Jeff Searle 1,060 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Chamaedorea adscendens Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Searle 1,060 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Back in June of this year, I made a quick visit to Peru. I was able to bring back fresh Chamaedorea fragrans seed. And this is them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Searle 1,060 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Licuala mattenensis "Mapu" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Searle 1,060 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Dypsis pilulifera Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Searle 1,060 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Lemurophoenix halleuxii, a very critical and endangered palm from Madagascar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Searle 1,060 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 This is Dypsis coriaceae. A beautiful small understory species. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Searle 1,060 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 This is the seedhouse where I germinate most of all my seeds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Searle 1,060 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 From another angle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Searle 1,060 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Another small house with mostly 1gallon size pots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Searle 1,060 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Looking back from different angle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zac in NC 6 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 (Jeff Searle @ Nov. 15 2006,21:05)QUOTELicuala mattenensis "Mapu" Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. Massive palm envy. Thats a nice batch of seedlings Jeff. Zac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Germinator 86 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Looks like I am able to post now I will have to post pics of all my babies. I have been going bonkers with the FNGLA auctions and have several species sprouting right now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kamipalms 10 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 What a teriffic thread! 'bout time there was something like this as I'd bet almost every one of us has something recently germinated and its allways goo to get an idea of what something looks like in the youger years. Jeff, the fragrans seeds are absolutly out of control here too although not quite as advanced as yours ...but not far behind. Heres a couple of seedling pics from the "Gileno collection" ( yes- stealing your title Frank) Euterpe precatoria var Mauritiella aculeata Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gileno Machado 199 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Wow... Thanks everyone, especially Jeff for these mouthwatering pictures of several seedlings. I'm very jealous about the Masoala konas and Mauritiellas which I couldn't manage to sprout a single seed so far. Jeff... So, you place the seeds in community pots directly with the germination medium? I suppose you keep them in the shade and only move them outside after they've sprouted, is that correct? I've been using Bo's method lately, in closed small containers and the first transplant attempts is always my nightmare...it would be great if you could describe your germination secrets... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kamipalms 10 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Oenocarpus distichus and the last one for tonight Geonoma baculifera Jason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gileno Machado 199 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Ohhh Jay...I give up I'm performing a lot better with my "Kamipalms collection" (C. tennelas are sprouting !) than with these complicated amazonic seeds...(Well, at least my O. distichus are bigger, in the second leaf stage...). Cheers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kamipalms 10 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Good to hear your Kami collection is going well . only limited success with the Amazonic seeds - some almost 100% germination and otheres only one or two. The Desmoncocus and Phoenicophorium seeds are all up too with most germinated. More photos tomorrow. J. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BS Man about Palms 2,337 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Cool Jeff, great to see the "front end" of your Palm operation too!! Its real awesome to see all these baby palm pics from everyone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 1,360 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Dear Jeff Searle The seedlings are terrefic and i envy u since i try germinating seeds with lots of failure rate. It seems that those folks who run nurseries have magical hands,it should be god's gift to u guys_I love it. And now to the your germination area & seedling location_simply fabulous & terrefic. i have not seen any nursery as clean & tidy as yours.the green house is fentastic.. If there is any prize/award that could be given for well maintained nursery,then i think u should have it Jeff by all means. Terrefic job & Keep it up. Love, Kris(India). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Jeff's excellent photos that he posted yesterday inspired me to take a few more. But before I get to that, I'm curious about one thing: Gileno, when you refer to it as a "nightmare", exactly what's happening that you're not happy with? To separate the seedlings, and put them in individual pots should be a very easy and troublefree process. I have never had any problems. When you're ready to separate them, you should be able to remove part of the medium (whether it's wet or dry makes no difference) in one big chunk, and in that piece you should have a number of seedlings, and then you can easily separate those individually. Look at Post #2 in this thread (on Page 1). It's a plastic container with a number of Marojejya darianii seedlings. I just potted these up individually a few days ago, and I simply removed 5-6 or so at a time. Think of cutting a large cake with candles in it. You cut a piece, and the candles (typically) stay in place. Then you can cut in smaller pieces, each with its own candle (=seedling). In the case of the plastic container, just use a small garden tool to remove part of the medium. Here's a bunch of Chambeyronia macrocarpa seedlings that are way overdue to be potted up. But these are tough plants and I never have any problems with them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 And a few more. This is a Pinanga barnesii Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Welfia regia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Wettinia hirsuta Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Syagrus schizophylla Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Hedyscepe canterburyana Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 And finally, for now anyway: Voanioala gerardii Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deezpalms 56 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 (Steve from San Diego @ Nov. 05 2006,19:49)QUOTEAnd one more close up showing the petiole coloration and heel. Hey Steve! I've got 2 of these that I got over a year ago from Floribunda nad Jeff assured me that they are indeed the real thintg. He said that they are just a really variable species. Whatever it is thet are gorgeous. One of mine has the burgandy coloration and the other doesn't but they are definatly the same palm just different colors. 