Hey! My brother's birthday is in a couple days, and I'd really like to get him some seeds. His dream plant is the ice cream bean, and he also wants to grow cherimoya and some papaya. He doesn't care for the "Mexican" papaya, and prefers the smaller ones (Hawaiian or something similar).

I don't have a lot of money, so I can't pay ridiculous prices. I also usually use PayPal.

Can anyone help me out? It'd be GREATLY appreciated!  <3

Hey all! What is your experience with jackfruit? I had my first one about 2 weeks ago.

It was a 9lb half for $9, which made me extremely happy considering I read that someone found them for $3-$4 a pound. I tried to pick a good one, but I'm not very experienced. It was good, though. It was sweet and crunchy, but smelled...rank. Ew.


I'm writing this on the way back from my local Asian market. I was going to try to find a whole one, but they only had halves. The price was even better this time! I got a 14 pound half for $11. I was trying to pick a more optimal one compared to my previous one.

I never understood why people said it smelled/tasted like juicy fruit gum, that is, until now. As I was trying to pick one, I smelled the most peculiar scent. I couldn't tell where it was coming from, so I bent down and sniffed the fruit. Even through the plastic wrap, it wa overwhelmingly strong. It smells so wonderful, sweet and fruity x10. I can't wait to taste it!


I really enjoyed the overall experience of jackfruit. I'd love to hear about everyone else's experiences!

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Quote from: boopnloop on May 31, 2017, 12:06:52 AM

Sorry for my newbie topic. I have grown a lot of things, but never jackfruit.

I harvested seeds from a store bought jackfruit (9lb half for $9) and tried to read up on how to germinate them. I read that you should soak them beforehand, so I placed them in a mixture of warm water and cytokines. That was about 2 days ago. I checked on them today to either change their water or move them to a paper towel.

There were no differences, except a couple were cracking. I have 3 that are cracking in the center, no visible mold or other defects.






Is this germination, or should I toss the seeds? I thought it was signs of germination at first, but a lot of the pictures I've seen have sprouted from the top of the seeds, not the center.

Thanks for any help!

No soaking was necessary however bigger question is where did the fruit come from?  The fruit could have been previously frozen.

When planting jackfruit seeds, you are best starting with seeds from a high quality fruit.   Seeds from a random fruit that us if just average quality will most likely yield a tree that would produce fruit of at best, average quality.

I got the fruit from a local Asian market. I picked out the whole fruit and they split it for me and packaged it.
 I'm honestly not even concerned about getting good fruit, I just love growing a variety of plants. If I get to see it fruit, I'll be thoroughly surprised.

Looks just like my cousin's dwarf orinoco!

Sorry for my newbie topic. I have grown a lot of things, but never jackfruit.

I harvested seeds from a store bought jackfruit (9lb half for $9) and tried to read up on how to germinate them. I read that you should soak them beforehand, so I placed them in a mixture of warm water and cytokines. That was about 2 days ago. I checked on them today to either change their water or move them to a paper towel.

There were no differences, except a couple were cracking. I have 3 that are cracking in the center, no visible mold or other defects.






Is this germination, or should I toss the seeds? I thought it was signs of germination at first, but a lot of the pictures I've seen have sprouted from the top of the seeds, not the center.

Thanks for any help!