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Date palm seeds


Dr Sha

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I just bought some dates, pitted, but three turned out having pits.

Could they be germinated?  Has someone done that?

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2 minutes ago, Dr Sha said:

I just bought some dates, pitted, but three turned out having pits.

Could they be germinated?  Has someone done that?

I believe most of us here started from them. Super easy to germinate and very durable. Soak them for 24h and put in coco peat, thats all :)

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And my journey was done obviously enjoying them with friends because eating 10 is insane. Then cleaned off all the pulp soaked in water and I had 90 percent success putting them in a baggie in just a moist paper towel and heat mat set around 90degrees. 90 percent germinated in 10 days 

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Like mentioned above, they are very easy to germinate and grow... They will pop a tap root quickly, so check it every other day or so.

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Yeah very easy, you can even just plant ten of them in a community pot. After soaking the seeds for 1-2 days, use fast-draining soil and just water it once every couple of days. Sun and heat are a big plus.

Mike in zone 6 Missouruh

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On 2018-07-02, 3:04:54, Dr Sha said:

I just bought some dates, pitted, but three turned out having pits.

Could they be germinated?  Has someone done that?

What’s the update ?

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On 25/7/2018 0:52:03, Rickybobby said:

What’s the update ?

Give me some time, I just put them in water.

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47 minutes ago, Dr Sha said:

I do not know if they will sprout,  nothing yet.

I had 90 percent germination in less than 2 weeks 

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1 minute ago, Dr Sha said:

Nothing yet.

How warm are they? Get those little guys at like 90 degrees at least 

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I was at a fruit growers gathering in South FL recently and someone had brought some dates from Egypt. I'm not sure how he got them here, all I know is that they were fresh (and VERY good). I ate the fruit and saved a couple seeds. They sank well and am going to plant them. I previously had very good germination success with fresh P. canariensis. Just well draining soil mix, heat, some sun, and consistent watering. Will do the same here.

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I just ate them cleaned. Soaked them I water for 24hrs and put them in a ziplock baggie with only a damp paper towel. Usually 9 days later and most germinated

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I have bought unpitted Medjool dates in containers at my local grocery store on several occasions.  I eat the dates, clean off the seeds and then plant them.  In very warm temperatures I would estimate that I get between 80-90% germination.  No special treatment.  Those seeds want to grow.  Some of the easiest palm seeds I have ever germinated.  Don't buy the pitted ones.

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20 minutes ago, Manalto said:

How will P. dactylifera fare in Gulf-Coast humidity?

Ornamentally, they are OK, with some graphiola spotting.  The fruit tend not to be any good.

Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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On 8/15/2018, 1:54:24, Manalto said:

How will P. dactylifera fare in Gulf-Coast humidity?

There's tons of large ones on Canal Street in New Orleans, so they should do fine. 

Mike in zone 6 Missouruh

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8 minutes ago, Ilovepalm said:

What are you doing to phoenix nicely, lush green to grow?

Sun, sun, and sun (but don’t forget watering!):

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The same seedling later in a Ø12cm H12cm pot:

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And an older date, held as small as possible in a wooden container:

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It turns out that the seeds were  not as bad as I thought, I just put them in a pot out of disappointment and one is germinating.

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I love germinating phoenix dactylifera! I have a huge love affair with them since living in Tel Aviv for 5 years. Unfortunately, my first germinated seeds died this past winter, at maybe a year old or so. They were doing well, but then became a testament that even they have a limit in terms of not getting watered/low humidity. 

 

I’m currently germinating the seeds from an entire box of medjools—eaten in two days. (I do love medjool dates, and I don’t think they affect me like others anymore since becoming a staple of my old mediterranean diet....:floor2: ) The first ones I soaked for a while, then put them in a damp towel in a baggie in a warm window. This time around, I forgot to soak them beforehand but did give them a quick wash. They are on a heat pad instead of in a window because we moved and our new south-facing windows are unavailable. I can’t wait for them to grow! (The egg box has hopefully-germinating basil, and the other is a very depressed fly trap.)

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