Date Palms - Growing From Seed

Date Palms - Growing From Seed - Experiment

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Check out my date palms I grew from seed, and see the awesome results of my experiment. Learn how to grow them yourself and see how long it will take. Find me on facebook. / thekiwigrower
The inspiration to grow these came from Jane's awesome channel "MyInspiredCreation" - Make sure you go check it out! / myinspiredcreation

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@CheekyMonkey0007 9 жыл бұрын

I did the same experiment 2 months ago, however without soaking the seeds, and the plants now are about 10cm height. I never expected them to grow, it was a real surprise when I saw them, and then I came to this video to check if they are really date palms! Yes, they are date palms and I am happy about it

@Riccardo9245 8 жыл бұрын

+Sofia Sugar you never expect them to grow? oh man, you better be ready, because over the next few years they will grow, and grow, and grow... tip: lots of natural light, water them from the bottom not too often, and don´t worry too much, they´ll do the rest.

@VickyIvashkov24 3 жыл бұрын

I was cleaning the fridge and saw some dates, so I decided to put one of the seeds in a pot, without expecting to grow because I thought it wouldn't. But it did. I put some water from time to time, I think probably around 2 and a half months and poof suddenly there it was. 🌱 so here I am watching videos and searching information as to how to take care of my little plant. 🥰

@TheKiwiGrower 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Hope it grows well for you!

@Lou.ps. 5 жыл бұрын

I have two date trees growing from seeds from eaten fruit,there growing beautifully,I just plant any pips or seeds and most of them grow,oranges advocates,cherries,lemons mangoes.Ive been very lucky so far

@sunrisedream3457 4 жыл бұрын

My dear Elizabeth, Palm tree can grow if it was came by seeds, but the proplems are 1.palm tree can't give any DATES in the Future, if it gave date, it will be week and Quality is not good. 2.more than 80% palms came from seeds may be MALE, not Female to give us Dates. I know this because I'm from the original Land of Palms

@shamsa5151 11 жыл бұрын

Date palms are the best! We have millions of date palms here in the UAE! With variety of kinds and colors :)

@MadIslowlygoing 2 жыл бұрын

I have grown eight plants this way, I left them too long and they had the leaves on five of them .I'm going to try another batch tomorrow, after soaking them. This is an excellent way to grow them.

@AlMoxtar 11 жыл бұрын

Males take between 3 and 6 years to flower, female ones between 6 and 10. You need of course one male for pollination, and hot whether for the fruits to develop. It's not a plant for impatient folk, luckily, it needs no ministration either. Anyway, if you have enough room for it, go ahead and sprout a bunch of seeds and plant them in a row, and just forget about them. In a few years, you'll be either pleasantly surprised or end up with a decorative palm row :)

@TheMissanon 3 жыл бұрын

How is your date palm trees doing? Would love an update!!

@stokermeister3 4 жыл бұрын

Great video I have a couple of date palm seeds growing quite well considering I live in Ireland 🇮🇪

@TheKiwiGrower 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@nailaha2987 11 жыл бұрын

i too am experimenting with growing a date tree. what i did was put a handful of date seeds into a jar with shallow water. changing the water to keep it clean and also i made sure the seeds were clean from any skins. and success!! i too have roots. i think the hard part is waiting and watching them grow into trees. i heard it can take years before any dates.

@doralevitt2879 6 жыл бұрын

I just bought a bunch of dates tonight- 18 to be exact, but when I opened 2 of them they were black and hairy inside- something out of " Invasion of The Body Snatchers!!" Lol- thank God I didn't eat them! But I cut opened the other 16 dates and their now soaking in water for 24 yrs before I ziplock them, thanks for telling us about leaving them in the bag longer! Oh yeah- hi from NYC!! :)

@cliffordwade9891 8 жыл бұрын

I used to sprout these every Christmas Season and give them as gifts in the spring. I'd shove them in a peet pellet, keep them wet until the tap root sprouted out the bottom. They'd sprout within a week or so. Then I would plant them in a styro cup, 1/2 potting soil, 1/2 vermiculite. Even after 10yrs, the plants aren't unwieldy but the fronds do have spines. If you live in an area where they have to be brought in in the winter, it's better just to grow them indoors. They'll sunburn badly if you take them outside in direct summer sun.

@imacheetah100 8 жыл бұрын

I have a million degree Texas summer heat. wow

@badgoodweather 9 жыл бұрын

I ate a box of about 20 dates i kept 8 seeds i planted 8 seeds in 2 cups and son of a bitch 1 of them has sprouted!

@SaidaIsir 9 жыл бұрын

ApocalypticStorms lol!

