Still waiting for the Jubaea chilensis to pop, BUT:

Here come the rest of the (unsanded) Christmas palms .

Had to gently cut away the fibrous material in which peat pots are wrapped.
It's bending the first growth sideways 👿

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Hopefully they straighten up with the material cut away:

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and a shot of my germinating area next to the woodstove in the messy basement (thank God for concrete floor).
It's the only place to be when it's this cold outside...may move my computer down there 😆 😆

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Barb

Nice work, Barb!! Hopefully it won't be more than a couple of months for the Jubaeas, compared to a couple of years! 😆

Thanks Cameron...heard Jubaeas can take 18 months 👿
They'll be in the compost by then...

Barb

Here are a couple of new pics:

Sabal minor "McCurtain", around 4 inches tall:

Cherimoya, around 5 inches tall:

N. ritchiana var. "Kashmir", around 1 foot tall:

Keraji mandarin (Citrus reticulata), Changsha mandarin (C. reticulata), and Citrus taiwanica:

Cameron.

great photos people of some interesting plants.

Aaron, keep us posted on the hardiness of D. wheeleri. 0F is a nice test.

Barb, the soil with all those seedlings was native Pawtucket, RI soil. A sandy loam. Most soils in our area are sand based due to the glaciers. You can't find clay around here.

Holy cow, Cameron, nice growth.

Your nannorhops ritchiana are so healthy...mine (that I got from you) are still just thin tall skinny things, haven't grown a leaf yet like yours.
So I'm doing something wrong, probably too cold in the barely-heated building. 😕
Only one left, others are crunchy. 😐

Nice sabal mccurtain too.
My sabal bermudiana seeds from John aren't doing anything yet.
Read somewhere that sabals are slow to pop but I'm keeping them warm.

Barb

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Thanks, Barb!

That's too bad to hear about the loss of your N. ritchiana. I am sure that they will love the summer heat that the Okanagan can provide!

Cameron.

Start agaves germination on the February first. Have 200 seeds germinating, have only 6 germs. How long should be waiting until skip?

Hey Igor,

How much bottom heat are the seeds receiving?

30С during the day plus phytho light (12 hours) and 20C in the night time.

That should be enough for sufficient germination! The only other thing I could suggest would be a constant high temp for day/night.

Thanks, Cameron! That's what I'm gonna do for Yucca seeds germination.

My first attempt at sowing some palm seeds. Thanks to Barb, and her advice to me as well. Growing these in a portable green house with electric heat mats/germination houses. South facing window.

Top Shelf 6 Foxtail's and Christmas palms.

2nd shelf 30 California Fan Palms in cells, and 12 Date palm seeds soaking still in the Navy cup to be planted later today.

Still waiting on Mexican Fan Palm seeds sometime this week, or next.

You're on your way, Scott... 😀

Maybe stick a thermometer in there so you know when/if temps are good.

I found with my GH that the bottom rack of seeds kept heat from rising evenly to the top rack (when heat source is way at the bottom).
But raising the heat source makes the bottom row colder.
Staggering the trays a bit allows heat to rise evenly.

Those are all warmth-loving seeds (versus Trachies), 85F would be good, but hard to achieve.

Barb