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Musa x paradisiaca

One of the ancestors of today's fruit bananas. Very robust and fast growing.

 
 

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Seeds from this species ...

... are very easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
This one is very easy. They sprouted after about one month.They were first, as fresh as possible, put in water for two or three days, then I put the seeds in a mix of 1/4 sand, 1/4 vermiculite and 2/4 soil, but I think they will germinate in pretty much everything, but it's smart sow them in something not very heavy and wet, rather make it more draining with some sand, vermiculite or perlite. The box you're sowing in should have some holes too. If the box is completely air tight, and the soil mix is very heavy the seeds might easily rot.
Submitted on 29/10/2006 by Gard Nergaard gardclne@hotmail

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I didn't know many good germination methods when I tried this one, but now I recommend the peat moss in baggy method. Of the seeds that were germinated in a tray, they seem very fast growing and seem to tolerate fairly cool weather while still producing leaves. Very nice!
Submitted on 22/01/2005 by Kyle Whitney kylewhitney2003@yahoo.com

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