Nice work, Scott. I actually have the same mini greenhouse 😆 I ended up removing the plastic from the outside of mine, because I found that often, the humidity would condense and end up dripping on my wood flooring 🙄

just noticed that myself(well wife did) and now has rug totally under green house and in front.

Anxious to see how it works. I have a outside green house as well, but temps are all over the map still so for now, just storing some potted palms.

Germination Update:

Jubaea ... puhlease tell me this little knob means something's happening.
Hard on patience.... 😉
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Phoenix dactylifera "Deglet Noor" sure grow fast, tall one is already 7 inches, much faster than "Medjool", which are also up.

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Veitchia (Christmas palms). All the seeds except one have come up (from John's Mexico trip)

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More Veitchia:

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Pomegranate seedlings are up too:

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Barb

Great work!! It's hard to tell if that Jubaea is germinated, can you take a closer shot?

Hey Cameron,

here's a couple shots of some other seedlings from you! Taken today.

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Fantastic job, Tim!!! Both of those species should eventually be hardy enough to be planted outside!

Hopefully these plants will grow a little faster..........I wonder how large they will be after this season?? ❓

hard to tell if that Jubaea is germinated, can you take a closer shot?

My dinky little camera doesn't do macros well, this is closest.

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Blasted with spray bottle first, and bumps didn't move like the sand did, so I hope something's happening.

Compared to the others, which are not showing anything at all.

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I also read recently that the trick with Jubaea germination is to let seeds dry out to the rattling stage, THEN rehydrate them.
Can't find the link again 😐
Anybody else heard that?

Barb

Hi Barb,

Here's a link to one method. It appears they remove the inner seed from the outer shell.

http://www.palmsociety.org/public/english/chamaerops/021_1.shtml

another link Barb..................I hope you got some time!

http://www.banana-tree.com/Product/JUBAEA-chilensis---Chilean-Wine-palm-SKU196-590.htm

Barb, give it a few days, and if it has moved, then you know it's a radicle 😆

Tim, thanks, have read those websites so often I think I've got 'em memorized 😆

Cameron of course you're right.
I just need to do something while waiting.
I'll stare them into germinating...

or join the army for a year or so :glasses10: :clock: :tongue3:

Barb

One has popped after ~8 weeks (from John's MX trip).

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The scuzzy looking stuff is the wrap around the peat pellet.

Barb

nice job Barb!

Barb glad you got one to germinate. Still waiting on my S.burmudiana. and the Butia X Jubea you gave me. The waiting will continue 😆

John