Tropical/Exotic Plants Anyone?

[nanoreefer22]

This is a weird post but anyone have any plants, that aren't so run of the mill. You know something you can't walk into a Home Depot or Lowes and just buy?

I'm here attempting to germinate mango seeds from mangos I ate. They all have roots, because they started off in plastic bags with moist paper towels. It's been about 1 month for 1 seed and 3 weeks for the other 2. It just hit me today that they need sunlight for the leaves to actually start growing. Stupid me I know. But if anyone else has something nice, post away .

When mine have something to show for themselves I'll post pics.

-Kris:birthday:

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

This is a weird post but anyone have any plants, that aren't so run of the mill. You know something you can't walk into a Home Depot or Lowes and just buy?

I'm here attempting to germinate mango seeds from mangos I ate. They all have roots, because they started off in plastic bags with moist paper towels. It's been about 1 month for 1 seed and 3 weeks for the other 2. It just hit me today that they need sunlight for the leaves to actually start growing. Stupid me I know. But if anyone else has something nice, post away .

When mine have something to show for themselves I'll post pics.

-Kris:birthday:

Hope you don't have a dog around. They love to to chew on the mango seed.:bablefish

I planted many before, but only one make its way to become a small bush, my dog ate them all.

 

[nanoreefer22]

No dog, although I do want one.

 

[Bob 1000]

I grow tomatoes hydroponically every year.. Right now I'm trying some pear seeds..

 

[lfsmarineguy]

ebay has some pretty cool stuff on it as far as weird plants go.

 

[ming]

I've grown mango seeds before. It became a 3 years till it became too big to bring in the for winter so I left it outside that winter...and that was the end of that.

 

[sweetsop]

i'm growing tamarinds from seeds, they will eventually be too big for my clay pot one day but, that's when i hope to be living on that tropical island..no worries..be happy...

 

[nanoreefer22]

COol

Ming,

How'd you germinate the seeds?

 

[noodleman]

i have mangroves in a pot does that count? i always wanted a pitcher plant thro :scratchch

 

[crox99]

I have an avocado plant that I grew from a pit.

 

[ming]

COol

Ming,

How'd you germinate the seeds?

I kept it moist in a tray with paper towels above and under it. Once it showed some roots, it planted it in soil. Eventually the shell breaks open and the seed starts growing sorta like a giant bean and the two sides of the seed eventually shrivels up while the plant uses the energy to grow

 

[jhale]

This is a weird post but anyone have any plants, that aren't so run of the mill. You know something you can't walk into a Home Depot or Lowes and just buy?

I'm here attempting to germinate mango seeds from mangos I ate. They all have roots, because they started off in plastic bags with moist paper towels. It's been about 1 month for 1 seed and 3 weeks for the other 2. It just hit me today that they need sunlight for the leaves to actually start growing. Stupid me I know. But if anyone else has something nice, post away .

When mine have something to show for themselves I'll post pics.

-Kris:birthday:

you've been growing corals for how long? and you just realized plants need light? :lol2:

 

[nanoreefer22]

Al, those are the ones from the swap?

JP, any pics?

J, I'm not the smartest person now am I?

Ming,
Does it matter which side of the seed is face up?

 

[leoskee]

Al, those are the ones from the swap?

JP, any pics?

J, I'm not the smartest person now am I?

Ming,
Does it matter which side of the seed is face up?

It doesnt matter due to geo- and photo- tropism. The roots grow down with gravity (geotropism) and the stem grows up due to vessel support looking for light (phototropism) regardless of how you plan the seed.

 

[jf2381]

I keep Owari Mandarins that has fruits right now. I also keep lime, orange and sweet lemon trees but they have not bared fruit. I will post pics tonight.

 

[leoskee]

I keep Owari Mandarins that has fruits right now. I also keep lime, orange and sweet lemon trees but they have not bared fruit. I will post pics tonight.

Damn Jeff, you have "el campo" up in your house. lol

 

[jf2381]

Damn JOSE, you have "el campo" up in your house. lol

I like to keep a little piece of home.

 

[reefman]

orchids i have that bloomed:

 

[Timbo]

hydroponics? tomatoes? :scratchch

 

[KathyC]

Kris..I'm not going to comment on your revelation about plants needing sunlight...oops, looks like I just did..lol

but here is an old trick...when you have a 'hard' seed that you want to sprout..take an emery board or piece of rough sandpaper and 'sand' one end until you just break through the outer casing to the fleshy part...it will develop roots faster and thicker
It is also often best to pinch off the top 2 leaves of a new plant once it has grown more than the first set of leaves.

Nice orchids Reefman!!