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title: "Eeeek, I bought this plant a couple of months ago, from a sale shelf…"
description: "Eeeek, I bought this plant a couple of months ago, from a sale shelf in a supermarket! Look what’s happening! Can I grow these? I’ve never done it before and…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Shell"
published: "2025-11-05T09:05:42.877423Z"
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# Eeeek, I bought this plant a couple of months ago, from a sale shelf…

_Posted by Shell on 2025-11-05_

Eeeek, I bought this plant a couple of months ago, from a sale shelf in a supermarket! Look what’s happening! Can I grow these? I’ve never done it before and I’m completely clueless when it comes to propagating and sowing so some help would be gratefully received! Thank you ☺️

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## 3 comments

### Yup commented on 2025-11-05

Get the seeds and put in moist soil and keep it moist

### Waspinator commented on 2025-11-05

How to propagate these from seed: wait. These can take 4-12 months to ripen depending on species and variety. When they're ripe, they bulge out, turn orange, and become easy to pull out. Once they're ready, harvest them and wash/soak out the pulp to clean off the seeds. Dry them off, then plant in a seed starter tray/flat, and use the cover. These like relatively warm temperatures as seeds (around 70° F), and you may need to remove the cover occasionally to let in fresh air and keep it from getting too moist in there. Those seeds that germinate will take about four years to mature before they bloom

#### Shell replied on 2025-11-06

Thank you so much for the detailed reply, so basically, all I have to do right now is be patient! Again, thank you so much, really kind of you ☺️

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