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Buckthorn
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Mimosa Hostillis Ehow Guide... legit or not?
#15219787 - 10/13/11 02:30 PM (12 years, 4 months ago) |
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Is this guide legit?
http://www.ehow.com/how_5122029_grow-mimosa-hostilis.html
Instructions
Things You'll Need Sharp knifePaper towelPlastic bagPotPerilite, grit or another not-organic, sandy soilOrganic soilLiquid fish fertilizer
Get what you need for every project at HomeDepot.com 1 Make a cut or nick in the large end of the seed. Mimosa hostilis seeds, being from the pod fruit family, are very hard. Making a cut or nick in the seed will help promote germination, similar to what some gardeners do with bean or pea seeds to help the new sprout escape the pod seed.
2 Soak the seeds in very hot, but not boiling, water for 30 minutes to an hour. The seeds that have plumped up (or swelled) after soaking are more likely to germinate. Re-soak the others in hot water in the hope that they will swell.
3 Wrap the swelled seeds in a wet paper towel. Place the towel in a plastic bag to keep the towel moist. Check the seed-germination process and the moistness of the paper towel every other day. Re-wet the paper towel if it appears to be drying out. In a few days (up to a week), the seeds should show signs of sprouting.
4 Plant the germinated seeds in a small pot filled with perlite, grit or any non-organic soil. This will help keep the moisture level uniform during sprouting and early growth, and prevent mold. Plant each seed 2 inches deep in its own small pot.
5 Place the planted pots in a well lit, but not hot, location. Mimosa hostilis is native to rain forests, so it prefers a more humid, filtered light over direct, hot sunlight.Germination and plant development usually takes two to six weeks. During that time, keep the potting mixture consistently moist, but not overly wet and soggy.
6 Transplant young mimosa hostilis plants into organic soil when they are a few inches tall. Provide the young plants with a lot of root space, diffused or filtered light and regular watering. As the mimosa hostilis plant establishes and begins to grow, occasionally fertilize the tree with a liquid fish fertilizer.
Read more: How to Grow Mimosa Hostilis | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_5122029_grow-mimosa-hostilis.html#ixzz1ahCfasKS
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naum



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Re: Mimosa Hostillis Ehow Guide... legit or not? [Re: Buckthorn]
#15219853 - 10/13/11 02:41 PM (12 years, 4 months ago) |
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Not really.
There are a couple of factual errors and while that may work growing these from seed is really simple.
Here's how I do it:
1) Nick seed using sand paper, nail file, or jeweler's file. 2) Sow ~1/4" deep in a well draining seed starting mix in indirect sunlight or under an appropriate light. I find 4" sq. pots to be nice for starting seeds of all types. 3) Transplant at 3-4" inches to individual containers when they will start to stall due to lack of root space. 4) Transplant to 1 gal pots when they start to stall in individual pots. 5) Get them in the ground once they outgrow a 1 gal. pot if you live in an appropriate climate zone.
They can take full sunlight and they are quite hardy/drought tolerant.
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Buckthorn
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Re: Mimosa Hostillis Ehow Guide... legit or not? [Re: naum]
#15219880 - 10/13/11 02:44 PM (12 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thank you very much!
I plan on growing these entirely inside.
How about the time estimates Ehow provides? Are those accurate?
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Re: Mimosa Hostillis Ehow Guide... legit or not? [Re: Buckthorn]
#15220108 - 10/13/11 03:23 PM (12 years, 4 months ago) |
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They grow extremely quickly under the right conditions. Even with neglect they grow pretty quickly. I don't think it's possible to grow them indoors beyond 6 mo. - year unless you're doing bonsai.
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Re: Mimosa Hostillis Ehow Guide... legit or not? [Re: naum]
#15220273 - 10/13/11 03:47 PM (12 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thank you mimosa master!
One more question for the master: how big could they get in 6 months to a year?
Edited by UILECHUMHACHTACH (10/13/11 08:10 PM)
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Re: Mimosa Hostillis Ehow Guide... legit or not? [Re: Buckthorn]
#15220361 - 10/13/11 03:59 PM (12 years, 4 months ago) |
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Irie, #5 is BS!!
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5 Place the planted pots in a well lit, but not hot, location. Mimosa hostilis is native to rain forests, so it prefers a more humid, filtered light over direct, hot sunlight.
Northern Brazil is dry & arid savannah, which is their native habitat... Otherwise it's a fair enough guide. Although I would say water in-frequently! BTW just harvested a 3yr old tree, 25-30 tall, got about 2kgs of bark product. Respect, Z
Edited by Zaka (10/13/11 04:03 PM)
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Buckthorn
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Re: Mimosa Hostillis Ehow Guide... legit or not? [Re: Zaka]
#15221797 - 10/13/11 08:10 PM (12 years, 4 months ago) |
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Wow that's impressive!
That's all i need to know!
Many thanks to both of you if I didn't opt out of the ratings shit I would have left you 5
so here's 5!
   
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