Monkey Nut Challenge!

[Bigmallly]

Looking good Jon. So far out of 24 nuts, I have the grand total of 3 germinated.................

[Lisasbolt]

Ok out of the 5 i planted, i have 1 nice looking baby plant and 1 still with just a root sticking out of the bottom.

Yesterday, i put some damn kitchen roll onto a plate and then spread out some nuts added another sheet of damp kitchen roll and hoped into a zip lock bag, who knows but i did not have time to plant them all up and thought i am only getting 10-20% germination rate so i will give it a go

[skeggijon]

I'm a bit embarrassed - 100% germination. I have had them heated around 20 degrees though.

[Greenleaves]

Show off

Seriously there look very healthy Jon

[lottie dolly]

mine are not up yet,recone i need to plant some more,at home near the radiator this time,

[seasprout]

Out of the 4 I sowed at home... Nada.

Out of the 10 I sowed at work in a hot house with lights..... A small forest....

[Lisasbolt]

Jesus, you can tell i was on the iPad thing earlier, maybe i should re read my posts before posting

I have had bad luck with not being able to find any raw in the shell, and i did not think i would get any to germinate.

Jon, yours look amazing, cannot wait to see the outcomes

[Lisasbolt]

Ok HELP please,
I put some nuts into chit a while back and i have uncovered them today to see the results and i have quite a few chitted BUT, they have decided to co habit with some mould.........

Can i just give them a rinse and plant, or shall i just plant them anyway arggg...giong to plant either way to see the out come but was wondering if there is any advice

Thanks

[Small pumpkin]

Finally I've sown a couple of monkey nuts. They are in the tunnel with a cloche over them. I have more nuts to plant when it warms up if theses two don't do anything.

[Bigmallly]

Finally I've sown a couple of monkey nuts. They are in the tunnel with a cloche over them. I have more nuts to plant when it warms up if theses two don't do anything.

I think you'll find they need heat to germinate SP. Lisa, just wipe the mould off them.

[Small pumpkin]

I think you'll find they need heat to germinate SP. Lisa, just wipe the mould off them.

Then they will have to wait there turn my chilli's and toms are going in the heated propagator first

[Bigmallly]

I sowed 12 nuts unheated & showed nothing, I put another 12 in the same modules in a heated prop & 4 sprouted. I took them out of the prop & the rest went into check so I potted up the 4 good ones then put the rest back into the heated prop & are now starting to sprout so warmth is a deffo IMO.

[veggiechicken]

Most of mine germinated in the heated prop. As soon as they were through I put them on the windowsill and, on fine sunny days, I'd carry them out into the GH and back in again at dusk.
However, about a week ago I forgot them and they've been in the GH ever since. Still alive - that's a positive

[bramble]

They're obviously tougher than we think VC.

[Snadger]

Mine are still alive but being on a N/W facing window sill they are over one foot high!