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Arenga Hookeriana seeds

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It appears my Arenga Hookeriana were happy this season and have blessed me with a good bunch of seeds. Are these little buggers remote germinators or should I be burying the seeds deeper? 

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Is that the distinction? Sorry, I'm not answering your question. You probably can use the baggy method and my understanding it is the size of the seed that determines the depth.

What I read was that smaller seeds dry out more easily so they should go deeper. Probably its not quite that simple.

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Not sure really. I've had great success with Syagrus Schizophylla and others by just laying them on soil, covering with Spanish moss and leaving them moist/shady but I'd hate to take a risk with these little gems. 

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Depending on the quantity of seed, you might try various methods. Baggie, germinate in soil with some cleaned and some not and at various depths. Being that they are fresh, you’ll probably have good success regardless of the method. 

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  On 12/16/2020 at 2:01 PM, Frond-friend42 said:

Is that the distinction? Sorry, I'm not answering your question. You probably can use the baggy method and my understanding it is the size of the seed that determines the depth.

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Here is a good example of why to ask about remote vs adjacent.  Adjacent germinators would not do the following if seeds are planted relatively shallow:

CIDP (remote germinator) seed planted about ½" deep

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  On 12/16/2020 at 12:06 PM, PalmWarbler said:

It appears my Arenga Hookeriana were happy this season and have blessed me with a good bunch of seeds. Are these little buggers remote germinators or should I be burying the seeds deeper? 

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They are remote germinators. Not hard at all to germinate, just take a little time, but have to be careful about soil type. They can damp off/get chlorotic very easily. Either com-pot or bag will work like any palm seeds.

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  On 12/16/2020 at 9:49 PM, SWFLchris said:

They are remote germinators. Not hard at all to germinate, just take a little time, but have to be careful about soil type. They can damp off/get chlorotic very easily. Either com-pot or bag will work like any palm seeds.

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Thank you Chris, that'll get me where I need to go. Much appreciated. 

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