Wampee seed germination (forum)

Leelee starts with ...
I'm a newcomer to the subtropics (and this forum) and tasted wampee (wampi?) fruit for the first time from a tree on our property and love it. Having read that it grows readily from seed, I collected the biggest, healthiest seeds and potted them in good quality potting mix a couple of weeks ago and have kept them slightly moist, but not wet. None have germinated. I used fresh seed straight from very ripe fruit. Should I have dried them out first? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Time: 22nd February 2014 7:11pm

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Mike Tr says...
Don't dry them first. Put them in a clip lock bag with moistened peat moss or sphagnum and prick a few breathing holes. They'll sprout in a week and then plant in pots.

Time: 22nd February 2014 7:18pm

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Carl76 says...
Curious they didn't sprout.
I shoved a couple of bunches worth of seeds in some seed raising mix and had them all come up in a week.
Don't know if I should have been more selective with the seeds chosen.

Time: 22nd February 2014 8:22pm

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gimme says...
They should come up. My ones came up easy just in potting mix the black pot was sown a month ago and the red pot 2 weeks ago. They get some morning sun and only a little water when the mix is dry
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Time: 22nd February 2014 10:45pm

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Leelee says...
Thanks for the replies. I scraped some potting mix away to check a few of the seeds and it looks like they are sprouting. They are in full shade so I'll move them to a spot with morning sun. Also, I found advice online on making sow depth equal to the size of the seed but I think it may be too deep so I'll scrape soil off all of them and keep my fingers crossed.

Time: 23rd February 2014 3:19pm

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Linton says...
Something ate all the wampees!

I have 2 trees which have had clusters of fruit on them for the past couple of months. I have been watching them everyday and waiting for them to ripen so I could pick them.

However, the other day I looked out the window and all the fruit were gone - disappeared!!!

Do birds eat wampees? I never heard of birds eating citrus. Or maybe it was the possums. There were no fruit on the ground so they haven't fallen off the tree. Please tell me what sort of bird or animals might have taken them. Thanks.

Time: 24th February 2014 8:19pm

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yrt says...
Are the fruit stems still present? I vote for flying foxes.

Time: 25th February 2014 9:58am

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Linton says...
Yes, the stems seem to be still there.

I've never seen any flying foxes around here, plenty of possums though.

Can you tell me does netting the trees stop possums?

Time: 26th February 2014 11:07am

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phil@tyalgum says...
Rats can be invisible raiders of fruit trees... they go almost unnoticed until you realize your much anticipated crop is disappearing overnight - even the seeds are consumed leaving little evidence of who the culprit might be. Black rats are great climbers and are a silent plague - most people don't realize they are about as they skulk amongst the branches after dark. They can also devastate the vegetable patch - a couple of strategically placed traps can really make a difference to your harvest if you spot the damage early enough.

Time: 26th February 2014 11:14am

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davewastech says...
My wampi seeds grew easily in small pots in Sydney. Quick to sprout but then they seem quite slow. 10 months old now and still only about 15cm high.

Time: 25th December 2014 3:31pm

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TMary says...
davewastech I think if you pot them up they will take off. They also like to be fed.

Time: 26th December 2014 7:43am

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davewastech says...
Thanks TMary,
I've got 4 in pots. I had potted the biggest one into a bigger pot about 2 months ago and it's doing a bit better than the others. I'll try being a bit more generous with the fertilizer as you suggest
Thanks,
Dave

Time: 29th December 2014 10:33pm

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