STEVIE UK

How long do you soak seed for? I have done some for 2 days 3&4 days. But can you soak them for long? Also I've been told to soak them in Epsom salts, am I doing wrong? I always use rain water never tap water. Dont seem to have much luck in germination. Also do they need light? How I've been trying is...... I have a large fish tank with heat mats in 19c at nite and 28 in day humidity 75-85 I have grow lights/ also tropical blue moon light. So all in all have the gear and no idea lol

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siege2050

I soaked my Musa Sikkimensis seeds last fall for 4 days, changing water each day to leach out germination inhibitors, and to keep the water oxygenated. I had 3 sprout out of 20. The most important thing I think is seed freshness. I am doing an experiment with some musa velutina seeds I had from my own bananas this fall. It seems its popular to soak bamboo seeds in plain salt water 1/10 ratio for 5 minutes. Since they are just extra, and I did not pay for them, I figure I will try it. Fresh seeds are problematic with mold, I hope the salt will kill any spores. Sikkimensis seems to need temperature fluctuations to me. I heated them for a period of time with bright light, and then let them be cold with darkness. I also had best success with germination in damp paper towel in a zip lock bag.

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2woodensticks

do you scar the seeds???try a nail file and scar two sides..i use this method for hard to germ seeds..works very well for me..if they have a natural seam file it a little to help them split..

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