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Post by nimbulan on Mar 9, 2017 19:40:41 GMT
I sowed my seeds on the 24th so we're both right around the 6 week mark. Now we can cross our fingers and hope we can keep them alive!
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Post by nimbulan on Mar 30, 2017 3:59:08 GMT
So far 4 of my seeds have germinated, but all are having varying amounts of trouble penetrating the soil with their roots. I keep having to loosen the soil and try to give them better leverage, but they keep pushing up... They're all still alive and growing though, even the two that completely stopped growing for two weeks apparently due to being too dry since they couldn't penetrate the soil and lifted themselves away from the surface.
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Post by corky on Mar 30, 2017 12:43:39 GMT
I have banished the other 4 seeds outside for cooler nights and we're having sunnyish days which should be beneficial, another seems to be sprouting. The first to germinate has been potted up and is under lights indoors. If last year is anything to go by they can take ages to smash through the seed coat, I reckon they can be kept much wetter when small and for germination and drier when larger. Last years plant has started to branch but not quite worthy of an update pic yet
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Post by nimbulan on Apr 2, 2017 3:33:14 GMT
3.5 weeks later the seed is finally starting to stand upright. Maybe in another month I'll have some leaves!  Roridula dentata by Nimbulan, on Flickr |
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Post by corky on Apr 3, 2017 16:51:25 GMT
Well I only have two that have germinated, I have noticed that the seeds opened right up when wet then have closed up again and look lifeless after I accidentally let them get a bit too dry. In all fairness if I only end up with two its twice as successful as last year
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Post by nimbulan on Apr 4, 2017 15:15:09 GMT
I think if you get those seeds wet enough again they'll probably open back up. That seed coat splitting seems to be the first step in germination. I've got another seed with a split coat that will likely germinate in about a month if it follows the rest.
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Post by corky on Apr 4, 2017 18:23:23 GMT
Agreed, they've been wet up again and still hoping for more to germinate
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Post by corky on Apr 16, 2017 16:14:47 GMT
Down to one seedling now:-( let one dry out too much and it kicked the bucket, still have one germinated and three show zero signs of life, hope you're doing better than me nim
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Post by nimbulan on Apr 16, 2017 17:02:08 GMT
I had one dry out on me too, the smallest one that didn't have much of a root on it yet and soil mixed with my new, larger sand seems to dry out faster. The other three are doing well with two being held horizontal about 5mm above the soil, and the most developed one is upright and starting to grow upwards finally. It's amazing how long it takes these plants to get started.
I was going to post some pictures but Flickr is not letting me upload images at the moment.
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Post by nimbulan on Apr 16, 2017 22:36:32 GMT
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Post by corky on Apr 17, 2017 7:36:47 GMT
Excellent pics, you've done well I reckon to get such good germination when almost everything I read says how difficult they can be. The plant I grew last year had the same strange lumpy stem , didn't seem to harm it though
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Post by nimbulan on Apr 18, 2017 15:48:26 GMT
I seem to have better success with plants people consider difficult than those that are considered easy sometimes. Nepenthes seeds have been a breeze for me and I managed to start a Byblis lamellata seed too. I am good at researching and sorting through conflicting information to find the more promising methods to use.
Since I took those pictures the upright plant has shown noticeable growth so I think it's finally speeding up. The one with the dark red stem is also starting to stand upright.
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Post by nimbulan on Apr 25, 2017 15:56:47 GMT
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Post by corky on Apr 26, 2017 5:41:40 GMT
Yeah quite different in appearance, but look to be doing well, I only have the one that germinated and it's at a stand still . Slow aren't they to show leaves
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Post by nimbulan on May 13, 2017 15:46:52 GMT
An update on those seedlings:  Roridula dentata by Nimbulan, on Flickr I still have no idea what this one's doing, it just keeps getting taller:  Roridula dentata by Nimbulan, on Flickr And a late germinating seed developing quickly and showing leaves while very short:  Roridula dentata by Nimbulan, on Flickr I have one more that's developing similar to the super tall one. I'm really surprised at how much variation there is in development in these plants. |
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