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Post by mabudon on Mar 31, 2006 9:37:29 GMT -5
I got some "surprise" Sarr seeds yesterday and want to grow them ASAP- I am in the Niagara region (just in cse) and the temps have been hitting the mid teens in the daytime and gone down near zero at night...
Should I try to grow them outside, starting today or tomorrow (they were just recieved and as such have not gone through stratification)
I think it may be just enough "chilly" to get them on their way (neither species has any S.purpurea in it, so extreme cold doesn't seem absoluotely necessary) but if the consensus is against, I will fridge them up and let them loose early may.... any thoughts??
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Post by Syble on Mar 31, 2006 10:37:20 GMT -5
You know my thougts on this, I do all my sarr seeds out side in the individual watterbottle method. What can I say, it works well for me. This weather is perfect for stratification, and there is no guarentee that it won't get colder. It's the freeze thaw cycle that really helps to break down the tough seed coat. You'd be surprized at how warm the actual temperature could be to suffice to break internal dormancy. Of course it varries from plant to plant... So in short, there is no problem with putting them out now. Sib  |
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Post by mabudon on Apr 24, 2006 7:28:10 GMT -5
they are going along pretty well, some have sprouted and I'm sure the reast plan on doing so soon, good call Sib  |
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Post by Syble on Apr 25, 2006 19:57:13 GMT -5
LOL, well, sometimes I know my stuff! ;D Thanks, Sib |
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Post by ellen687 on Apr 29, 2006 5:10:12 GMT -5
Hi, Syble, what is an individual watterbottle method?
Thanks.
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Post by Syble on Apr 29, 2006 7:39:06 GMT -5
The water bottle method is something I came up with after a few problems with stratifing sarracenia seed with out an enclosed area.  Start off with some clean water bottle, cut them nearly around about a third of the way up from the bottom, but not all the way, leave 2-3cm of plastic uncut. Flip it open and put a few inches of premoistend media in the bottom, firm it up a bit, sprinkle your seeds on, spray with a fungicide. Flip the top up, tape the seam all the way around so that it's tight, keep the lid on the bottle and voila! Your own personall individual mini gree houses! I'll do an illustrated story for the newsletter some time.  On a side note, mine are all beginning to sprout, very good germination rate again! Thanks, Sib |
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