Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) seeds

Price range: $4.95 through $158.00

Family:  Jojoba (Simmondsiaceae)

Hardy to Zones 8 to 12, otherwise grown as a potted plant and brought in for the winter

(Goat Nut, Pig Nut, Coffeeberry) Perennial, evergreen, dioecious, woody shrub native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts, growing to 6 feet and preferring full sun and very dry conditions.  Excellent potential as a crop grown in marginal lands.  Can be grown in potted culture.  Protect from frost.  Seeds are a source of liquid wax known as jojoba oil, a.k.a. vegetal whale oil.  Valuable in cosmetics and in medicine.  Sow seeds 1 inch deep in very well drained soil and keep barely moist and very warm until germination, which takes 20 to 30 days.  Work up in pots and transplant out 5 to 15 feet apart.

Packet contains 5 seeds
10 g contains ~16 seeds
100 g contains ~160 seeds
1 pound contains ~726 seeds
Open Pollinated, Untreated, NO GMO’s

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  1. Question

    Seed Starter

    I’m having trouble getting the seeds to germinate. Any tips? I’m starting indoors on a seed heating pad. Thanks!

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      try digging one up and assessing progress. slow to germinate, they can sit there with a root for some time. breeds confidence to see the beginning phases. seed tested and of highest quality, i’ll be listing plants off of these seeds when they size up. r

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  2. Question

    Heather

    I live in west central Texas ( San Angelo, Abeline area) we have pretty hot summers but our winters can get nasty around January/February. Would these need to be potted here?

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hi Heather, These are hardy to zone 8 and will be more cold-tolerant if kept in sun in fast draining soil. Short periods of cold may be ok. they are pretty leathery. richo

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  3. aqhussein

    How long does it take to start flowering?

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Plants I have here are showing flowers in year 5. for significant field production, you may have to grow the plants for a decade to get full yield, and they are very long-lived. r

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  4. Helen

    Hello, can you see the differens between male and female seeds?

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  5. ALvaro

    Are these seeds organic before planting them

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