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Followed the instructions pretty much as shown, except for the bleach, and after only 2 days the first seeds were sprouting. Put them in the growing medium and a day later the first seedling leaves are appearing. Great instructions leading to great success!
I did it totally different way and it's working , I placed the seeds over the dirt and spray much water and cover it with plastic bag and 1 week and they start to have roots , now I made a holes in the plastic cover
Nice video. I started my seeds 4 days ago but a little different. I soaked my seeds in warm water (not hot) and left them for 24 hours then filled pots about the same size you used with potting compost and sprinkled the seeds on top followed by a light covering of compost again. I then cut plastic bottles in half and placed over the top of the pots to create a propogator and put them on my south facing window seal. 4 days later they are all growing like mad.
Thank you so much for this video!! Yours is the only video I found that actually shared a potting mixture for this plant!! I was able to sprout 11 seeds out of 20 and they're now almost 3 inches tall and, so now I can transplant them!! Thank you again and have a blessed day!!🌱🤗🙏🏼
Thank you so much for your helpful info+video. I had a packet of sensitive plant seeds & followed the printed instructions to no germination for 4 weeks (and counting); they said to use freshly boiled water! It definitely cooked the seeds. I followed your instructions and some seeds germinated within a short 2 days! It's now been 4 days and more have shown sprouts. THANK YOU!
Thanks, I'm glad my video has been helpful for you. Yes freshly boiled water would have cooked the seeds and killed them, the seed company needs to update their growing instructions. Good luck with your new young plants.
Great stuff, thanks for the tutorial! I got some seeds as a surprise free gift when I ordered my carrot seeds. Didn't know it was the sensitive plant, so now I'm excited!
@@Gardeningat58N hey, how to you keep them alive afterwards? I always left them to stand outside in the blasting heat and they seemed to be doing fine, as long as i watered them 4 times a day ... Once i forgot to water them for 7 hours and they all died right then amd there, after 2 months of doing fine as fuck.
I accidentally grew these thinking they were a bag of peas! mislabeled off of ebay. Grew inside in potting soil in a tray, I got about 30 of these plants now
.... so we did’t go metric.... btw...plant closes only when temps are above 60 * F...3 plants for a hanging basket...makes a nice look...cut longer branches to shape....
Omg! Just because you live in an imperial country so does not make you stupid! And yes, I do know that your only kidding LOL 😂 but! With the States being the big Kahuna of the world.. what it does do, is make it so much harder for the rest of us who are metric! Anyways, Got to go now... us Canadians need to constantly maintain our igloos or we end homeless while getting eaten by Polar Bears.👍😉
Lol thanks @@David-sw3on But don't worry, I have much better reasons to feel embarrassed about my country right now than our random systems of measurements. :)
ive never really had plants before since i dont have a green thumb but really been wanting these and succulents, but i am so confused about your soil and such? what should i look for so that the roots arent being down? XD
That was so helpful. I am doing it all wrong. I only have one coming out of the soil in my plastic container. I'm scared to even touch it to move it but will give it a go with a small spoon. 🤞
As long as your gentle you won't damage it when you touch the leaf. If it is coming into winter where you live make sure it gets plenty of sunlight and warmth as these plant usually struggle to survive through the winter months, you may even need to put it under a grow light if you don't have sunny winters where you live.
Hi, I wonder if u can answer a question, please. My Gma got some Mimosa Trees in Germany over 125 years ago. She brought them in her suitcase and gave me a tree about 20 years back. It gets very beautiful and fragrant flowers, and it lives outside here in Michigan. It had huge seed pods this year. Would I grow one in the same manner? Thank u!
I'm not aware of any fully hardy Mimosa trees, but Albizia julibrissin is in the same family and looks very similar so its most likely to be an Albizia. Yes they can be grown in the same way as Mimosa pudica. Make sure you select the largest seeds from the tree and then follow the same steps as in my video. You may also need to wear down the seed coat with sand paper as they have a thicker seed coat than pudica. Just sand the seeds down a little before soaking them in hot water.
Can you buy pearl light and bark compost easily in garden centres or online? Any brand recommendations ? When , during the year should I sow the seeds? Mum gave a packet of sensitive back in February this year, I just came across them them today while having clear out.
Yes you should be able to find Perlite or bark based composts in most garden centres or online. The bark compost is usually sold as orchid compost, but check on the packet that it contains bark. As for brands, I've found for perlite and bark they don't tend to differ too much, at least here in the UK anyway. Your best sowing them in spring or early summer. You could probably get away with sowing them now, but you'll find come November they will suffer with the lack of sunlight.
