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Post by Flytrap on Mar 23, 2007 18:58:23 GMT -5
Since we're officially into the second day of Spring 2007, a lot of us will be rolling up our sleeves and will be sowing our favourite CP seeds. There are some real good sites with instructions on how and where to germinate your CP seeds - some with "secrets" eg. hot temp, stratification, fire etc. Here are a couple of sites that I feel are worth visiting. Please add more to this list as you feel best appropriate: www.bestcarnivorousplants.com/sowing_seeds.htmwww.carnivorousplants.org/seedbank/seedgermguide.htmGood luck and good growing to you all!
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Post by calorchis on Feb 5, 2008 1:42:26 GMT -5
Great - my seeds from Rare exotics came in so I'm going to check out these sites. Thanks for posting them!
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Post by lloyd on Feb 5, 2008 12:14:45 GMT -5
Germination: warmth, humidity, maybe antifungals, lots and lots of time-months+++++. I like to use gibberellic acid too. Plus certain special procedures for some: cold or warm stratification, diurnal temperature variations, etc. If possible keep them for up to 6 months or a year, maybe trying new things. I've seen stuff germinate a year or two later.
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Post by Rick Hillier on Feb 5, 2008 15:18:26 GMT -5
I am going to be planting (finally) some Drosophyllum seed soon and was wondering where I would go to get gibberellic acid.
If someone could give me a kick in the right direction, I'd really appreciate it.
>>> Rick <<<
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Post by Rug on Feb 5, 2008 18:30:56 GMT -5
Hydroponics store in Windsor has some. Place is called Northern lights. Heres a link to the site. Not sure if they sell from the site or not. I find the place to be expensive though so you may want to wait to hear from others to see what kind of prices there are out there. www.hydroponics.com/distributors/WindsorFull.htm
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Post by lloyd on Feb 5, 2008 19:06:26 GMT -5
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Post by calorchis on Feb 11, 2008 16:58:28 GMT -5
Okay so I went ahead and planted some of my drosera capensis seeds because these are supposed to be the easiest to germinate, right? Well - guess what...I didn't take the precaution of spraying with a fungicide after sowing, and I noticed today (4 days post sowing) gross green mold growing inside the container! This is actually kind of weird because I've never seen mold grow on sphag, even after months of enclosure in moist conditions (I do this with some orchids). Anyway, the issue now is that I don't have a car and thus cannot find my way to any sort of gardening center or home depot this week...any readily available solutions? I was thinking of going to shoppers and getting some 3% hydrogen peroxide and just spraying everything inside. Any other suggestions? The mold is really gross!!
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Post by lloyd on Feb 11, 2008 17:46:33 GMT -5
Don't worry. Just open it up to decrease the humidity and get some air movement. I can give you some no-damp but it would be easier to pick it up near you probably.
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Post by kd on Feb 11, 2008 21:20:40 GMT -5
calorchis - did you sow the capensis seed sealed in a zip-loc bag or something? No need. My first try with this species, I just sowed the seed right on a peat/silica sand mix with the pot standing in water, and within about a week, they started to sprout! No fungicide. Of course, I had them in where I grow my other plants, and there is high light, intermediate temperatures, and moderate humidity (about 60%). I have used no-damp on all other species so far, though.
I have experienced this green mold too - do you have a pic? It's kind of like a slime, right? I don't know what it is, and it doesn't seem to cause any problems, so I don't worry about it.
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Post by calorchis on Mar 9, 2008 15:23:00 GMT -5
Hey kd - sorry for the late reply. The mold appeared after a week or so and it was kind of blueish green - not slimy, but more like a solid slightly furry patch. I noticed that it grew on the debris in the sphag ie bits of bark and stuff, but not the sphag itself (shouldn't have bought dirty sphag in the first place I know ) Luckily, now, about a month later, it's pretty much gone. I was germinating them in covered transparent deli containers cause my room is incredibly warm and dry..someone told me a while back to take sphag and chop it up real fine, moisten it and put the seeds on top...so I lay down a layer of sphag, chopped some up and sprinkled it on top and put the seeds on top. They are quite close (3-4") under CFLs so hopefully it's enough light .. The mold grew, then died (I opened and ventilated a bit) and now it seems not to be a problem...the moss is turning green (algae??) and I'm hoping it will start coming back to life! I have really tiny tiny seedling type things in the containers..I'm hoping that these are the capensis and not some hitch hiker seed that followed my sphag in (forgot to microwave it before starting)...it probably sounds ridiculous but I'm super excited about them germinating even though I know lots of you probably want to get rid of them!!
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Post by kd on Mar 9, 2008 15:33:57 GMT -5
Sounds like it's all working out for you. I have tried the chopped up moss, and it works, but you do have to watch that it doesn't grow too much and overtake your seedlings. Maybe I didn't chop mine up fine enough. D. capensis grows fairly fast, but I don't know the rate of the sphagnum.
I know a lot of people here want to get rid of their capensis, but I haven't gotten sick of them yet! I actually want more, different kinds. I know how you feel about getting them to germinate - cool, eh? Have you checked them out with a magnifying glass yet? It's neat to see the progress before they are really visible.
How long did it take for you from sowing of the seeds to germination?
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Post by calorchis on Mar 9, 2008 20:04:49 GMT -5
Hey kd - it took about 3 weeks, I'm estimating. I will definitely look at them with a magnifying glass...I also have some ordensis that I think sprouted...I really like that hairy one!
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Post by kd on Mar 9, 2008 23:06:33 GMT -5
3 weeks?! I didn't keep track, but I'm sure mine germinated in about a week. What temps did you have it at? That ordensis should be cool - where'd you get the seeds?
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Post by calorchis on Mar 10, 2008 9:52:38 GMT -5
I have them in my room which is pretty warm :S I got them from rareexoticseeds *after* I read the reviews here..they were also outside at -10 for a few hours before brought inside, so definitely not fresh. I was surprised anything sprouted at all!
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Post by kd on Mar 10, 2008 21:33:47 GMT -5
Which reviews? Send me the link to the post - I'd like to read it, as I was considering ordering from them.
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