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Callistemon No pretreatment. do not cover seed soil temp 55-60F & takes 14-60 days to germinate.
Caranga. Soak seed in water for 24 hours then store at 40F for 3 weeks.... Then lightly cover soil temp 65-70F & takes 5 days to germinate.
Michelia I use cuttings NOT seed

Finally got my seeds yesterday, and am very anxious about getting the best germination rate. So, would anyone with experience with any of these please reply. Any pretreatment needed? Would baggie method work or sow in soil? should I nick the hull first? TIA for any responses.
Cananga ordorata-?
Michelia champaca-?
Cassia leptophylla-?

Thanks again.
Pattie

Mine are doing the same. I've read that some hibiscus won't set seed if they are hybrids. They also need to be pollinated. Hardy hibiscus are the easiest to get seed from. All of my hardies have already produced. My hybrids, not one seed.

Only one of my hibiscus plants has produced seeds so far, and right now it has like 6-7 pods. So that part is not a problem, the seeds just never get ripe enough before they fall off the plant.

The seed has a reputation & have not been able to convence any one that their oponion is wrong. Give up on the one person & concentrate on all others

people use plain old common H2O2 from the drugstore. Most of us do not cover the seedlings & allow for good air curculation. Cuttings are "aired" several times a day to allow for complete air exchange. Also if you start with steril soil you are less likly to develop "damping off' orother problems. Go to local bueaty shop for stronger H2O2

I use 3% H2O2 from the drugstore diluted either 10 parts water to 1 part H2O2 or 20:1. I like to spray the seeds with it before planting. It's strong oxidizing properties can actually hurt seedling's tender roots if not diluted and I try not to overuse it, prefering chamomile tea for the same antifungal action. I find it very useful in a spray bottle because I germinate many seeds with the coffee filter/baggie method and this prevents rots and molds and damping off.

You may want to post this on the seed exchange forum. Here is a link.

You should get more responses there.

Andrea =)

Here is a link that might be useful: Seed Exchange

Seeds are sexually produced and the sex organs are located in the flowers and that is where you will find the seeds. Al

Now that the storm has passed WHAT DID YOU DO? AND HOW DID IT WORK?

There is a forum for trading & saving seed will have better luck there

A third choice is to sow and put the pots outdoors now, either in a cold frame or someplace they are protected from foraging birds, rodents....or you can protect by putting a piece of screening or chicken wire over the pots.

Fall sowing lets mother nature take care of the temperatures and at a natural progression - I've sown seeds for several things this month and have the pots in tiered carts on my deck. I top seed pots with a layer of grit or very fine aquarium gravel for those things that will take several months to germinate - discourages moss, algae.

You could sow and leave indoors if you are sterilizing all your materials - sowing in potting soil indoors in an enclosed space can lead to some interesting fungal things growing on the soil surface when you are keeping them moist, and, you lose what could be some benefit of fluctuating day/night temperatures in conditioning your seeds.

I used two potting mixes. one doesn't have any mold, the other looks like some mold is growing on the perlite particles. Do molds and fungus on the surface usually harm the seeds?

The seeds will be in the peppers, and will be mature/fully formed when the peppers are quite ripe.

They should be fine. Just be sure you let them dry (like on a plate or in a paper bag) before storing them so they don't get moldy.

Check posting on other forum

an orange seed will OLNY produce a orange tree BUT the fruit may not be like the parent it will NEVER produce a lemon/or marigold. That said your pepper will produce a pepper plant BUT the fruit may not be exactly like the parent by the way the fruit will not be a "hot" pepper but will be a "sweet pepper"