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- Subject: Re: Germination for Ziziphus jujube?
- From: M* B* <m*@lightspeed.net>
- Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 11:49:27 -0700
- Old-Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 11:48:49 -0700
- References: <v02130501b04ec6c54b55@[137.110.17.2]>
Nan Sterman wrote: > > >Can anyone give me germination instructions for: > >1. Ziziphus jujube - seeds have already been cleaned > >2. Leonotus lantana (Lion's ear) or any other species of Leonotus > > > >Thanks in advance. > > > >Don Martinson > >dmartin@cdmas.crc.fmlh.edu > > Lions ear is a cinch. Just plant the seeds with no special care and > they'll come up. The plants readily reseed and are easily propagated from > cuttings as well. You might be overwhelmed with them soon. > > Nan > > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > Nan Sterman, "gardening addict" > Olivenhain, California > Sunset Zone 24, USDA Zone 10b or 11 > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > So goes an old chinese proverb: > If you want to be happy for a few hours, get drunk; > If you want to be happy for a week-end get married; > If you want to be happy for a week, barbeque a pig; > If you want to be happy all your life long become a gardener The seeds of Ziziphus jujuba or Chinese dates are very hard, cracking but not breaking the seeds will help germination. Or rub the seeds against rough sandpaper, this will help the seed to absorb moisture for germination. This is called "scarification", commercially the dormancy period is reduced by adding concentrated acid to the seedcoat, which then disintegrates. Hope this will help. Martin Berghuis, Exeter, California
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