Beginning the germination process! – Page 41 – 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.

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my last post didn't post so here we go again.

The fastest seed to germinate is NOLINA TEXANA...........I germed last night at 10pm and it was showing a root this morning at 8am!!! How cool is that??

Posted : 14/05/2012 9:29 pm

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Tim, that's too bad to hear about the Euc seeds. I think with those Sabals, those points might be where the seeds were attached to the seed stalks!

Posted : 18/05/2012 12:53 am

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Thought we were at 20 pages...
now I see 15 😐

Admin advises it's not a permanent fix yet.

Barb

PS--Tim, wow!!!! 😯 Gonna be a dragon!

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Posted : 18/05/2012 2:36 pm

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Thanks for the technical update, Barb. I saw that my last post had jumped a couple of pages 😆

Tim, that's great to see the Nolina germinating so quickly! It's always surprising to see how fast certain desert species germinate.

Posted : 18/05/2012 7:34 pm

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Some seeds are germ-ing now! I think I need a BIGGER yard! 😆

Posted : 18/05/2012 10:06 pm

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Wow, those are a lot of cultivars of Eucalyptus! How hardy is that cultivar of A. buxifolia?

Here's a shot of some E. pauciflora ssp. niphophila seedlings:

I also planted out the four Loquats today. I'd say they are somewhere in the 1/2 gallon to 1 gallon range. We'll see how they do! Here's one of the smaller ones:

Posted : 19/05/2012 9:58 pm

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Hi Cameron,

those Acacia buxifolia seeds are suppose to be zone 6a hardy. Frank from Cincy sent them to me.

I hope those snow gums will survive up in your area...........you certainly have enough for a mass planting! 😛

Great Loquat. Keep us posted on that one. I got a couple seedling Loquats but they don't appear to be fast growers?? I'll likely grow out indoors this winter and plant out next season since they seem too small. I'd love to do a mass planting on Loquat. There appears to be so many different types.

Posted : 19/05/2012 10:20 pm

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Tim, I think Loquats can survive in our zone, but I am unsure if they would fruit. I've read that the flowers need much warmer temps than the foliage!

Posted : 20/05/2012 9:53 pm

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some update photos of some seedlings

Chilopsis
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From Cameron! Not sure why it don't have color!
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Crape myrtle
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Aloe seed from Cameron!
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Crape myrtles potted up....another form
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Chilopsis
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Castor's....watch out Jim....they are gonna pass you in size pretty soon since we are suppose to get into the 60's tomorrow.
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Posted : 05/06/2012 6:00 pm

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Tim...after looking at all you have done I feel lazy now. 😆

I think I should start some seeds, nice job by the way. 😀

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Posted : 05/06/2012 7:23 pm

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Tim...glad to see someone else here with an interest in desert willow. 😀

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Posted : 05/06/2012 7:32 pm