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Comment on How To Germinate Monkey Puzzle Seeds by James

James — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:46:01 +0000

Hi Geoff, there is no such thing as a silly question! The answer is the pointed end goes into the soil leaving the tail and most of the seed on view.

James

Comment on How To Germinate Monkey Puzzle Seeds by geoff.b.

geoff.b. — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:24:23 +0000

hi i am totally new to this when ur seeds are ready for seed tray after soaking which side down do they go into the dirt? i feel daft asking this question but i just want to get it right.many thanks.

Comment on How To Germinate Monkey Puzzle Seeds by Rob

Rob — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:58:02 +0000

Hi. I’ve been searching for seed myself for a few years, and today, I actually found some. But my DK/RHS book on propagating plants doesn’t give much info. Thanks for your detailed advice on growing these interesting trees from seed. I’ll let you know how I get on. Rob (UK)

Comment on My Greenhouse by blue world gardener

blue world gardener — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:45:30 +0000

That IS an impressive greenhouse – and yes, we did get ours from the same (orange) place. I just hope ours one day looks half as good (and half as big!) as yours!

Comment on How To Germinate Monkey Puzzle Seeds by James

James — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:51:27 +0000

Hi Michelle, many thanks for the question. I have never fed my trees anything, however I feel that they get all the food they need from the soil so I always use quality soil, I use John Innes Number 2. I have all of mine in pots and I replace the top couple of inches of soil every 2 years so that they have some fresh soil, I also repot them every 3 to 4 years and add lots of new soil when I do it.

I hope that helps

James

Comment on How To Germinate Monkey Puzzle Seeds by Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:28:18 +0000

Hi i was just wondering do you feed these trees with anything? I bought a load of seeds and planted them as you suggest, fingers crossed! I love them hope some seedlings appear!

Comment on How To Germinate Monkey Puzzle Seeds by James

James — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:01:18 +0000

Hi Jenny, an unheated greenhouse over winter would be perfect for these, thats what I do for the first winter and then I bring them out for all future winters……good luck

Comment on How To Germinate Monkey Puzzle Seeds by Jenny Baker

Jenny Baker — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:31:02 +0000

Please can you tell me if it s ok to leave the pots of newly planted germinated seeds in an unheated greenhouse over winter?
I am about to sow the seeds according to your method.

Comment on How To Germinate Monkey Puzzle Seeds by Linda McLauchlan

Linda McLauchlan — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:11:14 +0000

Hi there. I too sell seeds on Ebay and as you said they are falling this year. We are lucky to have a male and female tree in our garden, both of which are over 100 years old. We have also grown a lot of smaller trees and some seeds have self germinated in the garden. If any one is interested in buying look for themerchantofv on Ebay. All seeds are fresh and tested before being sent out. Many thanks.

Comment on My TAI8515 1-Wire Weather Station by Debbie C

Debbie C — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:00:04 +0000

Interesting!