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What seeds are you starting this winter?

Post by lucky1 » Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:34 am

Just ordered these small packets from RPS:

Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera, Nannorrhops arabica (Silver), Nannorrhops ritchieana.

Plus my old nemesis :lol: Copernicia hospita. :wink:

Each summer I vow to not order any more seeds.
And then the "winter disease" sets in...gotta start something. :clown:

Anybody else with this disease?

Barb


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Post by Henoh_Croatia » Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:46 am

Here is another one with same diagnosis :lol: I'm waiting for Mesa Garden January 2013 seed list.
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Post by canadianplant » Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:31 pm

Licuala Ramsyi (already germinated), Dioon edule, Ensete Ventricosum, Needle Palm (Rhapidophyllum) that were sowed last decenber, just noticed spear emergance from the soil, Seabuckthorn (hippophae), peaches, plums and strawberries (later in the year). I might order some maples and one last shot of cycad/palm seeds.
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Post by Cameron_z6a_N.S. » Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:09 pm

Too many! :lol:
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Re: What seeds are you starting this winter?

Post by marceli » Thu Nov 15, 2012 12:55 am

lucky1 wrote: Each summer I vow to not order any more seeds.
And then the "winter disease" sets in...gotta start something. :clown:

Anybody else with this disease?

Barb
:lol: Welcome to the club!
I always order some new seeds from Mesa Garden in January.
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Post by lucky1 » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:01 am

Henoh, you mean THIS Mesa Garden in Mexico? or is there one in Europe?

http://www.mesagarden.com/

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Re: What seeds are you starting this winter?

Post by DesertZone » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:49 am

lucky1 wrote: Anybody else with this disease?

Barb
Yes, I am infected. :sad1:
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Re: What seeds are you starting this winter?

Post by CTPalm » Thu Nov 15, 2012 1:14 pm

.gotta start something. :clown:

Anybody else with this disease?

Barb[/quote]

Oh no it's in my head "Gotta be startin somethin"

I have a few Unknowns from Vacation (looked like palm seeds) and some yucca seeds someone brought me from Texas no luck yet on the yuccas the 1st try. My house, basement and garage are full of palms, bananas tropicals to overwinter, not sure why I need more.
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Post by seedscanada » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:58 pm

Already started Lycium barbarium and Arbutus unedo already growing a week later after being in the fridge for a year.
Then later, Magnolia ashei, more various yuccas and agaves, Eucalyptus deb., four pawpaw cultivars, Pterocarya fraxinifolia, Entada rheedi, rooting some Dawn redwood cuttings.
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Post by canadianplant » Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:17 am

That xanthosoma is sexy................

I grew some colocasia from seed. Sand like seeds, really small. They do not like to dry out at all, but dont need too much sun. I killed em (colocasia fallax) by letting em dry out.
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:59 am

letting em dry out.
Saran wrap covers work well.
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:28 am

Disappointed not one of these germinated in 8 months.

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Trying again as these seeds were $$$$.

Maybe we need a NON-GERMINATING topic :twisted:

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Post by canadianplant » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:55 am

Barb, if they sink, give them more time. Ive had sabal seeds sprout 2 years later.....
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