Musa veluntina

elgordo · 10-11-2010, 07:25 PM

Hello everyone. I received the seeds about two months ago, soaked them for three days, and put them in a starter medium and covered the pots with Saran Wrap, putting them in front of the fireplace or in the greenhouse to generate some high humidity. They haven't even begun to germinate! Am I doing anything wrong, or are they just really hard to germinate?

Syndie · 10-11-2010, 08:40 PM

I germinated these last summer! Soaked 8 seeds only 24 hrs, planted them in starter mix inside of one of those glad plastic containers with a few holes poked in the side and placed them on top of my cable box where it stays warm. 5 seeds sprouted, the first one in 6 weeks the last in 10.

In fact I sprout all kinds of seeds on my cable box, most recently medjool dates that sprouted in just over 1 week. Out of 12 seeds I got 11 plants now 6-8 inches tall sitting on my window sill. the cable box doesn't get hot but it does provide nice even warm soil temp and keeps the humidity up.

elgordo · 10-11-2010, 11:27 PM

I guess I still have to wait. I started dates from pits as well, and they take no time to germinate! They take forever to grow, though. One is a year and a half, and it still grows immature leaves.

natej740 · 10-12-2010, 11:23 AM

it took me almost 6 months for my velutinas to sprout... I was seriously about to throw them out and when I checked one last time I saw a sprout....I ended up with almost 40 but I'm only down to 2 plants that survived....

coast crab · 10-14-2010, 08:51 PM

This probably won't help, but what the hell....

I had a nice clump of velutina growing and fruiting in one area of my garden. I quickly learned to cut off the fruit and throw it away because they came up everywhere. I dug the plants and moved them to the other side of the property, and made sure to throw away any bananas. Three years later I still have seedlings coming up where they were planted before. Moral of the story... velutina seeds stay viable for a long time. They are like timed-release banana seeds. I know that no one likes looking at a pot of dirt for 2 years (or more), but it may take that long.

That's my 2 cents.

Russell

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10-11-2010, 08:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Syndie Find me on the map! Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1 BananaBucks : 612 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Musa veluntina I germinated these last summer! Soaked 8 seeds only 24 hrs, planted them in starter mix inside of one of those glad plastic containers with a few holes poked in the side and placed them on top of my cable box where it stays warm. 5 seeds sprouted, the first one in 6 weeks the last in 10. In fact I sprout all kinds of seeds on my cable box, most recently medjool dates that sprouted in just over 1 week. Out of 12 seeds I got 11 plants now 6-8 inches tall sitting on my window sill. the cable box doesn't get hot but it does provide nice even warm soil temp and keeps the humidity up.

10-11-2010, 11:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
elgordo elgordo's Photo Gallery Location: White Rock, B.C. Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Name: Gord Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 18 BananaBucks : 15,301 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Musa veluntina I guess I still have to wait. I started dates from pits as well, and they take no time to germinate! They take forever to grow, though. One is a year and a half, and it still grows immature leaves.

10-12-2010, 11:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
natej740 natej740's Photo Gallery Location: Chillicothe, Ohio Find me on the map! Zone: 6 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 509 BananaBucks : 196,930 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 262 Times Was Thanked 480 Times in 224 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 49 Times	Re: Musa veluntina it took me almost 6 months for my velutinas to sprout... I was seriously about to throw them out and when I checked one last time I saw a sprout....I ended up with almost 40 but I'm only down to 2 plants that survived....

10-14-2010, 08:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
coast crab garden variety plant nerd coast crab's Photo Gallery Location: Lovely Mobile, Alabama - The Heart of Dixie Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Russell Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 427 BananaBucks : 66,969 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 29 Times Was Thanked 418 Times in 182 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: Musa veluntina This probably won't help, but what the hell.... I had a nice clump of velutina growing and fruiting in one area of my garden. I quickly learned to cut off the fruit and throw it away because they came up everywhere. I dug the plants and moved them to the other side of the property, and made sure to throw away any bananas. Three years later I still have seedlings coming up where they were planted before. Moral of the story... velutina seeds stay viable for a long time. They are like timed-release banana seeds. I know that no one likes looking at a pot of dirt for 2 years (or more), but it may take that long. That's my 2 cents. Russell __________________

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