I live in Virginia in the mountains in the United States. I used to play with a large mimosa plant when I was a little girl in the hot house. And had not seen them sense so I ordered some seeds and I had them under the light for about a month and a half and I thought I was doing something wrong so I gave up I ended up putting it out side on the banister and I got son almost all day because inside does not get a lot of sun or it has to be in a room that's not a lot of fun but so the cats do not get to it. Next thing I noticed I have five plants that have sprouted outside in my pot. So as it grows what do I do come winter because we do get quite a bit of snow quite cold I don't see how I can keep it warm enough or get enough sunlight even under one of those lights for growing herbs and things with I do have what they didn't grow under that. Will they grow an hour winter atmosphere and yes sometimes below freezing. Thank you
Can you show us when and how you transplant them into the ground? I’ve tried 3 rounds of seedlings and I’m able to reach the stage of your seedling then all of a sudden they all die at once. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I would greatly appreciate some advice or a video showing what to do next. Thanks.
I germinate my tree legume seeds on damp bubble wrap with a little bit of water in the bottom of the container instead of paper towel or toilet paper. This almost eliminates the problem of mould growing on the seeds and the roots don't grow into the bubble wrap like they would with tissue/paper towel sometimes (this was a problem I had before). I have used this method with Moringa oleifera, Virgilia capensis and even with mango seeds, very carefully removed from their seed coats, soaked for 24 hours and then wrapped in scrunched up bubble wrap, on an angle in a takeaway food container, with water reaching the bottom part of the seed. I found that carefully clipping a tiny bit off the "non germ" end of the seed coat of most tree legumes, then soaking in room temperature water for 24 hours was a good way to kickstart germination, better than the hot water method, but you have to be careful to just clip the seed coat without damaging the seed. Also, you can't clip the seed coat of moringa seeds or you'll kill them, either plant them unsoaked or soak them for 24 hours in room temperature water. I hope this helps someone out there. God Bless!
How often do you water them and how much water? Over watering seems to be one of the biggest issues with these, but I can’t find info on how much exactly they need and how often. As they grow it’s difficult to gauge how damp the soil is just by touching the soil when they’re in a bigger pot
I have no trouble germinating the sensitive mimosas, its keeping the plants alive that I struggle with. for the past three years I have been trying to grow them but they keep dying once they're about the size as your plants shown on this video. Does anyone have any advice on how to overcome this issue?
Id focus my view on watering them correctly, checking how much I water with a moisture sensor (they have those in various botanic shops and depos, usually a 3 in 1 that checks water, ph and light) and if my temperature is good for the plant first, then maybe if mold could be getting the plants or other diseases.
For what I was reading. Depending on the weather you'll have to water more or less. Winter time, Less. Make sure the soil is airy so a good soil mix should be ok. You can use orchid barks, perlite, maybe cactus soil. They love morning direct sun light. If in doubt, always, always, always check the roots and spray with equal part of hydrogen peroxide and water to kill any bacteria. Other than that they do not require any type of special conditions like other plants. Also, I just noticed you wrote this abut 4 years ago but I have already written all this information so I don't feel like deleting it lmao. I hope you were able to figure it out :)
Hi there, I have a question and I would really appreciate it if you can answer it for me: Do I need to plant it into a bigger pot, so that there are not so many of them in one little pot and if yes, when (after how long) do I do it? Thank you, in advance, for your help!
Id space them apart as soon as they have at least a few pairs of true leaves, if its one big pot at least 10-20cm or if outside maybe at least 30-40cm apart so they have room to grow and have decent ventilation between the leaves. Not sure if pros would suggest the same but that is what I would do.
iam the only guy with success on African Baobab (10 of 10 Seed sprouded), but i am failing hard on this one here(until now 0 of 25), second bag of seeds now in toilett paper and not in mini led greenhouse with fine vermiculite. is this light germinatior?
Light shouldn't be required for germination, the main thing that's needed is the high temperature heat treatment before sowing, then keeping the seeds warm and damp afterwards.
I am growing sensitive plants following your video. My question is related to seeds i harvested last year. Is the process the same? They do not sink. Should i store them differently?
Yes the process should be the same, if the seeds are floating then they probably are not viable, this may be due to harvesting too early or the light levels or temperature was too low for the seeds to fully form. It's still worth trying though as floating seeds sometimes still germinate.
The older seed that did not float actually started sprouting. The new seeds that did sink have not germinated after 2 weeks. I will wait and begin planting as they sprout. Thank you!
When my my seeds start to sprout the sensitive leaves curl and are not sensitive then shortly die can you tell me what I am doing wrong as it’s my 3rd attempt
check how damp the soil is, it sounds like your soil might be too wet or dry. Also make sure its in a warm position, they don't like cold temperatures.
They are usually easy to grow as long as they get enough heat and sunshine, they are tropical plants and require warm temperatures to do well. Also their roots easily rot if the compost is too wet.
@@Gardeningat58N ok got it but i don't see my seeds opening up to begin with i did the only thing i did not do like the video was sink it in water dose that effect the process
@@faisal-108 The most important thing is to make sure the seeds are allowed to get hot in the hot water treatment and that they are kept warm and damp afterwards. They usually start germinating within a week, but some seeds take a bit longer, sometimes a few months.
It's 60C, the seeds get this hot when under the tropical sun and so they will be perfectly fine at this temperature for a few minutes. I you do use water as hot as 60C just make sure you don't burn your fingers. Any temperature between 45C and 60C should work.
