Dypsis marojejyi

[Tyrone]

I was wondering what experiences people have had germinating this species. Are they difficult, easy, or do they require any special treatment to come up well?

Best regards

Tyrone

[edric]

Jeff Marcus told me on the telephone, that they are difficult to germinate, I've got 100 germinating now, we shall see, Ed

[ariscott]

Do you have some seeds, Tyrone? Good luck!!!

Regards, Ari

[Tyrone]

Thanks Edric for the info. Any idea what is difficult with them and why? How are yours going? Any germinating? What is your method temp etc.

Hi Ari, yes I just got some seed through. All the seed sank except for one, out of approx 40 seeds, so they seem good.

I've got mine in tall com pots in a lot of coconut coir and a bit of potting mix mixed together which gives the mix that light and fluffy feel, yet water retentive. I've got them under grow lights in a plastic bag to seal in the moisture at approx 28-32C during the day and around 20-22C at night.

Best regards

Tyrone

[ariscott]

Hi Ari, yes I just got some seed through. All the seed sank except for one, out of approx 40 seeds, so they seem good.

If you have huge success and have too many seedlings... remember me, Tyrone.. :).

Regards, Ari

[Tyrone]

No probs Ari. I won't forget you.

Best regards

Tyrone

[edric]

Thanks Edric for the info. Any idea what is difficult with them and why? How are yours going? Any germinating? What is your method temp etc.

Hi Ari, yes I just got some seed through. All the seed sank except for one, out of approx 40 seeds, so they seem good.

I've got mine in tall com pots in a lot of coconut coir and a bit of potting mix mixed together which gives the mix that light and fluffy feel, yet water retentive. I've got them under grow lights in a plastic bag to seal in the moisture at approx 28-32C during the day and around 20-22C at night.

Best regards

Tyrone

Hi Tyrone, It's only been 40 days, I use Coco peat coir, 10 percent Perlite, one seed per one gallon pot, out doors, under Live Oak trees, I remove every piece of debris every morning, from all 600 pots, mostly just rain water, occasional mist with the hose (well water) if they don't get rain for a few days, I'm not sure why he says they're hard to germinate, I'll bet it;s in the freshness of seeds,

[peachy]

As that big strong intelligent handsome Tyrone is germinating D. marojejya, I just know that he will remember how much poor deprived little Peachy would love a seedling or two at some stage, and being the kind, wonderful giving person that he is, I am certain he is already allocating a couple for her.

XXXXX

Peachy

[ariscott]

If anyone could germinate them.... Tyrone will

Regards, Ari

[edric]

Oh yes, it's marojejyi, not to be confused with the genus Marojejya, Ed

[Tyrone]

Ahh you guys.

But you know what they say, don't count your chickens before they hatch. I hope I can get some to germinate.

Best regards

Tyrone

[edric]

Well, I sowed the seeds on July 4, and the first one is up this morning, less than forty days, amazing for a Dypsis, I'll get a photo when there's something to take a photo of, Ed

[Tyrone]

Excellent. What have your max/mins been on average? I'm having to artificially heat mine. I want to see if mine are in the ballpark. Sounds like they were good seeds then. Did you get them from RPS? I can't wait to see a picture, no matter how small and insignificant it may appear.

Best regards

Tyrone

[edric]

Excellent. What have your max/mins been on average? I'm having to artificially heat mine. I want to see if mine are in the ballpark. Sounds like they were good seeds then. Did you get them from RPS? I can't wait to see a picture, no matter how small and insignificant it may appear.

Best regards

Tyrone

On both D. neophloga (robust), and D. pilulifera, about 100 days min. 150 days max. and counting, yes the D. marojejyi from Toby, the other two from Dan Andersen, and on N. normanbyi about 70 days, Ed

[The Germinator]

Don't forget to hook up Peachy, Wow fourty days thats awsome, Noah could have germed those puppies.

[edric]

Here you go Tyrone, not much to see, it's been up for 4 days, Ed

[edric]

Don't forget to hook up Peachy, Wow fourty days thats awsome, Noah could have germed those puppies.

37 days actually, Ed

[edric]

I just went and looked, and there's two more breaking the soil surface, both at 41 days, I gota say, I love that coco peat coir, Ed

[edric]

Two more up today, after a light rain this morning, both at 42 days, Ed

[Tyrone]

Well out of 34 seeds I had 3 seeds germinate in the last month or so. One decided to rot away.

I'm thinking they were too warm maybe, or didn't cool off enough at night being a mountain palm.

So I put them into my greenhouse today and they are not artificially heated anymore. The greenhouse is nice and humid and will reach mid teens at night and mid to high twenties C during the day. They are in deep shade next to some D baronii seedlings, Cyphophoenix nucele, and K olivaformis. It's a breezy shadehouse too which helps with fungal probs. I hope more D marojejyi will come up in this environment.

How are yours going Edric?

Best regards

Tyrone

[edric]

Here's a photo of two out of ten, three just germinating, two damped off, that's out of 100, Ed

[Tyrone]

What was your overall germination rate out of 100?

They're going strong. What are your min max's like at the moment. Are you keeping them in a greenhouse etc?

Best regards

Tyrone

[ariscott]

Come on guys... you can do it

Regards, Ari

[edric]

Got eight, like the two in photo, lost two, got three breaking soil, that's out of 100, Ed

[edric]

Oh yes, I keep everything outside under the Oak trees, don't have any greenhouse, got a two car garage for cold nights, Ed

[peachy]

Well out of 34 seeds I had 3 seeds germinate in the last month or so. One decided to rot away.

I'm thinking they were too warm maybe, or didn't cool off enough at night being a mountain palm.

So I put them into my greenhouse today and they are not artificially heated anymore. The greenhouse is nice and humid and will reach mid teens at night and mid to high twenties C during the day. They are in deep shade next to some D baronii seedlings, Cyphophoenix nucele, and K olivaformis. It's a breezy shadehouse too which helps with fungal probs. I hope more D marojejyi will come up in this environment.

How are yours going Edric?

Best regards

Tyrone

Good work Tyrone, so to date its 2 for me and 1 for you. Hope more come up as you deserve more than 1 for you effort.

Peachy

[Tyrone]

Peachy do I get the dead one?

[peachy]

Peachy do I get the dead one?

No save that for Ari because she was bold and asked for one.

Peachy

[ariscott]

Hey... I said... if he has any spare...

Regards, Ari

[Tyrone]

By the sounds of it 10% germination rate is the norm. I should have bought more.

Best regards

Tyrone

[JakeK]

I bought 20 seeds from RPS a few months back. 18 germinated very quickly and looked to be progressing nicely then it all went downhill. They started damping off and within two weeks I had lost all but 2. The last two I have seem to be doing well are about to start pushing out their first leaf each.