Beginning the germination process! – Page 32 – Germination – PalmsNorth.com

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · 2011-01-28T23:49:38Z

I'm now starting to prepare for (hopefully) germinating quite a variety of seeds. I have somewhere around 100 different species of seed that I'll try to germinate, but I'm going to start with the seeds which I have the most of. Later on, I'll try to germinate the rest. I'll try to document the process as best as I can (ex. numbers of seed, days to first signs of germination, temp/soil, etc) throughout the coming months (or years :lol:), and hopefully this post can serve as a reference for anyone else trying to germinate the same species! I'll take some pics with my BB.I've began converting my computer room into a bit of a "germination room". Many of the seeds require heat in order to grow (sabals, etc). I looked into germination mats, but it would cost hundreds of dollars to cover a 6' x 6' area. I've ordered 24' of Flexwatt heat tape (the 11" width), as well as some dimmer switches to attach to the tape. The dimmer switches control the amount of power that goes into the heat tape, therefore controlling the temps. I'm going to cut the tape to size, lay it on the floor, and use it as a germination area. I'm also going to be trying out a product called Nitrozyme, which has been recommended by many palm websites for increased germination. To try to get a comparison of the product vs. nothing, I'll have a seperate space where I'll apply Nitrozyme to some seeds, and nothing to others. I'll check which ones germinate first, and if there seems to be any increased growth due to the product. I only have a 100 ml bottle, so I'll have to make it last! :lol: In the next post, I'll list which seeds I'll be trying first. Hopefully I'll start sowing them sometime next week!Cameron.

lucky1

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Hey Cameron!

I finally received your seedlings in the mail yesterday.
It only took TWO FULL WEEKS from Halifax to Vernon BC
Bloody idiots at Canada Post 👿 👿

Roots were still moist, but the felt pen faded on the one Trachycarpus...what is the name?
(from bottom up, 10 Nannorhops ritchiana, 2 Bottle Palms, and the unknown Trachy).

A quick dip into B-1 and then potted up...they look better this morning.

Put the Nannorhops into a 2 gallon community pot to see which recover.

Thanks for sending them!
Barb

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Posted : 20/08/2011 2:08 pm

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Hi Barb,

I sent you a PM!

And yes, Canada Post is full of idiots! 😆 It's an embarrassment for Canada!

Posted : 20/08/2011 5:03 pm

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This is weird.
I thought I had posted my new seedlings from Cameron.
Post is missing 😕
But when I wrote it again, I could see the (previous) post under Preview, but not when looking at the topic!

OK here goes again.

After 2 weeks in transit (thanks a pantload, Canada Post), they finally arrived.

From the top, 1 Trachy Tesan, 2 Bottles, 10 Nannorhops ritchiana

Gave them a 2-minute soak in B-1 vitamin, then nannorhops went into community pot (at top, below), and T. Tesan and Bottles each went into 1 gallon pots in the shade. Look better already today.

Thanks Cameron, glad to have them!
Barb

EDIT: yup, the first post now shows up. I'll leave them both in case there's a glitch somewhere.

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Posted : 20/08/2011 8:19 pm

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Barb.... thats bull HAHAH I got mine like, no more then 3 or 4 days ago... im liek 2500km closer to cameron 👿

Way to clean him out of mazari palms LOL

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Posted : 20/08/2011 11:35 pm

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Ya, I think pony express would've been faster 😆

Way to clean him out of mazari palms LOL

Nope, I took 10, not 1,000 😉

Barb

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Posted : 21/08/2011 12:40 pm

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Not sure how I missed this post, wow. Nice job. 😀

Thats a lot of plants. 😯

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Posted : 22/08/2011 11:15 pm

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Cameron, look forward to watching everything grow. Nice selection. 😉

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Posted : 22/08/2011 11:37 pm