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Post by lucky1 » Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:32 am

They do look weird germinating that way.
Like some of my palm seeds that want to crawl out.

Good work, marceli :D

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Post by marceli » Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:27 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:another root is going up? If that happens again don't touch it............i would like to see what happens. Do you have gravity in your area? :lol:
Tim, as requested:

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I'm curious where this root is headed :D
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Post by lucky1 » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:48 pm

marceli, you mean that white thing going straight up is the root? :shock:
Leader envy. :lol:

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Post by TimMAz6 » Fri Feb 01, 2013 6:22 pm

Hi Marceli,

great photo............I think the lack of sand/soil on top of the seed is causing that. I recall seeds starting to form a root but the root tip is 'stuck' at the soil surface..........the root continues to grow and lengthen which pushes the seed up........then it falls over like your photo. Do you think this is happening?

I cover my Yuccas seeds with a layer of sand so I cannot see any seeds.
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Post by marceli » Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:41 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:Hi Marceli,

the root continues to grow and lengthen which pushes the seed up........then it falls over like your photo. Do you think this is happening?

I cover my Yuccas seeds with a layer of sand so I cannot see any seeds.
It's very likely. Most seeds are pushed up by the roots. I used only perlite & vermiculite mix this time. Sand was added after germination occured, but it was too late :D

The biggest of my Big Mamas:
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Post by TimMAz6 » Sun Feb 03, 2013 6:44 am

your big mama is growing fast........nice. :D
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Post by lucky1 » Sun Feb 03, 2013 9:57 am

biggest of my Big Mamas
Is it just me, or does that look like a palm seedling?
must be my eyes... :shock:

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Post by TimMAz6 » Sun Feb 03, 2013 11:01 am

Hi Barb...........perhaps Marceli's seedling is a Y. filata 'big mama' x trachycarpus? :lol:
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Post by DesertZone » Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:16 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:Hi Barb...........perhaps Marceli's seedling is a Y. filata 'big mama' x trachycarpus? :lol:
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Post by lucky1 » Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:23 pm

:lol: :lol: , you two!

Reminds me of the old guy who tried to cross Cantaloupe with a Bottle of Rum.
Yup, he tried. 8)

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Post by marceli » Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:17 am

Nice hybrid! I know I'm gifted but not that much :lol:
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Post by TimMAz6 » Tue Feb 05, 2013 7:36 am

Hi Marceli,

did any of the old 2009 seeds germinate yet? :?
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Post by marceli » Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:20 am

Tim, none :( I'm still waiting and not losing hope...
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:23 am

Does de-lidding (like with scarring/filing palm seeds) ever work for old yucca seeds?

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Post by TimMAz6 » Tue Feb 05, 2013 4:20 pm

Hi Barb,

I've never tried de-lidding a Yucca seed before????

Marceli,

don't give up on the 2009 seed............a Y. whippeli (elevation 6,200 feet) germinated for me 5 months after I sowed them...............keep in mind I started with 15 seeds and only 1 germinated...............this was older seed too.
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Post by marceli » Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:42 pm

Tim, I have all the time in the world :D

They're placed inside this rounded plastic box:
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Post by TimMAz6 » Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:57 am

let us know when the 2009 seed germinates. :D
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Post by janci » Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:36 am

nice to bask in the sun :D

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Post by marceli » Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:44 am

TimMAz6 wrote:let us know when the 2009 seed germinates. :D
I like that you used word when, not if :lol:
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Post by marceli » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:05 pm

I paid my yuccas a visit today:

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Y. gloriosa: Image
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Y. baccata: Image

Y. glauca: Image

Y. elegantissima: Image

Y. (?): Image <-- sorry Barb. That hole in cover has appeared again :D

Y. gloriosa, exactly at the same day in 2012: Image
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Post by lucky1 » Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:32 pm

That hole in cover has appeared again icon_biggrin.gif
too neat a cut for it to have been an animal.
Plastic fatigue. :lol: :lol:

Everything came through winter really well, including the mystery yucca.
Good work.
And lots of room in there for more.

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Post by marceli » Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:28 am

lucky1 wrote:
That hole in cover has appeared again icon_biggrin.gif
too neat a cut for it to have been an animal.

Everything came through winter really well, including the mystery yucca.
Good work.
And lots of room in there for more.

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Post by TimMAz6 » Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:59 pm

The Yuccas look good.......all we need now is some sun & heat. :D
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Post by marceli » Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:59 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:The Yuccas look good.......all we need now is some sun & heat. :D
And I got plenty of snow & frost at the moment :lol:
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:20 pm

Once yucca - always yucca
Yucca Yard :D

Hope you see spring soon, marceli.
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Post by TimMAz6 » Thu Mar 14, 2013 5:41 pm

I hope you get warmer Marceli!! We need some spring warmth.
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Post by marceli » Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:35 pm

Tim, I gotta wait few more days and it supposed to be warmer. We have very cold nights now. Even colder than January & February. That's strange.
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Post by TimMAz6 » Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:35 am

Marceli,

any sign of life on the old 2009 Yucca seeds? :?
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Post by marceli » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:17 am

Tim, none of the old 2009 seeds sprouted :(
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Post by TimMAz6 » Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:42 pm

did all of the other Yucca seeds germinate?
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Post by marceli » Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:21 am

Every other species I sowed have germinated already but I put my biggest hope in 'Big Mamas' :)
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Post by TimMAz6 » Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:48 pm

I guess those 2009 are no longer viable??
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Post by marceli » Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:04 am

I'll wait few more months and see if they germinate or not.
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Post by janci » Tue Mar 19, 2013 4:40 am

apparently they need more time on the germination :D

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Post by Henoh_Croatia » Wed Mar 20, 2013 1:45 pm

Here is photo report up to now germinated seeds from Tim

Yucca gloriosa x ? natural hydride from Wrightsville beach NC 2010
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Yucca gloriosa 'white shed' 2012
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Yucca filamentosa x elata 'big Mama' 2011
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:44 pm

Nice work, Henoh.

Looking forward to my Big Mamas, started a year later, looking like that soon. :D

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Post by TimMAz6 » Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:14 pm

Hi Henoh,

thanks for the update..........the Yucca seedlings look great! All we need is some heat. :D
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Post by marceli » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:57 am

The biggest 'Big Mama' with five leaves:
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Still waiting for Spring:
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Post by janci » Wed Mar 27, 2013 3:21 am

Marcel Big Mama is getting bigger and bigger :shock:

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Post by lucky1 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:15 am

marceli,
that GH looks toasty warm, can see them already growing. :D

Did you fertilize your Big Mamas?
If so, with what?
Mine are still so spindly, but have increased watering.

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