This is the first time my plumerias have ever had a seed pod!

One of my seed pods has started to open up on one side but the other side has not started to open so I'm not sure what to do. I have put panty hose around the seed pod to catch the seeds but I'm worried about the seeds and I'm also worried about the other side of the seed pod since it hasn't started opening.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

I have attached 3 photos to give you a better idea of what it currently looks like.

Before my pods started splitting open, I too put them into panty hose "bags" and just left them that way until all the pods began to split. Only when the were all split did I remove those bags of pods and then scraped the seeds out of the pods, letting the seeds dry in a bowl. I tried to germinate those seeds but haven't had much luck. I have only three germinated so far, out of several dozen seeds. That's sure a poor rate of germination.

Remove the side that is open; leave the other side on the plant but protected (like in the pantyhose).

Dutchlady1 said:Remove the side that is open; leave the other side on the plant but protected (like in the pantyhose).

This may seem like a silly question, but how do I remove one side of the seed pod? Do I just cut right in the middle using shears?

I would go just above the middle point but not too close to any seeds

We have 53 seeds that have roots:



Hydrogen peroxide / water combo / perlite poured in a small bag (no standing water) - they stay in here until they sprout - These are first ever seeds that have sprouted (only our 2nd try)

It will usually break off easily where it joins the stem. If by accident both sides break off I wouldn't worry, the other half is likely also mature.