Month: September 2020

Starting Papaya Seeds – Waimanolo, Wild Papaya, Mountain Papaya

Starting Papaya Seeds – Waimanolo, Wild Papaya, Mountain Papaya

Papaya is a flavorful and fragrant fruit, and starting seeds is relatively easy. Provided the soil is warm and kept moist, the success rate for each seed germination is nearly 100 percent for most viable seeds. Wild Papaya – Carica cauliflora. Papaya from Central America. …

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Starting Banana Seeds – Darjeeling, Giant Banana, Pink Velvet

Starting Banana Seeds – Darjeeling, Giant Banana, Pink Velvet

Growing bananas from seeds can be a long, laborious labor of love and constant care. Depending on the variety, banana seeds can take anywhere from a few months to a whole year. Here is variety specific germination info: Darjeeling Banana – Musa sikkimensis. Cold tolerant …

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Growing Kona Coffee – Coffea arabica

Growing Kona Coffee – Coffea arabica

Info from Trade Winds Fruit seed packet from 2013:

  • Plant seeds 1/2 to 1 inch deep.
  • Keep soil moist and soil temp above 70 degrees F.
  • Seeds make take several weeks to germinate.
  • Coffee grows into a shrub that can be kept indoors and will survive outside temperatures down to the 30s F.
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