sprouting lychee seeds
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Seeds for sprouts same as plant seeds?
Comments (5)Mulberryknob... I agree that you could probably use sprouting seeds for garden use. These are always organic, and should be *pretty* fresh and good quality. I tossed some flax and sesame seed from the health food store into my cover crop mix, and I couldn't tell you what these two look like, but EVERYTHING sprouted, including the beans from my pantry, and all is growing well and doing what I would expect a cover crop to do. I am posting one of the links I found on growing your own cereal grain, and sprouting seeds. If I find the link I had for grain and seed sources I'll try to post it. According to what I read, these home grown seeds would be so much fresher and healthier than even those purchased at the health food store. Like we've been discussing here on the forum......freshness counts! I'm a kindanewbie at this sort of thing but I love to experiment, and was gonna buy some organic wheat seed from the health food store to grow my own bread wheat, until I found a good link with some organic varieties of cereal grains, and so now I'm going to order from them, (when I find the link again!) when the time comes to plant. Buckwheat is on the top of the list for me as well. I LOVE buckwheat pancakes, and it's considered a superfood......the best of all possible worlds. Stuff that you love that's good for you too, as opposed to junk food. If my DS could grow junk food he would, but not in MY garden, lol! I'm happy that he's starting to take an interest in the garden and seeing how real food is grown. But I'm rambling. Sorry :) I get a little too excited sometimes. I try not to bore my friends with this type of conversation, and come here to vent instead, lol! Barbara Here is a link that might be useful: Growing Cereal Grain...See MoreLychee seeds are sprouting
Comments (10)Lychees are not that particular as far as sprouting. Any decent well drained soil will do. They like lots of moisture, but avoid allowing them to be in a flood. I have them popping up everywhere I throw the remnants of my lychee feasts or in the mulch pile where we throw organic scraps including lychee seeds. I have one Emperor lychee seedling that I grew in a pot for a few years. Then, I planted it in the yard and am waiting for my first fruit. It has only been about 15 years, but I am still waiting patiently.....well, maybe not so patiently, but I am still waiting. I have had much better luck with a Kohala longan seedling, that was about the same age and is fruiting for the first time this year. Here's a shot of it: Harry...See MoreLychee seedlings
Comments (1)All of mine start out with tan or pinkish leaves, after a day or so they turn green....See MoreSprouting Seeds-Mango, lychee, longan, Rambutan Etc
Comments (6)I've sprouted them by removing the husk and as much of the papery covering as would easily come off. (It seemed to me that when the papery covering was difficult to remove that the seeds were less likely to sprout.) Then I wet a paper towel and wrung out as much water as I could, wrapped the seed in the towel, placed it in a zip lock baggie and placed the baggie on the refrigerator. The refrigerator is slightly warmer than the rest of the room and maintains a constant temperature. I checked every few days and potted up the seed when the root was 2-4" long (about 2" is probably better because the root twisted and turned as the seed orientation changed every time I checked the seed). I put the potted up seed in an inverted sweater box with about 1/2 inch opening (maintained by a milk bottle cap). The sweater box was kept on a shelf under the florescent lights that are over my washer and dryer. The lights were kept on a 15 hour (out of 24 hours) light cycle maintained by an automatic timer. And yes, I have lost some to mold but it is worth it. Hope this helps. Cath...See MoreViolet_Z6
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