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What’s the strangest seed you’ve ever saved
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What’s the strangest seed you’ve ever saved
For the life of me, I never thought I would be searching the internet trying to figure out how to save PawPaw seeds so I could propagate them on my property. Honestly, the same goes for peaches, as mundane as they may seem. Now, I’ve got several baggies of each in the fridge stratifying. In my mind, it’s a strange place to be, at least for us.
What is the strangest seed, in your mind, you’ve ever tried saving and propagating?
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Mango and it grew very easily.
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Do you live someplace you were able to plant it?
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No. Ha. I just wanted to see if I could sprout it. Got about 18″ and a CAT knocked it over…wilted and died before I found it.
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I grew an amaryllis bulb from seed when I was in high school. Hand pollinated the flower and planted the seed. It grew into about a 1 inch bulb after 2 years. It got lost in a move so I never got to finish my “science project”.
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Oh the pain! I actually had to look up what amaryllis was. I’m not sure if that doesn’t cross over from strange in to eclectic; a niche in a niche plant.
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Typically you will see them on sale around Christmas. Kind of cool plant for the huge flowers.
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Not really ‘strange’ seed but a real pain in the rear …. Blueberries
Just don’t ever make the mistake of telling me it can’t be done like one lady did.
I was also told I couldn’t grow Vanilla Orchids (Vanilla Bean) since I didn’t live in the tropics. 🙂
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I take it you did grow vanilla orchids, despite NOT living in the tropics? That, my friend, is a story you have to tell.
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Not much of a story to tell … but Yoda (and Bee) already has my promise to send her one of my cuttings when ready. So, get ready to see for yourself. 🙂
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Really? You grew vanilla orchids? That is SO exciting!
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