germinating seeds

peetah starts with ...
hi! is it possible to get custard apple seeds from a fruit bought from the fruit and veg shop to germinate? if so any tips?

Jason says...
I don't know about this, they usually take only a week or two to germinate at 20-25c soil temp. I've never encountered a Annona seed that will last more than a couple months in a pot and still be viable (they usually rot before that for me)

lenn says...
I.ve germinate a lot of cherimoyas or rather they just popped up where I ate . The seedling fruit is generally equal to grafted fruit but the number of fruit per tree is a lot fewer.

gozza says...
Yes, its easy to grow Custard apple i grew 400 plants last year and sold them all for 20 dollars, I'm going to grow 1000 yes time around there are 2 ways to grow them from seeds 1st way is paper towel method, with this method you put 2-3 seeds in the paper towel wet the towel then fold them and wrap them up with sandwich plastic bags then keep warm inside on window or elsewhere warm. 2nd is in plastic cups or trainer pots plant a seed in the pot water it and cover the whole pot with clear plastic wrap and keep away from frost.. and in 2-3 weeks you will see sprouts come out. hope this helps..

Abboud says...
I tried the paper towel method and it kinda worked. i placed about 4 seeds in the wet paper then placed it in a cd plastic bag, then left it on the balcony between pots not in direct sunlight.its been two month, only one germinated till now. Zone 10

Markmelb says...
They are looking good JohnMc1 - keep us tuned in when you ripen - open and Taste - Im setting up an area but not under plastic for some Annonas soon - your cherimoy seedlings are handling our cold quite well at present - planted garlic today.

Vinod says...
Yes, have grown plants from the seeds. They do take lot of time in germinating.