Pacific Northwest Fruit & Nut Growers

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@JohannsGarden

I’ve tried germinating banana seeds a number of times now and so far M. velutina are the only ones I’ve ever gotten to sprout (even then it’s a small number compared to how many I planted).

I had low germination rates as well, with a total of 6 seedlings out of 30 seeds. I documented the germination here:

Cold-hardy bananas from seed

I’ve got seeds for 3 varieties of edible (albeit seeded) banana that I’d really love to try out for cold hardiness in zone 8b, and I’m now about one month into trying to germinate the first half of my seeds for each type: 5 x Helen’s hybrid (Musa interspecies hybrid) 5 x Balbisiana (Musa balbisiana) 5 x Thomson’s (Musa thomsonii) All three were purchased from the Seedman bananas website, which recommends basically the following germination technique: Soak 24-48 hours. Sow in a well-drained…