Holy cow, they're growing right through the shelves! :D Jody, what is the top dressing?Pieces seem too large to be perlite.Happy 2010 to you, too!Bar...

Safe trip, Bill.Wishing a speedy recovery for your aunt, and lots of palms in your car for the ride home!Barb

Erik,Great webcam pic on that link! Feel warmer just looking at it :lol: :lol: Enjoy!Barb

Yes, fast growth causes the seed to stand up out of the pot.My mix was obviously heavier than yours. They still stood up.I added fresh soil with a te...

Glad you brought that up, Bill.Their habitat was proven even further north, at 50 N latitude!, British Columbia, Canada.Here's the scientific document...

They're sure responding to warmth! "Periscope up"!Those c.debaoensis seeds are wonderful, germinating quickly.Truly beautiful seeds.Reminded me of th...

Lousy when they're right about cold!Brrr indeed.Your 15 inches snow is gone? Our long range f/cast just changed to "Highs above freezing until mid-Jan...

How are you keeping seeds warm? a heat mat?My heat mat doesn't seem very warm but it should help in closed containers.The nearby woodstove is keeping...

Great pic of inside of a Bizzie seed.I never got that far with my Bizzie seed(s) last year after pounding them with a hammer.So that brown stuff serve...

Did you go crazy too while waiting? :lol: 4 of 5 germinate within 2 months and they lived, right?Thanks Kent.Barb

The repotting title was from last year's trouble with these two Sagos.We'll see if the palm fert gives it the required manganese boost.Then I'll blast...

Oh...Thanks! Got it.Just don't leave the room... :lol: Barb

But what's all the brown fibrey stuff in the middle? The stuff that's lying on the paper towel was scraped out of the middle "hole".Seed anatomy pic...