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Post by cory on Aug 21, 2014 19:06:21 GMT -5
Ok so this last Monday I was able to receive 46 seed from 6 different species of ant plant and I thought you all would possibly like to see them grow. They are setup in my 10g propagation/germination tank and lit by a 2 bulb 4' T8 as that's what I had extra laying around here to use I planted them all in milk caps with a hole drilled in the center for drainage. It works well since when they get big enough they are easily transplanted by simply adding lfs to a larger pot without root disturbance. I prefer to use bonsai type containers or 4" plastic water trays with holes drilled for drainage if big enough to need it. Cheap easy solution until they are big enough for a permanent pot. Anyways here's current pics of the germination. They are starting to sprout quite well and hopefully in a couple weeks they will be recognizable of what they eventually will end up being. I plan to update this weekly if there's any interest. Week #1 Attachments:
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Post by canuk1w1 on Aug 21, 2014 19:22:39 GMT -5
Such a great project. I've been curious about these since I saw them on Wistuba's site. Keep us updated and best of luck!
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Post by Avery on Aug 21, 2014 20:22:28 GMT -5
Super cool. Definitely keep us updated.
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Post by lloyd on Aug 21, 2014 21:25:07 GMT -5
You've gotta love ant-plants.
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Post by Dennis Z on Aug 22, 2014 7:09:20 GMT -5
Very cool, can't wait to see your ant plant seedlings.
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Post by cory on Aug 22, 2014 8:30:11 GMT -5
I will keep this updated It's looking very promising so far as every single seed I have down has sprouted except for one. I just have to see if they stay growing long enough to produce a caudex and a leaf or two. From what I have been told it's a couple months. This is my first go with these types of seeds and I'm quite pleased with the results so far
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Post by cory on Aug 30, 2014 13:12:02 GMT -5
Here's an update as of 8/30 Starting to get some leaves
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Post by lloyd on Aug 31, 2014 7:12:24 GMT -5
I'm jealous!
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Post by Dennis Z on Aug 31, 2014 10:35:15 GMT -5
Real cool!
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Post by cory on Sept 1, 2014 7:02:50 GMT -5
Thanks guys Another update will be coming next week.
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Post by cory on Sept 5, 2014 22:53:22 GMT -5
Ok Here's your update for the week lol. Some are a little slower growing but I think I have 100% germination. Attachments:
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Post by lloyd on Sept 6, 2014 18:47:47 GMT -5
Already they look weird. Good growing technique.
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Post by Dennis Z on Sept 6, 2014 18:50:16 GMT -5
They seem to be growing pretty fast. Seems like you've got the perfect conditions for them, keep us posted!
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Post by cory on Sept 6, 2014 21:13:35 GMT -5
It's quite simple basically ultra LL conditions. Watered daily.
I'm running 32/26*C day/night and 80-85% RH. ( yeah I had to find a converter lol)
Kinda surprised they needed that much water but they dry up a bit by the end of the day. I was watering every other day but they looked a little to dry to me so I started watering daily and they exploded. Apparently they need more water than I anticipated. I was told evenly moist but wet is more like it IMO. I have upped my watering of my larger plants based off this and I'm waiting to see what happens.
They need well draining pots and well saturated media. But definitely not setting in water.
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Post by cory on Sept 12, 2014 22:23:57 GMT -5
Ok Here's the update for the weekend 9/12
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