Message several years on… the lemon gum smell… people actually don’t smell the same thing, we each have different numbers of particular receptors so our experience of smells differ. There are lots of examples where people swear something smells metallic, earthy, gone off, etc when other people don’t agree.
You might try soaking your passiflora seeds in something acidic..a little bit of fresh orange or lemon juice for several hours, then wash them off good before planting. Fresh passiflora germinate easily, older packaged seeds are harder. I always soak older Musa/banana seeds overnight in warm water with a cap full if hydrogen peroxide before planting. Keep them all warm with some bottom heat and they will germinate quicker. My Musa Velutina don't get all that big, especially in pots.
I have a really hard time with my passion flowers. I feel like I’ve tried almost every remedy that people have shared online except yours, which makes sense. I have the same fairest brand passionfruit seeds, but mine are coated in that protective clay layer. Any idea how well this method works with this type of coated seed or if maybe there’s something different I should try? Do you think it would be okay to root them in coco coir?
@@0liviology I've never had any passiflora seed that had a clay layer on them. It may be a pelleted type seed? I think a warm water soak would dissolve clay. I don't think the clay should inhibit anything though. I start mine in seed starting mix , mixed with a little bit of perlite or in a jiffy peat pellet/little greenhouse thingy lol. Keep soil damp but not soggy. Bottom heat via a plant heat mat, will help and I also put lights above the pots/jiffy peat greenhouses etc. If just using a pot, put some plastic wrap over it to increase your humidity.
@@lotus.... the seeds I have are a Ferry-Morse Sow Easy variety. They are covered in clay and perlite mix (and food coloring) that makes an unusually hard surface. I’ve tried just soaking in hot water, but tried your acidic soak suggestion for an hour yesterday. It seemed to make a difference! The exterior finally seemed to open up a little bit so that I could see the actual seed inside. I immediately planted them in cells in coco coir in my mini greenhouse. What heat mat do you use? I’ve been considering one for a while now, but I’m not sure which one. Thank you so much for sharing btw!
Nice! “The reckless garden” definitely describes my garden techniques as well lol 😆
Love it!! ☺️☺️
Message several years on… the lemon gum smell… people actually don’t smell the same thing, we each have different numbers of particular receptors so our experience of smells differ. There are lots of examples where people swear something smells metallic, earthy, gone off, etc when other people don’t agree.
You might try soaking your passiflora seeds in something acidic..a little bit of fresh orange or lemon juice for several hours, then wash them off good before planting. Fresh passiflora germinate easily, older packaged seeds are harder. I always soak older Musa/banana seeds overnight in warm water with a cap full if hydrogen peroxide before planting. Keep them all warm with some bottom heat and they will germinate quicker. My Musa Velutina don't get all that big, especially in pots.
Oh good to know! Thank you so much for the tips!!
I have a really hard time with my passion flowers. I feel like I’ve tried almost every remedy that people have shared online except yours, which makes sense. I have the same fairest brand passionfruit seeds, but mine are coated in that protective clay layer. Any idea how well this method works with this type of coated seed or if maybe there’s something different I should try? Do you think it would be okay to root them in coco coir?
@@0liviology I've never had any passiflora seed that had a clay layer on them. It may be a pelleted type seed? I think a warm water soak would dissolve clay. I don't think the clay should inhibit anything though. I start mine in seed starting mix , mixed with a little bit of perlite or in a jiffy peat pellet/little greenhouse thingy lol. Keep soil damp but not soggy.
Bottom heat via a plant heat mat, will help and I also put lights above the pots/jiffy peat greenhouses etc. If just using a pot, put some plastic wrap over it to increase your humidity.
@@lotus.... the seeds I have are a Ferry-Morse Sow Easy variety. They are covered in clay and perlite mix (and food coloring) that makes an unusually hard surface. I’ve tried just soaking in hot water, but tried your acidic soak suggestion for an hour yesterday. It seemed to make a difference! The exterior finally seemed to open up a little bit so that I could see the actual seed inside. I immediately planted them in cells in coco coir in my mini greenhouse. What heat mat do you use? I’ve been considering one for a while now, but I’m not sure which one.
Thank you so much for sharing btw!
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