Starting the next generation of life :)
Growing seeds can be a lot of fun. Seeing the new life emerging from the seed is exciting and rewarding, But on occasion your little babies fall and shrivel up :( causing lots of heartache. Today we'll plant some Plumeria seeds. They are a plant that I've grown and fallen in love with over the past few years. I have never grown them from seed but I've been assured that it's very easy. The only down side is that it will take a few years for the plant to grow and mature enough to flower. Well Lets get to it :)
First lets look at what a Plumeria looks like.
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| These are some of the Plumerias that I'm currently growing in my garden |
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| Picture of this Plumeria flower was Taken by Francisco |
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| Picture of this Plumeria flower was Taken by Francisco |
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| Pictures of these Plumeria flowers was Taken by Francisco |
Now to the good stuff :) Planting the seeds :)
Materials we need:
- Plumeria Seeds
- A Seed starting Tray with humidity cover
- Soil (use your favourite brand of well draining soil)
- Water
Step 1.
Fill your seed tray full of soil (Make sure to break up any large clumps)
Step 2.
Figure out what end is up with your seed :) The seed resemble those of maple trees. for all of you fish lovers out there they also remind me of a Bata Fish :) Check it out!
when your planting the seed you want to grab the "fish" by the tail.... Like this :)
And then you want to ram its head into the soil...lol.. still leaving the tail sticking out :) Like this.
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| be gentle but firm. try not to break the tail :) |
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| as you can see I have a few planted now. |
Step 3.
Watering!
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| Water in your seeds. They want to be constantly moist but not soggy. check on them regularly so they never dry out. |
Step 4
Cover the seeds to keep in some humidity and place them in a warm spot with bright indirect light until they sprout. growth can start in as little as one week but usually its a little longer. Be patient :) Here's a photo of my happy seeds in their little greenhouse :)
I will keep you updated as to when these little guys sprout :) I will check them daily.
I would love to hear some of your seed sprouting stories :)
Lovely photos & great instructions! You rock. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks :) Just a little update :) I have some seeds that are pushing up the soil now :) I'll have update photos soon i'm sure
ReplyDeleteLooking good! I'm in Ottawa and have grown 5 from seed 2 years ago - still have three of them going strong, they're all about 1.5 ft tall now... Just waiting/hoping for them to branch off or give me some flowers - has not happened yet. I have high expectations for next summer, it will be year 3!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! year 3 should be the charm :) they should start branching when it produces its first inflow. do you use a super bloom fertilizer?
DeleteYour kids will see the flowers of this Plumeria for sure! :D Also you have already knowledge for making children. You will be a great dad! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat to see we call them Frangipanni in West Australia although their botanical name is Plumeria. I have a white with yellow base and a multicoloured one 8ft tall.I grow from seeds on Sturts Desert Pea,some Abyssinian Bananas when I can get seed,we have temperate climate here in Perth and never seen snow but hot summers about 103F.I grow Jacarandas,a Poinciana Delonix a Fire Wheel Tree all from tropical Queensland and lots more .
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