@jayedha2202 7 жыл бұрын

Saida Isir loop

@lorilange8654 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I got dates seeds with 1&1/2 roots in them 4 already planted getting tiny shoots where the fronds will be forming.. I'm learning they need magnesium to Epsom salts may do the trick but not sure how much perhaps put some in the spray bottle and use a small amount diluted with borax (boron) perhaps they will grow amazing well and faster?

@emat4198 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, I put some seeds with a flower I have in my home and it grew, I didn't expect it would 🥰 I would like to put it in my garden, any help about that, do you have tutorial video or something it could help me? Also, I'm from Bosnia and not sure about how can our wheather help date palm grow or expect any fruits. THX

@user-ht4gb2fw4e 11 жыл бұрын

They found a seed from an extinct date tree species in Masada 40 years ago. It has now been planted. Its 4 feet tall now and the only one of its species on earth!

@beldengi 6 жыл бұрын

acerb45666555: An indigenous ranger here in Australia noticed a lone male date palm near the Australian centre. He thought that it was unusual and it turned out to be unique in the world (after DNA testing). This tree produces the greatest number of male flowers annually of any date palms in the world, and is now being commercialised.

@MyInspiredCreation 12 жыл бұрын

Awesome Dates, Kalem! I too found it amazing that the ones in the ziploc bag is growing more vigorous than the one planted fast into soil. Like you mentioned in your video, it must be because of the amount of roots it's grown. Thanks for sharing my channel! :)

@R3pc0n 9 жыл бұрын

thanks for posting this...good information to have. one quick and probably silly question; how do you determine the sex of the tree? also, can you give us an update on the trees and how they have grown?

@erichuang5971 11 жыл бұрын

you have a awesome channel and i love your cats

@dashasands 3 жыл бұрын

When can I move my 2 mo old seedling outside? I live in California and most of the yard is in bright sunlight, no shade. Or should I keep my plans indoors until they mature a bit more?

@saadmahimi7537 Жыл бұрын

Wow this tree must be producing tons of date🙂🥰

@Josh_Green44 12 жыл бұрын

A coffee filter might not hold as much moisture, perhaps that would be a good paper towel substitute. When I use the zip-lock and paper towel method, I always leave the zip-lock open to allow air to the bag.

@ThePaleoAgrarianist 12 жыл бұрын

I've never tried growing date palms, just cherries. But luckily I love cherries so I'll have no shortage of pits when I try to grow some again. :) Thanks for the advide, everyone. :D

@TheQueendom-Au 4 жыл бұрын

I dropped mine right in the dirt in may. The are 7 inches tall now.

@TheTarieff 11 жыл бұрын

To grow date palm from seeds you need to wait 5 to 15 year to have date according to the type of date palm you take the seeds from it moreover the new palm tree can be male or famale ,you need both to get dates from a female palm tree

@PeterEntwistle 12 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, I will remember to keep them in the bags a little longer, when I give them a try.

@faresramadan1753 10 жыл бұрын

thanks to you the best videos i ever so in my live cause you wrote on the video the methods its good for some body his English not good thanks alot

@durgasaranyacrazyworld1713 2 жыл бұрын

I have 20 date palms is growing in garden they r so beautiful to seeing

@TheKiwiGrower 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! :)

@organicgrow4440 5 жыл бұрын

Hi All, I had an Alocasia Black velvet in a pot in my office by the window, I dropped a couple of Tunisian dates seed after eating the fruit & one has spouted about 40cm tall now with 3 leaves, I have now moved to an office room with no natural light, hope it does ok here.

@TheKiwiGrower 5 жыл бұрын

awesome thats so cool

@beldengi 6 жыл бұрын

Bad idea to grow from seed unless you are a plant breeder hoping to discover a worthwhile new variety. A date palm grown from seed has an entirely unpredictable outcome yet you will have to wait on average for 10 years before you will know. I would not want to waste those 10 years (not 5 as other people here have stated).

@Ottee2 10 жыл бұрын

I'm beginning to see that date palms are slow growing. Also I would grow date palms for decorative reasons, rather than for fruit production. Date palms grown from seedlings are not reliable for date production. Commercial operations use the offshoot method to generate new trees.

@kalutecpowersolutions9523 7 жыл бұрын

I would like to know , I leave southern part of Uganda Kampala in ( Africa) I planted date plant from seed after enjoying fruits by the help of you tube videos. Now the plants have 8 inches per leaf and they look healthy. so may I know , will they grow and give out fruits Or Not Because of one common climate is not too hot. Please advise me either i continue or pullout? So Help Help Help. my e- mail address kaluyam@gmail.com

@Ottee2 7 жыл бұрын

Kaluya, I am not an expert, but I do know that you need a male plant and a female plant in order to produce fruit. Myself, I only have the one date palm plant, so I know that I will never get dates off of it. But, I grow it anyway for its decorative features, and also as an experiment to see if I can keep it alive in Canada, which has a colder climate. Hope this helps :)

@kalutecpowersolutions9523 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ottee, your response contributed courage to me, for this experiment. Right now my date plants have three leaves and each has 1 ft tall, they are 8 plants. Therefore,I still don't know what will happen due to the climate in Uganda is not so much hot compared to the areas where they best. However, I still need more people who have different or similar experiences to help me on these plants please!!!.