Yes there is a very similar plant to this one called Mimosa Pigra, it grows as a large shrub or small tree, however it is invasive in some countries so be careful if you are planting it in your garden. Its leaves are much larger than Mimosa pudica and also have big spines.
The Mimosa tree Albizia julibrissin..will close its leaves at night. Mimosa pudica, we call it the TickleMe Plant in the USA is shown wonderfully in this video. My students love to grow them.
They actually grow like weeds in the wild, I used to see them a lot in Hong Kong. But they grow in the tropics where its regularly over 30C which helps to break their dormancy. In the wild they germinate slowly over several months with some seeds germinating almost straight away and others taking a long time. This ensures that they don't all grow at the same time. But using the hot water treatment helps them to all germinate at the same time.
Nice long video but it doesn't really require anything like this. Throw them in the soil and it will germinate within a week. Simple as that. For soil sand, perlite, loam. 40/40/20%. To keep it alive is a little bit more tricky mainly about the watering and spider mites. Once you get the hang of it it's fairly easy.
Love your videos. Subbed. Just a suggestion, it would be great if you could say the temperature in UK and US. I often watch videos while I am multitasking and can't stop and calculate the difference. I do my best to memorize stuff like this filed away in the gardening folder in my brain. Growing herbs indoors is something I want to do.
Unfortunately there is not much that you can do to save plants from over watering. Make sure there is no water sitting in the saucer beneath the pot. To encourage the compost to dry faster you can move them somewhere warmer and with some better airflow.
A lot of seeds can be germinated this way, although many would prefer warm water over something thats hot like 60C. I would also not use bleach since hydrogen peroxide is my go to when I need to germinate seeds or propogate something in water. A spoon of 3 percent H2O2 into 1L of water should do the trick unless you use it for adult plants to avoid mold in the pot, then 3 spoons for the same amount of water is ok - my cayenne peppers, bamboos and ginseng ficus bonsai take that very well since not only it kills mold, but it also provides the roots with extra oxygen.
It's possible, but they don't like the low temperatures and low light levels over winter, if you live in a country which still gets good light levels over winter then you could grow them on a sunny windowsill, otherwise they would need a grow light to help them through the winter.
@@Gardeningat58N thanks! I just got my first few seeds sprouting their roots. This is my first plant I’m growing and I keep hearing that I may over water it, how often should I be watering or what should I be looking for when debating whether to water it or not?
What it grows from seeds? In Philippines it grow everywhere and it doesn't need seed And I have a lot of em and I didn't grow them from seeds They just grew randomly And the leaves a voilet to green
Never mind, I figured it out when you said 40 degrees and quite hot. LOL! I thought 40* is hot? I'm in the US so 40 is actually cool. Wish we'd chance to metric. Its much more accurate.
I never realised I didn't specify if it was Centigrade or Fahrenheit, thanks for letting me know, I'll add a little pop up in the video to make it clearer. Yes 40 in Fahrenheit would be pretty cool.
No, as long as you gently touch it. It folds up its leaves because it thinks it could be an insect that is trying to eat it. But it always opens its leaves up again within a few minutes.
I just wanted to mention you using toilet paper I would think you could also use paper towels or even cotton balls put together that's what I used when I was a little girl to grow bird seeds for my birds don't know if that works but I might try that too
HOLY SHIT I BOUGHT SEEDS OFF EBAY AND THOUGHT THEY WERE PEAS BECAUSE THEY WERENT LABELLED AND THEY LOOK LIKE THIS, So exciting lol. Too late in the season for peas anyways! Probably would've died if I planted them in the garden LOL!
I used to in my child hood in Pakistan. But since 47 years I am living in Canada ,I couldn't find this plants or seeds where can I by seeds ,how much it cost ?
I bought the seeds from amazon, but you can find them from other online shops, also sometimes garden centres sell them with the seeds in the kids section as they are a fun plant for children to see. Search for Mimosa pudica, it shouldn't cost more than a few dollars.
The seeds must have oxygen to germinate, but I do actually seal mine. I find that there is enough oxygen already in the container for them to germinate and also I open it every week or so to check on them and that allows oxygen in. I find if i don't seal mine it tends to dry out fairly quickly and more mould gets into the container.
Probably got lucky with healthy seeds and a good climate. If climate is a bit too harsh any plant needs special care untill it can adapt to what it gets. My cayenne peppers are still growing in a wardrobe under led lights with ventilation since any window or outside is not an option until summer. They would just die out or go into wintering and I dont want either since they are producing flowers and peppers like crazy with what I give them :D
does mimosa tree have different seeds? I mean how big does it get cause I've seen different mimosa seeds like this video : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VdgWKZIETIE.html
Yes there are many different Mimosa species, and some will grow into large trees, and not all of the Mimosa species will have leaves which are sensitive to touch. The one most people grow is Mimosa pudica as its leaves move the most, it remains small and it has nice small pink flowers.
