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Post by paulkoop on Mar 17, 2015 2:39:32 GMT -5
Soo normaly id put them in plastic bags is this to just keep the moisture? Cuz i have a whole flat of seeds to strat can i leave them open and mist every couple weeks ti make sure there moist?
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Post by paulkoop on Mar 17, 2015 2:40:14 GMT -5
Whole flat meaning pots and pots of dif crosses
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Post by stevebooth on Mar 17, 2015 8:50:02 GMT -5
Hi paulkoop
When you say you'd keep them in plastic bags, are you meaning the seeds for storage or for stratification? and when you say leave them open and spray every couple of weeks do you mean the bags or in the pots?
If growing in pots in the flat, a lot depends on what temperature the flat is. Stratification should be damp and cool as on a damp paper towel in a ziplock bag in the fridge, or potted in a seed tray in cold (not freezing) conditions. You will get some germination in room temperatures but not as much as being cold stratified for 4-6 weeks.
Cheers Steve
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Post by lloyd on Mar 17, 2015 9:20:09 GMT -5
no one right technique
sealed-stays moist uncovered-less disease
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Post by paulkoop on Mar 17, 2015 16:27:38 GMT -5
I mean there in 4 inch pots on a tray for easy moving one strat is over. And i was wondering why we put plastic over them when there in the fridge. Was it just so they keep moist for the 2 months and if i can put them in there uncovered but just mist em so they stay moist
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Post by lloyd on Mar 17, 2015 17:44:11 GMT -5
The plastic is as you say to keep the seeds moist. If they dry out in stratification, they might die or not get the benefit of stratification. If you remember to keep it moist, no problem. It's amazing how often one forgets. Plastic does increase the likeliness of fungus.
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Post by H2O on Mar 17, 2015 18:13:32 GMT -5
Forget stratification all together and just soak in GA3 for a day
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Post by paulkoop on Mar 17, 2015 19:40:04 GMT -5
K thanks lyd No ga 3 stuff.
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Post by lloyd on Mar 17, 2015 21:29:16 GMT -5
GA3 doesn't always work. There's lots of seeds that I've never been able to germinate even with all my tricks.
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Post by paulkoop on Mar 17, 2015 23:10:58 GMT -5
Yah id rather not deal with the stuff i know the fridge for little over a month germinates lots of sar seeds iv started:p
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Post by sokkos on Mar 18, 2015 7:23:09 GMT -5
You can get plastic seed starting domes from nurseries. I've never had problems with fungus if I vent/remove the dome as soon as the first seedling sprouts. I have seen fungus grow in the fridge on soil though. I think if you use new pots, trays, and soil, you should have no problem. In my experience the tops of pots in the fridge dry out relatively quick within a few days (depending how often the fridge is opened, etc.), and I forget to check on them often enough. Of course, when I forget, it means I'm not digging in them every day to see if they've sprouted yet!
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Post by paulkoop on Mar 18, 2015 16:21:53 GMT -5
They sprout in the fridge? Lol never happened to me. They generaly sprout a week after they get taken out of fridge
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Post by ontariotraps on Mar 18, 2015 21:17:51 GMT -5
Wet Paper towel with Distilled or rain water, put in plastic Baggie & put in fridge 4 weeks it's never fail for me !! (Knock on wood ) I just took my Darlingtonia's out of 4 week strat 3 weeks ago, & they started to germinate 1 week out of the fridge, with 95% germ rate !! GOOD LUCK
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Post by paulkoop on Mar 18, 2015 21:37:32 GMT -5
Think im just going to slide the tray into a garbage bag and throw it in fridge lol. Yah i get really good germ most of the time. Just never done sooo many at once
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