Beginning the germination process! - Part II

Nice work, Barb! Those "McCurtains" look great. Kumquats are one of the best citrus for indoor growing, good luck!

Barb thats awesome about the wax palm... Im like that with ensete, I cant get those to germinate for the life of me.

Thanks folks.
Mommy duties (to seedlings) ...fuss, fuss, fuss.

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Got a few Citrumelo 'Swingle' seeds to germinate........thanks to Todd's seed! I wonder which is hardier 'Dustan' or 'Swingle'?

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Good work Tim.
Is that the Todd in the Carolinas ("LaaZ")?

Who names these varieties? 😆
I couldn't try one with the word "dust" in it. 😆

Barb

Hi Barb..........yes that's Laaz......he's a citrus guru.

I think 'Swingle' was a citrus professional working for USDA and/or universities many years ago......if my memory is correct. Many people tried to hybridize a good tasting citrus with Poncirus trifoliata and 'Swingle' is one of their attempts................I hope I got that right.............I have a good memory but it's short. 😀

Tell Laaz that we're now stalking a new guru since he's too busy. 😆

Tim, just think of the yucca varieties you could name...Timma 😆

Barb

Tim, you're right about Swingle! Nice work.

We've been having some great successes with medjool date palms grown from seed here. We love eating dates. And now grow them too.

We have had some sabal 'mccurtain' seeds for quite some time now with zero success. Until now. We saved the seeds from two failed attempts. Took them, cleaned them. Put them in a moist paper towel in a sealed container. Checked weekly for signs of germination. Two of six did. Just over a month ago while in the container atop our furnace ducting.

Potted those two up. Misted daily. A week ago chose to keep covered tightly. And yesterday, when I checked, there was the first leaf!! Never had luck with any sabal before but now I feel I know the ways of getting it done. This is how I had success with the date palms.

Just so happy about the mccurtain babies.

Congrats on the McCurtain germination, Adam.
Four of mine have germinated, and I'm thrilled.

In comparison, any Phoenix seeds are like shooting fish in a barrel.
Had almost 90% germination on my Medjool and Deglet Noor seeds.
If they're in community pots, get 'em out of there fast, as roots can easily be 14" long, very fleshy, and intertwine to such a degree that it's tough to get them apart.
But phoenix species are forgiving if roots are chopped, generally no setback at all.

Sabals are slugs for speed, moving about the same rate.

Barb

anyone try germinating an Almond? Here's my attempt.

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Never thought of it, Tim.
So commercial crops aren't grafted onto a rootstock?

Your daughter will have that for a snack today. 😆 😆

Barb

Hi Barb,

it appears Almond trees are hardy to zone 6b/7b? If this seed germinates I'll plant it outside to see if it can survive.

Here's an update on the Citrumelo 'Swingle' seedlings.
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never give up on seeds...............a Yuzu citrus FINALLY germinated. Yuzu seems to like bottom heat......they did not germinate at room temperature (for the past 4 months).

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Tim - Yes. I cracked the shells a bit and soaked them. Took a month. I read they germ faster with cold stratification. Expect around a foot of growth at least. Mine survived to the snowline. I got rid of it for that reason. Ive seen them rated fr zone 5.

Grats on the Yuzu!!!!