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Post by dvg on Nov 30, 2015 16:17:09 GMT -5
I used to take Pinguicula leaf pullings and place them on damp perlite, but now I've switched to trying them instead inside a re-sealable freezer bag on top of either a coffee filter or a paper towel. Here are some pics of some P. agnata leaf pullings that have begun to form small plantlets. Usually, the plantlets form at the base of the leaf, but some of these leaves have been making plantlets part way up the leaf as well. This pic of some P. heterophylla leaf pullings was shown back on Nov. 12, in another thread, sitting on a coffee filter. And this is how they have progressed since then up to today. These are starting to look like a tossed salad and some of these can now be repotted into an appropriate media mix. dvg
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Post by WillyCKH on Dec 1, 2015 13:51:40 GMT -5
Really cool, I got to try that method. Just curious, is your coffee filter used? I've only seen white ones...
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Post by dvg on Dec 1, 2015 15:34:41 GMT -5
Really cool, I got to try that method. Just curious, is your coffee filter used? I've only seen white ones... Hi Willy, it's a new brown colored filter. Here are some P. kondoi/reticulata leaf pullings from last night. The leaves have been cleaned of any fruit fly or fungus gnat carcasses they may have captured, to prevent mould from forming while they are busy sending up plantlets. These leaves are fairly meaty for a Mexi-ping, so expecting to see lots of action plantlet-wise with these. The leaves have been placed on top of a damp paper towel, inside a heavy-duty double zipper re-sealable freezer bag. The freezer bag was then inflated and sealed to keep the top of the bag from touching the leaf pulls. In four to six weeks the resulting plantlets should be ready to plant up as small rooted plants. dvg
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Post by WillyCKH on Dec 1, 2015 16:25:30 GMT -5
So nice! I'm jealous!!
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Post by shoggoths on Dec 1, 2015 21:40:21 GMT -5
Really from you for sharing this tip DVG, I'll do some tomorrow, all the last pull attempt I've done dried.
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Post by lloyd on Dec 1, 2015 21:56:29 GMT -5
Coffee filters are a good idea when my germination paper runs out.
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Post by dvg on Dec 2, 2015 15:23:42 GMT -5
Really from you for sharing this tip DVG, I'll do some tomorrow, all the last pull attempt I've done dried. If you use a heavy duty absorbent paper towel, it will be less likely to dry out. But even though the bag is sealed, you will still need to check in on it occasionally, because the bags will breathe and also condensation can rise to the top of the bag, leaching moisture away from the paper towel. If you notice this has occurred, just shake or tap the bag to allow the moisture to stream back down into the paper towel again. Likewise, if the bag has let some of the moisture out, you can reopen the bag to add some more moisture onto the paper towel. dvg
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Post by Apoplast on Dec 2, 2015 21:27:38 GMT -5
Hi dvg - Nice results! I remember Drew posted this method a few years back with similar success. I must adopt this method! I may have missed it, but what light regime do you have them under? Do you do the intense light and 24/7 timing that Joseph Clements does? Or can you keep them under similar conditions as the parent plant? Or less light? Oh and temps? In case you can't tell, I'm planning on giving this a good go - DVG style.
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Post by hackerberry on Dec 3, 2015 13:59:12 GMT -5
Very cool, but it's DVG were talking about here.
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Post by dvg on Dec 3, 2015 16:41:01 GMT -5
Hi Apoplast, I don't keep my lights on 24/7, but if you have a spare light available to be used exclusively for pullings, that is the way to go. And I just put these bags anywhere there is a bit of spare space to fit them into. dvg
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Post by Apoplast on Dec 3, 2015 17:11:09 GMT -5
Thanks DVG! I'm going to give it a go.
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Post by isavalla on Dec 7, 2015 13:40:53 GMT -5
I usually just lay my pullings in room humidity where ever i want them to grow. That way, they acclimate immediately. Ive had about a 99% success rate with this
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Post by dvg on Dec 7, 2015 14:41:08 GMT -5
Hi dvg - Nice results! I remember Drew posted this method a few years back with similar success. I must adopt this method! Hi Apoplast, the baggie method is also a tried and true tool for difficult seed germination, in sprouting everything from cactus to wild pepper seeds. It also just happens to work well with Mexi-ping pullings. Best of luck to you and your attempts. dvg
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Post by hal on Dec 7, 2015 15:23:23 GMT -5
Those Kondoi/reticulata leaves are realty interesting. Do you have a photo of the plant?
I use papar towels in plastic containers, but the roots grow into the paper towels and break off when you try and transplant them. So lately it's been peat and perlite in plastic containers.
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Post by dvg on Dec 7, 2015 15:33:57 GMT -5
Those Kondoi/reticulata leaves are realty interesting. Do you have a photo of the plant? I use papar towels in plastic containers, but the roots grow into the paper towels and break off when you try and transplant them. So lately it's been peat and perlite in plastic containers. Yes, and oftentimes the white paper towels are the result of bleaching, which might not be a good thing. Trying the brown colored coffee filters though has seemed to yield better results than the paper towels, although the coffee filters do need more active attention because they do dry out much faster than the paper towels do. It doesn't seem like the ping roots get into the coffee filters too much either. dvg
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