DATES
Growing Dates from seed. By Neil Barraclough
Janis Jones supplied me with the following idea for germinating date
seeds (and anything else that may rot easily?) which may rot if subject
to too much moisture.
Fill a pot with a very ____________________
sandy potting mix and 1 1
place a preserving can 1 <*****> 1
with the top and bottom 1 Date seed 1
removed on top of the 1 1
potting mix in the pot. 1 1 Water here
Fill the preserving can 1 1 /
with sandy potting mix \ 1 1 / /
and plant the date seed \--------1 1--------/
in it. \ /
\ /
Water the bottom pot \ /
occasionally and the \ /
top pot lightly and \ /
less often. \ /
Varieties being tried- Gold Sun, Zahidi, Red Dawn, Medjool, Honey, White Bread, Arid Gold.
Note from C. Thornton: I've grown Medjool date palms from the seeds of very fresh dates bought at the supermarket. They take a very long time to germinate, so be patient. I planted them in pots outdoors and kept the soil moist.
Growing Dates from seed. By Neil Barraclough
Janis Jones supplied me with the following idea for germinating date
seeds (and anything else that may rot easily?) which may rot if subject
to too much moisture.
Fill a pot with a very ____________________
sandy potting mix and 1 1
place a preserving can 1 <*****> 1
with the top and bottom 1 Date seed 1
removed on top of the 1 1
potting mix in the pot. 1 1 Water here
Fill the preserving can 1 1 /
with sandy potting mix \ 1 1 / /
and plant the date seed \--------1 1--------/
in it. \ /
\ /
Water the bottom pot \ /
occasionally and the \ /
top pot lightly and \ /
less often. \ /
Varieties being tried- Gold Sun, Zahidi, Red Dawn, Medjool, Honey, White Bread, Arid Gold.
Note from C. Thornton: I've grown Medjool date palms from the seeds of very fresh dates bought at the supermarket. They take a very long time to germinate, so be patient. I planted them in pots outdoors and kept the soil moist.