1 green and 1 red!! Wait a minute, is it christmas?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zac in NC 6 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Wow! I would post my pot of Gaussia maya from a Gileno Collection, but I don't have the software to load the pics from the gifted digicam onto my Windows Xp machine. The software is for only Windows 2000. They are working on their 2nd leaf and I had nearly 100 percent germination. Thanks for those additional shots, Bo. Zac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattyB 2,010 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Love the seedling shots everyone! Here's one more. The highly variable D. onilahensis. It's all green, no color at all. But as you can see it's aready weeping quite nicely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BS Man about Palms 2,337 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 Its sad that its weeping, its in such a nice place..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattyB 2,010 Report post Posted November 16, 2006 It's weeping because the Copernicia baileyana seedlings next to it look so fine! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Searle 1,060 Report post Posted November 17, 2006 Matt, Hey, what's up with that pink pot? Is this common out in California? Hey Bill( BS Man about Palms), I hope you don't use pink pots! I'd be very dissapointed in ya,man. Jeff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gileno Machado 199 Report post Posted November 17, 2006 (bgl @ Nov. 16 2006,15:04)QUOTE: Gileno, when you refer to it as a "nightmare", exactly what's happening that you're not happy with? To separate the seedlings, and put them in individual pots should be a very easy and troublefree process. Bo, and others: Thank you for your precise and detailed information about splitting the seedlings after germination. My problem is not the physical part of separating them but especially getting them adapted to the new type of soil. I think I've mentioned that I've been using either moist cocopeat or pure vermiculite in closed containers, a sort of a variation in the old ziplock bag with moist sphagnum moss that I've used in my first germination attempts. When I put the small seedlings in the new regular soil mix, some species are showing difficulties to adapt, resulting in many casualties... I wish I had this universal pre-mix potting soil available here in the gardening market where I could start from seed and just keep potting up the plants as they grow up, without the need to shock them into a new soil pH and fert characteristics in the first transplant procedure...(Sorry for my poor english, I hope you understand my concerns). Thanks again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted November 17, 2006 Gileno, No problems with your English. I understand exactly what you mean. I use different approaches for different type seedlings. For seedlings with tiny and delicate roots, I also use the medium that I germinate them in when I pot them up in separate pots. I have the pot about 50% full with the "new" soil, then I hold the seedling in the middle of the pot, add some of the medium that it was germinated in close to the roots (i.e. I keep the medium wet and push it onto the roots), and THEN add the new soil on the outside of the little rootclump. That way, seedlings with tiny roots still have some of the medium they are used to, and will gradually grow into the new regular type soil. For seedlings that have vigorours roots (like the Chambeyronia macrocarpa above) it makes no difference. You can just plop them into regular soil and they'll do fine. Bo-Göran PS. And I should add that it's probably inevitable that you will lose some seedlings - especially those with tiny roots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BS Man about Palms 2,337 Report post Posted November 17, 2006 (Jeff Searle @ Nov. 16 2006,16:06)QUOTEMatt, Hey, what's up with that pink pot? Is this common out in California? Hey Bill( BS Man about Palms), I hope you don't use pink pots! I'd be very dissapointed in ya,man. Jeff Nope Jeff, Its the macho black plastic or rough wooden boxes for me man...... :cool: .......I guess Matt being blond and blue eyed is comfortable with his sexuality.... Wait! Did I just say that? ??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zac in NC 6 Report post Posted November 17, 2006 Bill only uses pink pots for the ones he gives to his ranch hands. It appeals to their femininity( is that a word?? ?? ?? ??) Zac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgl 2,751 Report post Posted November 17, 2006 Hey guys, what happened to the thread, and where's that moderator when you need him!?? And Zac, yes, it's a word, but if you have to ask, you probably shouldn't be using it... ??? Just to get back on track I have to be repetitive because I don't have anything better on file; these are the same Marojejya darianii seedlings in the photo in Post 2 on page 1, but now in separate 1G pots. Cute little things! And I don't even have to use pink pots to make that claim! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PALM MOD 496 Report post Posted November 17, 2006 Some things even a moderator can't fix. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalb 42 Report post Posted November 17, 2006 I have to add this to the seedling thread: NO FAIR BO AND JEFF!!!! I want your climate and I want it NOW!!! Germinating seeds outdoors all year long like that! Sheeesh! Though I really shouldn't complain...I could be more climatically challenged. I could be Bobby. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattyB 2,010 Report post Posted November 17, 2006 (Jeff Searle @ Nov. 16 2006,16:06)QUOTEMatt, Hey, what's up with that pink pot? Is this common out in California? Hey Bill( BS Man about Palms), I hope you don't use pink pots! I'd be very dissapointed in ya,man. Jeff That's those pots that Canna Tropicanna is sold in out here. Actually, I think I got that one from Dypsisdean! haha Carefull, I'd hate to lose you Jeff! :laugh: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites