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Foxtail Seeds how do sprout them?

DoomsDave

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Here they are, in all their glory from the base of the Mother (Daddy?) tree . . .

At our last PSSC meeting

So, sages, give me your advice as to how to sprout them.

For raffle plants.

Ooo ooo ooo

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They look a bit dry.......... I would give them a good soaking prior to sewing them. I use recycled tree mulch from the local dump and quite often get Foxtails coming up in the mulch.

Andrew,
Airlie Beach, Whitsundays

Tropical Queensland

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Palmdude Mentor

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Here in Florida I just throw them into a pot or on the ground and they grow like weeds. Of course we get lots of humidity and rain that helps out. Not sure what to recommend for California. Maybe the same thing would work there? I always split seeds up that I haven't tried before and try a few different methods. Baggie method, seeds on top of the soil and seeds covered a bit with soil etc. for foxtails, right on top of the soil and pressed down a bit works well for me. Maybe throw some into a comm pot and cover it with a plastic baggie to create a nice warm humid environment for them? I'm sure some other Cali folks can be a bigger help than I. If the seeds are fresh I'm sure you'll have a nice germ rate on them.

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Some nurseries back in Florida planted one each to a group of 1-gal pots. I have also done it here. Some will germinate in 3 months, some will take a year. My overall success rate was 60 percent.

Mike Merritt

Big Island of Hawaii, windward, rainy side, 740 feet (225 meters) elevation

165 inches (4,200 mm) of rain per year, 66 to 83 deg F (20 to 28 deg C) in summer, 62 to 80 deg F (16.7 to 26.7 Deg C) in winter.

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Foxtails are easy to germinate. Keep the seeds moist in some potting mix and a few months later all should be good, its that easy.

Here's a few of my sprouts from seeds I pinched from my neighbours garden.

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Palmdude Mentor

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Dave those seeds look a bit rough, if you would like id be happy to send you some freshies, they're falling out of the sky right now. I'd be happy to clean em up and ship em out to you. They should be white inside.

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Josh-O Grand Master

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Dave, how old are your seeds??

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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Those seeds look old and dry, but may still be viable. Give em a good soak, then put them into a community pot in free draining mix half buried sideways, then put a clear or opaque plastic bag over the pots and tied it up so it seals the moisture in and put them in a warm spot (but not baking hot) and if they're viable in a few weeks you'll see activity.

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

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No problem Chris, I'm willing to pick them and clean them up if you're willing to pay for the shipping :) I'll pull over the next time I see some and grab some for you :)

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They were at the base of a plant at our meeting, hard to say how long they'd been there.

I'll give them a 24-hour soak, then pot them.

Looks like they're not remote germinators, that was my big concern.

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Dave those seeds look a bit rough, if you would like id be happy to send you some freshies, they're falling out of the sky right now. I'd be happy to clean em up and ship em out to you. They should be white inside.

Rob, if you want to see some of your seeds grow up in Japan, I'd love to take some off your hands. I bought some from RPS about 18 months ago, only one sprouted. It took a year to get to about 4 inches high, then last week when I up-potted it, it went into shock. Brown within 3 days. I may have killed it. I'd love to try again...

JT

Shimoda, Japan, Lat: 36.6N, Long: 138.8

Zone 9B (kinda, sorta), Pacific Coast, 1Km inland, 75M above sea level
Coldest lows (Jan): 2-5C (35-41F), Hottest highs (Aug): 32-33C (87-91F)

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That would be fun Tyrone, same deal applies postage wise. I'd be happy to send some out to you.

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