dicot... How sweet did yours turn out? I'm a few years into playing with a pepper which part of its lineage came out of one of those "costco-like super sweet peppers". It's not the same, but in the same ballpark. I started some years ago that grew out and I've tinkered with crosses (one good, 2 bad), but the one good one has taken through 3 generations so far. This is just a hobby for me to get a sweet pepper with semi-thick (or thick) walls that isn't the size of a bell pepper. I just don't use that much bell pepper. I still want the super-sugary taste, though. Mine have developed over the years into a vigorous plant that sets a lot flowers/fruits. It's also got some pretty intense branching. How do yours look? My only complaint so far, which is one of the main things im trying to breed for in order to change, is how long it takes to get ripened peppers. I'm looking at 80-90 days from transplant to "color breaking" ripe with what I'm working with. That's fine for bell peppers, but we're talking about 2.5-3" fruits here for the most part.

Problem with most palm seeds that most are NOT known for long term 'viability'. Meaning that they should be planted fresh and not stored for long periods of time (citrus are like this too). I'm not sure if March is too long to wait (??). Maybe someone else here has that info for you. Yeah, this is a rough time to germinate real tropicals (coconuts ARE!). By the way, more temperate/subtropical palm species such as Trachycarpus and even Washingtonia can actually germinate successfully at room temps (70-75 F) but even they benefit from warm soils. The pot itself need not be that big--just wide enough to contain the nut but maybe several inches below the nut. (Palms like smallish but deep pots.) Personally, I would plant it already and position the pot in a warmish location (75 + F. as a minimum is good)--maybe near a furnace. Good luck!

I have been sprouting store bought coconuts for about 7 months now. out of 10, I got 4 strong survivors. The best were nuts I bought from a local market. I live in a sub-tropical climate, so coconut trees are fairly common here and I know that most of the coconuts in stores here come from Mexico. that being said, the coconuts I sprouted came from de-husked commercial nuts. I soaked them for 2-4 days in a tub of warm water placed near my water heater (when I started it was our "winter" and nights got to about 40 degrees F or maybe a tad lower). I used a rock to keep them submerged. I then placed them into a ziplock back with a couple tablespoons of purified water. it took 4 months (give or take) for them to sprout roots. they are now nearly 7 months old and are growing verrrrry slowly. I still have them near my water heater but the weather will warm up signifigantly soon and when that happens I will move them to a safe, warm place outside out of direct sunlight. a few weeks ago, I mixed some seaweed/kelp fertilizer very diluted into a mister and sprayed them. They seem to have liked it. As for keeping fungus at bay, I mix a tiny bit of hydrogen peroxide with water into a mister bottle and give them a quick mist with that. I'm not sure how well/not well this will work but have read that it is how some people prevent fungus on seedlings. I got most of my advise regarding germinating store bought coconuts from a detailed video on youtube by TheKiwiGrower. I hope your coconuts do well, and good luck! This post was edited by beachveggie on Sat, Apr 5, 14 at 21:01

The de-husked ones can be sprouted, so I assume the one that still have a husk can too. But this depends on on how long it was stored and at what temps. I know its hard to, and it would be alot easier to buy a fresh one or like you said find one and try. Yet if your like me, thats the fun part :) I say go for it and let us know how it goes :) - US_Marine