2018 Project – Growing Plumeria from Seed to Blooms.
Germinating Seeds & Growing Seedlings in water saturated plugs using Hydroponics First off, I have to admit I’m not a fan for water rooting for plumeria cuttings. Usually, I started plumeria seeds in FlexiPlugs in a flat tray without drain holes and filled with water for the first day or so. Then I transfer the … Read more
I started plugs and seeds soaking on 2-16-2018 and so far I’ve planted a total of 216 seeds consisting of Jackie, Metallica, Jack’s Purple, Bonnie Fox, Salmon Jack, and others. All seeds planted so far are grown hoping for new cultivars. Materials Needed: Plumeria Seeds, something to soak the seeds in, 2” x 3” Gro-Tech … Read more
2-2-2018 Update, Starting with the Basic Project Details. Planting seed weather in Homestead looks good enough to start my seed planting and seedling projects. The forecast says the lows are going to be around 60 and the highs around 80 for the next two weeks. This is the earliest I’ve planted plumeria seeds outdoors. They … Read more
January 27th, 2018 Seed selection and planting, it’s time to start working on the details. My planned start date, Feb 1st is just around the corner. Here is the list of seeds, Gina, Hope, Heirloom, Jackie, Metallica, Super Round (J115), Jack’s Purple, Dwarf Singapore Pink, Mardi Gras, Aztec Gold, Waimea, Bonnie Fox, Raspberry Sundae….so far! Products … Read more
My 2018 projects are designed to determine how to speed up the growth of seeds and seedlings to the point of maturity without causing them to grow excessively tall and lanky. The goal is to grow seedlings to maturity and produce blooms as soon as possible. It is important to understand all about the Plumeria … Read more
Planning for late 2018 and 2019 plumeria seeds Work in Progress….. Every year, I have to start thinking about the next year’s supply of seeds. Determining which plumeria I want to get seed pods from and should I manually self-pollinate or cross-pollinate. This year, Irma gave us a chance to rearrange most of our plumeria … Read more
Jan 15, 2018 2018 Seed Project preparation started today. I checked to be sure I have everything I need for my projects. Gathering Supplies Needed: 2″x3″ FlexiPlugs plugs and trays. Vitazyme Carl Pool’s Root Activator Bioblast 7-7-7 Excalibur VI, 11-11-13 – I use Six-month slow release because we are in a longer growing season. Merlin’s Potion ProMix … Read more