... :sad1:
Barb

Well, kittens CAN fly. 😯 😯

Ta da...drumroll:

After years of trying, got a Cyrtostachys renda (red sealing wax palm) to pop :blob5: :blob4:
looks damaged, I think I clunked it with the cover:

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And 3 Sabal minor McCurtain are now up:

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And the Kumquats...(now what do I do with them? 🙄 )

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Life is good again.

Barb

good job Barb! 😀