Chamaedorea Metallica seeds picked

[happypalms]

@gyuseppe this ones for you keep an eye out for those craftwork beads! 

[gyuseppe]

Oh, what a lovely surprise, Richard! Thank you, and that's too little.
I haven't seen you write for a couple of days. I was worried, and this morning I sent you a message.

[Harry’s Palms]

A nice bounty of seeds that don’t show up that often. Harry

[Jonathan]

They only germinate south of latitude S40...like a lot of species, lol!

[gyuseppe]

10 minutes ago, Jonathan said:

They only germinate south of latitude S40...like a lot of species, lol!

Hello friend Jonathan, they germinate very well here too!, since I had about 60 of them, but unfortunately they all died, now thanks to Richard I will have this species again

[happypalms]

On 1/7/2026 at 12:14 AM, gyuseppe said:

Oh, what a lovely surprise, Richard! Thank you, and that's too little.
I haven't seen you write for a couple of days. I was worried, and this morning I sent you a message.

Your welcome, you gotta have some time away from palms, the damm things consume a chunk of my time, so a bit camping to get away from it all was needed! 

[happypalms]

8 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

A nice bounty of seeds that don’t show up that often. Harry

Another rare one from the garden, and the best part is there free, no phyto certificate Cee no postage fee and best off all no customs fees and headache that goes with them. It’s a win win situation for me at least! 

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, Jonathan said:

They only germinate south of latitude S40...like a lot of species, lol!

How can that be I had some germinate not long ago at latitude 23 how weird, oh hang a minute I had them in the freezer so that must be the trick, how silly of me, I think they will germinate for you then, isn’t your climate the same as a freezer! Or the same as Manitoba! 🤪🤣

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

Hello friend Jonathan, they germinate very well here too!, since I had about 60 of them, but unfortunately they all died, now thanks to Richard I will have this species again

He’s telling porky pies gyuseppe, leading us down a path of deception. I actually think he wants to buy your seeds from you. Tell him $50 a seed that will slow down faster than a frosty morning in winter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 @Jonathan

[gyuseppe]

7 hours ago, happypalms said:

Your welcome, you gotta have some time away from palms, the damm things consume a chunk of my time, so a bit camping to get away from it all was needed! 

Yes Richard, it's actually cold here now and I'm a bit away from my garden, you did well to take some time off for you and your Jodie, and I was worried, I hadn't seen you write for a few days on the forum, and I had sent you a message,I thought you were in hospital for your hernia

[gyuseppe]

7 hours ago, happypalms said:

He’s telling porky pies gyuseppe, leading us down a path of deception. I actually think he wants to buy your seeds from you. Tell him $50 a seed that will slow down faster than a frosty morning in winter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 @Jonathan

Richard, I have known Jonathan for many years, he is not as bad as he seems, I once sent him some seeds, but unfortunately they were destroyed by customs, but Jonathan sent me livistona seeds a few years ago, so he is a good guy

[Phoenikakias]

10 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

Hello friend Jonathan, they germinate very well here too!, since I had about 60 of them, but unfortunately they all died, now thanks to Richard I will have this species again

I was about to give to you seeds also from my plants. Never mind...

[Jonathan]

6 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

Richard, I have known Jonathan for many years, he is not as bad as he seems, I once sent him some seeds, but unfortunately they were destroyed by customs, but Jonathan sent me livistona seeds a few years ago, so he is a good guy

Haha, no I'm not as bad as I seem! 

I was just joking with Richard about the germination but the joke might have been lost in translation. 

[gyuseppe]

36 minutes ago, Jonathan said:

Haha, no I'm not as bad as I seem! 

I was just joking with Richard about the germination but the joke might have been lost in translation. 

Yes, Jonathan, translators can sometimes play tricks on you! Richard once said, "Never trust a translator," and he was right. Anyway, Jonathan, you're one of my best friends on this forum.

[happypalms]

On 1/8/2026 at 4:49 PM, gyuseppe said:

Richard, I have known Jonathan for many years, he is not as bad as he seems, I once sent him some seeds, but unfortunately they were destroyed by customs, but Jonathan sent me livistona seeds a few years ago, so he is a good guy

Good old Aussie humour, send an Australian overseas and nobody can understand us they say we talk to fast and our slang, well let’s say they never understand that. What I was saying gyuseppe was as Jonathan said lost in translation, or just a bit of teasing for fun it’s an Australian thing, @Jonathan does live in a freezer though and they are a funny bunch them Taswegans. They get up to stuff that us mainlanders would never do, but jokes aside we are all friendly people. I might have to send some craft work beads down to him now to appease the palm gods! Or just sell him some seeds $50 bucks a pop🤣🦘

[happypalms]

21 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Haha, no I'm not as bad as I seem! 

I was just joking with Richard about the germination but the joke might have been lost in translation. 

We both know what we are talking about, it’s them crazy Italians who talk with their hands and can’t understand our slang and humour 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 

[gyuseppe]

2 hours ago, happypalms said:

We both know what we are talking about, it’s them crazy Italians who talk with their hands and can’t understand our slang and humour 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 

Well yes, while we talk we make hand gestures! You should see my wife making hand gestures while she talks, it would make your head spin! I'm used to it.

[Mazat]

On 1/6/2026 at 11:14 AM, happypalms said:

@gyuseppe this ones for you keep an eye out for those craftwork beads! 

🤗👍