happy new year everyone,
every fall i plant my summers crop of seeds, hoping for the one plant that will shock the world. so far nothing to speak of.
However, I am trying an experiment this year. besides planting some seeds from this past summer, I also planted some 7 year old tropical seeds from crosses i made back then. they have been stored in amber pill bottles with a desiccant pill. they were collecting dust on a shelf in a cabinet.
there are seeds from three different crosses, one from a cross between jack wood and star of siam, and the other two batches were chance seed pods.
i had about a 50 percent germination rate, and they are growing very strongly. i planted the seeds in the middle of november of 2006.
i am not sure how long tropical seeds will be viable. this is an interesting experiment.
it was difficult to get a decent photo of the seedlings with the glare of the grow lights, however this image will give you an idea.
the silver object to the top of the photo is a stainless backup heater. water temp is a constant 85 degrees and the lights are on for 16 hours a day.
lou