@youwardasuci 12 жыл бұрын

nice..ihave 7 dates psalms tree...now they start the leave of three..

@sumanpro4523 4 жыл бұрын

Please let me know how much male and female trees need to produce dates...

@robb4044 6 жыл бұрын

A few years ago I planted 10 date seeds. 9 of them sprouted. I gave 4 of them to my mother-in-law and I planted the other 5 in my back yard. They did ok until I ran over 3 of them with the mower. Yeah, they didn't do too well after that. Then later I ran over another one with the mower. So I have one left now but it's like 4 1/2 feet tall.

@thedeangelofactor 6 жыл бұрын

Rob B haha shouldn't drink and mow

@robb4044 6 жыл бұрын

lol ikr

@sphere_of_facts111 2 ай бұрын

Could you give us an update on these plants.

@MajorEasley 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video thanks for sharing lock the parakeets in the background Little Rascals. 🤣👍

@MrNewgard 10 жыл бұрын

Great video! What kind of soil do you use for palm seedlings like these? And at what point would you recommend adding fertilizer?

@MrNewgard 10 жыл бұрын

Alexander Dimayuga Nope, they're maybe 1-2 years old.

@ericmenefy4864 9 жыл бұрын

i would love to see you try growing Nikau Palm from seed..

@dalevandenheuvel3927 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative video, thank you very much.

@Kurdishking55 8 жыл бұрын

Should you open the ziplock bag and water them again during the process?

@youtubehandlesareridiculous 9 жыл бұрын

1:20 its winter over here...Please That looks like summer. Come to Chicago lol

@roberthughes6428 8 жыл бұрын

Good information to have. one quick question; how do you determine the sex of the tree? also, when will the trees start to give dates?

@beldengi 6 жыл бұрын

Robert Hughes The male flowers produce pollen whilst the females produce buds. Expect to wait 10 years

@sumanpro4523 4 жыл бұрын

That means to produce dates its need both(male-female) trees..am i right?

@PaoloElarmo 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have an Update of this Tree..?

@OhioJimbo 10 жыл бұрын

Mine are nearly twenty years old and I live in Ohio. The plants are barely three feet tall but continue to thrive in the muggy summers of Ohio!

@abhishekjohari638 2 жыл бұрын

Did they flower ?

@OhioJimbo 2 жыл бұрын

Yes they did but I did not get any fruit from them

@abhishekjohari638 2 жыл бұрын

@@OhioJimbo perhaps, they were male plants. Thank you for your reply, now i know growing them from seeds is not a good idea.

@freyadelamerced403 8 жыл бұрын

My dad just put the date seeds in the pot after we ate them. And unexpectedly it did sprout. ^_^

@permofit 12 жыл бұрын

thats awesome i have some seeds i will try that verry cool I love dates.

@suzclarke 5 жыл бұрын

How are these plants now?? 👍👍💚

@googleuser344 6 жыл бұрын

Hi. I do not understand English very well from hearing. Tell me, what to do to date the palm growing nicely and the leaves were juicy green?

@ThePaleoAgrarianist 12 жыл бұрын

Whenever I try to germinate seeds using the "paper towel method" they get moldy. Any advice on how to correct that?

@marinskyart2377 5 жыл бұрын

My date plant is about 6 months old. When I repotted it I accidently broke the stem that connects to the date seed it self, will my plant die? My date plant has a nice root system so I hope its going to live

@TheKiwiGrower 5 жыл бұрын

If it has strong roots it should survive. Good luck! :)

@mushroommagic144 4 жыл бұрын

Did you keep the zip lock bags somewhere dark? Or did they get direct/indirect sunlight?

@TheKiwiGrower 4 жыл бұрын

Just in my house out of direct light. No need for complete darkness :)

@freakygeaktwo 12 жыл бұрын

looking good great shots :) thanks for sharing

@vladissimo18 11 жыл бұрын

it will make date ? and after how longer

@vladissimo18 11 жыл бұрын

how many years take to produce fruits ?

@maykablah 10 жыл бұрын

How long does it takes to give you dates? 20 years? I got 4

@Ihavetruth22 10 жыл бұрын

they are slow growers.

