Posted by Austin, Little Rock on September 25, 2007, 7:39 pm A few weeks ago I ran across this article regarding cleaning sabal seeds. I had some sabal seeds from last year that were uncleaned in the refrigerator. This method works really well. I made just a minor adjustment--I poured all the seeds in the bag and then squeezed them a bit to loosen the pulp which allows the ferment process to really get going. I let them ferment for a week and then put them in a bucket and sprayed them with the hose to get more fruit off the seed. A lot of the seeds separated from the pulp. I'm going to ferment them one more week and repeat the method. Give it a try this fall when you collect your s. minor seeds. "I prefer to harvest, clean, and plant seeds promptly. Source: http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org/uploads/3-2NPJ126-131.pdf
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Hey my friends,
I clean seeds by placing individual fruits
inside a plastic bag, adding enough water
to moisten the seeds, and sealing the bag
to allow the pulp to ferment. After 1 wk,
I pour off the excess water and fermented
pulp, add fresh water and allow the
fermentation process to go again. I repeat
the process as often as necessary until the
seeds are clean. I place clean seeds on
newspaper to dry. Clean seeds can be
stored dry for several months without
harming germination."
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