Several seed growing projects from selecting seeds to growing seedling until they bloom.
My step-by-step method for growing plumeria seedlings in water-fed plugs, including BOOST and BioBlast rates, six-week transplanting, and the 2024 Majestic seedling that bloomed at about seven months. Includes regional weather records and references.
Camelot seed-soaking observations In this 2019 project, I soaked 70 Camelot seeds for four hours. At that point, 68 had sunk and two remained floating. The two floating seeds appeared to have underdeveloped embryos; this was a visual assessment, not confirmation that they could not germinate. After soaking, I placed the Camelot seeds in FCN … Read more
Whether you plan on growing plumeria for pleasure or profit, you should know growing from seeds is a major commitment that grows bigger and bigger every year. Growing a plumeria from seed is the only way to produce a new cultivar. Typically it will take a plumeria 2-3 years to bloom and sometimes much longer. … 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