Bhut Jolokia germinated

Not the centre plant which is cuban oregano.

According to some gardening websites, the Bhut Jolokia chilli takes 30-35 to germinate which sounds about right. I planted 5 seeds into this coconut shell a month ago.

A second germination in another coconut shell.

The parent tree.

Germinated durian seed, 2nd try

The durian seedling a planted some time back didn't survive last time. It's durian season again so plenty of seeds for me to try again. A few did germinate and chose the most promising one to pot.

Buried the whole thing in a pot. Hopefully it can find out which way is up.

Covered the whole thing with soil. 

Hopefully this one can last longer than the first.

Related link:
First attempt - durian seedling

P/s:
Found another seed that germinated. Will plant this too.

My durian seed actually germinated!

 

It's durian season and of course I was browsing the internet on the iPad reading about people germinating durian seeds successfully (while eating a durian with my other hand). So instead of throwing away the seed I saved one to see if it can germinate.

Soaked the seed for about 3 days in shallow water in tupperware and the durian seed actually germinated.

Not really planning to get actual fruits from this but as a fun experiment to grow a durian tree as a houseplant. 

Will post pictures of it as it grows (and as long as it survives!!)

Any advice on what type of soil and pot I should transplant this in?

Here are the related links I was browsing on my iPad..

• My baby durian seed is germinating… | Dedicated to Durians

• How to germinate Durio species seeds - Durian Seed ...

• Year of the Durian: So You Want to Plant a Durian Tree