Cycad Seed

[Ray]

My large cycad (Cycas revoluta), AKA sago palm, has bloomed and fruited out like never before.

If anyone wants to try their hand at germinating these things, I'll send somel for the cost of shipping.

Supposedly, the "fast" way of germinating them is as follows:

1. Scrape the orange pulp off the outside, exposing the hard shell.
2. Holding the seed vertically, pointy end up, give it a gentle whack or two with a hammer to crack the shell.
3. Remove the seed from the shell and caregully remove its thin, brown covering.
4. Nestly the seed on its side, about one-third to one-half its depth, into moist potting soil.
5. Keep it moist by misting, not by top or bottom watering, as that is supposed to induce rot.
6. Keep them very warm and in a few weeks, plants should emerge and sink roots into the soil.