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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.

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