@khaledsaad4122 9 жыл бұрын

***** hello there in regards of the growth of the date palm tree it takes about 5 years to get dates out of it. i am a date farmer and it is our family business, i currently own 160 and will have more and my father owns about 2000 palm tree. for your info we don't grow it from the seed it will take forever rather we plant it from its mother coz every palm tree will have about 3 to 5 small palm try along it is life span, so we take from its mother when it is about 40 pound and plant it some where els quit frankly it will be batter than its mother fruit wise. i hope you will benefit from this information and you will get batter idea about palm tree

@Ihavetruth22 9 жыл бұрын

khaled saad thank you

@MohmedMbabazi 9 жыл бұрын

khaled saad Is it possible to import some to grow here in africa

@khaledsaad4122 9 жыл бұрын

well as far as i know it is already in Africa for instance Algeria is the biggest date exporter in the world but as tree quantity saudi arabia is 1st. i think it depends where you grow it coz it needs lots of dry heat plus some humidity at the harvesting time hope this help (-:

@FoodwaysDistribution 5 жыл бұрын

Any updates on theses palm trees

@louiNtoby23 11 жыл бұрын

Great video, would love too see an update

@tamt.2630 5 жыл бұрын

Hello! My date palms are same as the one in the big pot that you have. It is normal to being slow from there? I saw they grow up very fast from seed, but now is going slow.. is this normal? I hope you can help me.. Thanks!

@TheKiwiGrower 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm not in the climate where I can plant them in the ground, so I have mine in a pot. It's stayed same size for a long time now, so unless you're in the right climate it's likely to stay small..

@tamt.2630 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheKiwiGrower thank you so much!! I'll wait a couple of month and then put then in the ground. I am in a tropical climate... and I used to see them around here very nice and big. Thank you so much!

@XhanaLabs 12 жыл бұрын

Nice tip.

@amilom007 8 жыл бұрын

I don't think you could grow date palms because the date palms need a very hot climate like the middle east which is way different from Kiwi climate, the trees are males and females so you need to grow many trees to get fruits, also tree grown from seeds do not produce the same fruit quality of the parent tree and could be non eatable.

@cliffordwade9891 8 жыл бұрын

'tree grown from seeds do not produce the same fruit quality of the parent tree' That's especially true for Apples. Apple orchards are generally pollinated w/crab-apple trees. We just grow palms as ornamentals anyway They are farmed successfully as far as 35N Latitude Here In The States Arid and Sunny seems the key Other than that, my wife and I get all kinds of unusual varieties from the produce section

@aziswp3895 6 жыл бұрын

How to identify date palm sex (male/female) from seedlings?

@SamsAdventures247 2 жыл бұрын

So cool ☀️👌

@subbaraobolla5807 7 жыл бұрын

How maney varieties in date palms which variety suitable in India Andra Pradesh

@ajenlugolmei1194 7 жыл бұрын

What is the most suitable climate for dates plant?

@beldengi 6 жыл бұрын

Ajenlu Golmei : very hot and dry but with access to water.

@Cjandlindseyland 11 жыл бұрын

great video

@mysterious3970 6 жыл бұрын

Neat!

@user-ht4gb2fw4e 12 жыл бұрын

When bird's poop, they drop these seed's. I simulate that by just tossing date seed's into my planter's. Let nature take it's course I say!

@ct.2 8 жыл бұрын

However, this method takes a long time The quickest way to take palm from Palm motherland

@stellaoue4969 8 жыл бұрын

is it possible to grow dates in Philippines?

@oryx-te8gw 4 жыл бұрын

Stella Oue yes

@jfbaker5351 11 жыл бұрын

subscribed

@flashhassen 8 жыл бұрын

budgies?

@mohammedabubakr7038 11 жыл бұрын

my seeds are different

@azmilard 11 жыл бұрын

omg thnx for this video

@sarcasmo57 8 жыл бұрын

Eating dates right now. Will put pit in ziplock bags and test it out.

@imacheetah100 8 жыл бұрын

Sarcasm again?

@Costantino923 7 жыл бұрын

sarcasmo57 n

@GuldanTheEternal 11 жыл бұрын

That is not soil in the pots,THOSE ARE COALS! :-(

@noluck33 10 жыл бұрын

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@morodaye1417 9 жыл бұрын

Why shouldn't he make some money?

@noluck33 9 жыл бұрын

He is not going to make enough to piss on!!!!

@morodaye1417 9 жыл бұрын

Ted Spencer Sr. Better than nothing.

@MrLyndarenaud 9 жыл бұрын

Ted Spencer Sr. It was a 3minute video! You must be an extremely impatient person,Ted! He was doing us a favour...be somewhat grateful....choke it back!