Seedling Photos

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:53 am

Just some photos of the little ones...........

Bottle Palm, (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis)

Spindle Palm, (Hyophorbe verschaffeltii)

Australian Sugar Palm, (Arenga australasica)

Steve

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:43 am

Robust and healthy looking, Steve.
Well done!
Barb

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:37 pm

Thanks Barb, a couple more...........

Fishtail Palm, Caryota mitis

A couple Foxtails, Wodyetia bifurcata

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:43 pm

King Palm, Archontophoenix Alexandrae

Macarthur Palm, Ptychosperma macarthurii

Christmas Palm, Adonidia merrillii

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:49 pm

Llume Palm, Gaussia attenuata

Rakum Palm, Salacca wallichiana

Champagne Palm, Hyophorbe indica

And a Chamaerops humilis seedling,

Steve

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:12 pm

Wonderful specimens, Steve.
You've certainly got the knack to get some of those really tough germinators to pop.

Interesting W.bifurcata...are those the adventitious roots in that close-up, or?

Can't wait to get my Wodie seeds, will rely on you to get them popped.
Although if the post office delays any longer, they'll be frozen in transit.

Barb

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:27 pm

Thanks Barb! Now that you mentioned it, those do look like roots

That is the seed still attached, (it has lifted up a bit), As yours germinate, a "button" will form on the end of the seed. From there, roots and fronds will develop.
(adjacent germination)

Steve

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:41 pm

Gee, Steve, that sounds familiar...from my last year's attempt(s)

How long ago did you start most of those?
Barb

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:35 am

Barb,

The Hyophorbe indica was given to me by a forum member

, and the Caryota mitis was found at Lowes a year ago. (one of those "Tropical Foliage" specials that must have ended up in KS by mistake

Everything else was started from seed, the Chamaerops is almost a year old, the Gaussia & Ptychosperma are 3-4, and the rest are roughly 2-3 years old.

I don't keep much in the way of records.......lol

Steve

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:28 am

Hey Steve,
I have a ton of Sabal Minor seeds that a friend sent me from Warren, Arkansas. I plan on making some kind of incubator similar to yours. How long do you think they will take to turn into something I can plant outside? These sabals are supposed to be really nice with lots of blue in them.

Thanks,
Bill

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:28 am

Bill,

An old aquarium & Christmas lights work good too!

viewtopic.php?t=696

Here is some left over that were started last winter.

Ideally, a year or two potted to develop their full hardiness. I planted out a hundred or so one/two leaf seedlings last spring, they all seem to be doing okay, this winter will be the test!

Steve

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:05 pm

Steve,
Thanks for the pictures and the old link, that looks perfect for what I want to do. I almost bought a heat mat last night I'm glad I waited now. In the older picture from inside your house with the string lights above what where they? 13 watt florescent lights?

Bill

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:52 pm

Bill,
Those are a mix of 60W & 100W equivalent CFL's (13W & 21W)
I got them on sale for $1 each, they were the twist & lock base, so I had to solder them in............

My Fever Tree's, (Acacia xanthophloea), quit growing when I brought them in this year, kept adding bulbs until growth restarted.
Took 4 21W CFL's, so that seems to be the minimum to maintain plants that require higher light levels.
(just thought I would pass that along

Steve

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:24 pm

I hear you on that! I have a 6 foot 750 watt ballasted metal halide set up I'm going to use in middle March to start waking some stuff up before going outside. That should do the trick, huge lumenents but expensive to run my plants are worth the kilowatt hours.

Okanagan desert-palms · Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:32 pm

As always looking great. Nice of you to keep us updated as to how they are coming along. What do you use for sterilizing the seeds before germinating for fungus ect? I used hydrogen peroxide for my last seedling project. I now use it to kill any pathogens in the soil and to boost growth.
http://www.using-hydrogen-peroxide.com/ ... oxide.html

John

Knnn · Post by **Knnn** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:46 am

John,
Really don't use any fungicide/bleach pretreatments. I just make sure the seeds are fresh, properly cleaned, and into a sterile germination media.
The only time I run into mold/fungus problems is with older seeds, a couple bad ones in the batch will quickly spread fungus to the good ones. So I usually just toss the ones with repeated problems, unless they are expensive seeds, then I start trying every treatment possible

Thanks for the link! I've used Chamomile tea in the past, it works well as a mild fungicide.

http://www.weekendgardener.net/plant-pr ... 030803.htm

Steve

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