The Tropical Fruit Forum

In my experience some seeds (those with visible seams) are indeed very easy to crack open. However, the majority of seeds do not have visible seams and, consequently, are very difficult to crack open safely. I use wire cutters, and I think I'm probably 1 for 4 or 5 on safely cracking open a seed which isn't already splitting with a visible seam, which is why I don't bother anymore.

It does seem like germination can take some time. I've only had one seed from my first batch (4 months ago) germinate so far. It may be best to just try to nick the shell or attempt to crack it open after allowing the seed to absorb some moisture and soften.

Anyone in the US willing to combine an order? Spending $50 is a gamble for me, but losing half is not too bad.

Down.

Safely received a grafted garnet and a nice stocky uniflora. Well packaged. Garnet is pushing a lot of new top growth and has (or at least had) two flowers. Hopefully it doesn’t mind going outdoors while it’s still a bit cold out.

Fruits received, as well as some extra lemon guava seeds, thank you.

Just received my Nelitas. Box was looking like UPS ran it over a few times, but the plants look great and are massive to boot.

Seeds arrived roughly one week ago and were immediately potted. Well packed, with some extras, and almost everything arrived germinating or beginning to germinate. Ingas, mangosteens, and even the Mutingia are already sprouting and jackfruit and salak are not far behind.