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Plum seed opened like two halves of a peanut after germination.
young codger
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I basically accepted that none of the plum seeds from a batch were going to germinate.
None of these seeds had even sprouted. They had gone through the usual 2 month stratification process, plus time in a warm dark place.
As a last resort, I put them all in a container of compost and left them on a sunny winowsill inside, and kept watered. I kept them moist for a few weeks, then basically gave up on them.
When watering other plants nearby, I emptied the suplus water in to the discarded container of "now snuff-dry compost" containing the failed seeds.
About one week later I noticed something green poking through. Just the one glimmer.
I had only put plum seeds in to this container. Why does this look so different with the 2 halves like a peanut? Or, maybe the germinated plum in my other thread was the unusual one?
None of these seeds had even sprouted. They had gone through the usual 2 month stratification process, plus time in a warm dark place.
As a last resort, I put them all in a container of compost and left them on a sunny winowsill inside, and kept watered. I kept them moist for a few weeks, then basically gave up on them.
When watering other plants nearby, I emptied the suplus water in to the discarded container of "now snuff-dry compost" containing the failed seeds.
About one week later I noticed something green poking through. Just the one glimmer.
I had only put plum seeds in to this container. Why does this look so different with the 2 halves like a peanut? Or, maybe the germinated plum in my other thread was the unusual one?
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Have a read of this as it will explain better - https://www.thespruce.com/what-are-cotyledons-monocots-and-dicots-1403098
"Why does this look so different" with the 2 halves like a peanut? Or, "maybe the germinated plum in my other thread was the unusual one?"
Do you get eatable plums on a stone grown plant?
They are both seeds from out of a plum stone. Did you see the photo in other thread.
In the first thread, the seed did not divide like a split peanut. The process was quite different. That is what I was referring to.
Bury it deeper, I’m sure it’s fine.
I’ve just had a peach seed germinate, did see any of the seed, it’s down about 1.5”
Regarding what you asked about eatable plums from a stone. I am hoping so, but if I only end up with inedible plums or even infertile trees, there will still be trees for future generations.
Hoping global warming has not gone past the point of no return.
I’ve just germinated a peach stone. 😊
I would bury the little tree a bit deeper, up to the first leaves almost.