How Do You Tips To Plant A Palm Tree From Seed?
Germinating palm tree seeds can be a fun hobby but can also be quite challenging depending on many factors. Acquire fresh palm seeds from a reliable supplier, friend, or your own trees. Now you need to take off the fleshy pulp that is attached to the seed. This can be done with your fingernails, some rough sandpaper, or even in a rock tumbler, checking often to see if the pulp has been completely removed. Soak seeds for 24 hours in lukewarm water. Mix up a pint of water with 1 tablespoon bleach and soak seeds for five minutes. Rinse well. Fill a sandwich or larger zip lock baggie with a sterile seed starting mix that has been dampened well, but is not soaking wet. Add seeds to this baggie and enclose in a paper bag or wrap in newspaper to shut out the light. Place baggie on a seed starting heat pad or in a warm location where the temp will stay at a steady 70-100 degree temperature. You will need to research the temps for the specific palm seeds you are trying to germinate. Check the b