Current and Just-About Seeds

I'm hooked.  I like making things grow, and I'm trying to cut my teeth on the impossible.

I am many things going, and so, in no particular order:

1.  Avocado - I have about eight different avocado pits going.  Toothpicks.  Ramekins.  Water.  Patience.  So far, the only activity is that I needed to clear fungus out of about half of them.  Fuuuun.

2.  Kumquat - fresh seeds from fruit.  Put them in fast draining rich soil. (~8 seeds)

3.  Lime - I have sown a few key lime seeds in the same pots as above.  (~8 seeds)

4.  Sapodilla - Yup.  Bang.  Bam.  Off the wall right away!  There is almost zero information about growing these things from seed online.  Perhaps I will be the one to rectify this (crosses fingers).  Sadly, I don't particularly care for the fruit as much I though I might.  Perhaps it's because they were harvested under-ripe.  Astringent was not an adjective ever used to describe it online!  (~4 seeds)

5.  Cherimoya - I am now certifiable.  I have sown some cherimoya seeds in peat moss (this will prove to be a mistake, oh well).  (~6 seeds)

6.  White sapote - I love this fruit, and the larger the better.  I really really love the "harder" varieties, the ones that spoon out like extremely thick ice cream.  Anyhoo.  Seeds are thick and fat, at about 1 1/2".  (~6 seeds)

7.  Rambutan - I can't get enough of these things.  I've now planted for of them in peat moss (likely a mistake).  After hearing how they need nearly 80% humidity almost constantly, I'm wondering whether failure may actually be an option.....  In the following picture, the rambutan is the read "hairy" one.  For reference, the fruit on the LEFT is a kiwi!  Image is property of fluffbuff and all rights are reserved by them.




8.  Mamey sapote - I got a huge mamey from my local Harry's farmer's market, and enjoy about 2/3 of it so far.  And the seed.  Oh my god.  It started to germinate INSIDE THE FRUIT.  The seed was a freaking MONSTER.  I'm including a picture just to prove it.  I planted it pointed side up with the point about 1/2 inch above the soil surface.  This orientation helps ensure a germination without unnecessary complications.  I'm not sure what the "thing" attached to seed is.   Aaaaand I just realized it reminds me of an ex-vivo femoral artery :X perhaps the image recognition software in my heads needs to learn when to shut off.



9.  Jackfruit.  In case, my mother ever reads this, no you won't ever have to smell it again.  In the mean time, I will be trying to start a jackfruit from seed.

10.  Kiwano - you've seen these orange spiky things in the stores.  Yup.  A while back, I tried one, but wasn't impressed with the taste.  Like a bland passion fruit.  This close cucumber relative (no, it's not even related to the cactus family) will likely be grown outside in the sun.

Future: Dragonfruit.  I must not die before trying this.