- Fri Jun 09, 2017 11:42 pm
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Byblis liniflora seeds have the bad habit of germinating only when they feel like it.
I have had B. liniflora seeds sprout in as little as one month. I have also had them germinate after six months and longer. It would be nice to find a shortcut to reliable quick germination.
Some growers use a bleach treatment and claim germination within a week or less, one grower had 24 hour germination.
I started with about 30 Byblis liniflora seeds from Autumn of 2016 from my plants. The seeds were stored dry in a refrigerator.
Here's the procedure I used. It's based on internet browsing and Fishman's tips.
1: Measure 30 milliliters of household bleach, pour it in a 2 cup glass vessel.
2: Measure 270 milliliters of room temperature water, add it to the measured bleach.
3: Mix the bleach and water together. This is a 10% bleach solution.
4: Set a timer for 5 minutes and hit START.
5: Dump your Byblis liniflora seeds into the bleach solution and start agitating with a stainless whisk.
6: After 5 minutes, pour out the seeds and bleach into a very fine mesh Tea strainer.
7: Rinse 1 minute under running water, then rinse for 60 minutes in clean tap water. Change water every 20 minutes. Agitate the water to thoroughly rinse the seeds.
8: Plant your seeds in your favorite Byblis media, anything from 1:1 Perlite:Peat, up to 3:1 Perlite:Peat. (Sand may be substituted for Perlite). I used 1:1 because I have a 5 gallon bucket of it mixed up already. I suggest using a pot 6 inches or larger, the bigger the pot, the bigger the plant.
9: Cover pot with clear plastic, put it in a warm bright place, and wait.
The seeds were Black when they go into the bleach solution. After 5 minutes, they were anywhere between White and Grey. Leaving them in past 5 minutes can break the seed down to nothing I suspect.
I'll post updates if and when anything happens.
Good growing,
Mike
I have had B. liniflora seeds sprout in as little as one month. I have also had them germinate after six months and longer. It would be nice to find a shortcut to reliable quick germination.
Some growers use a bleach treatment and claim germination within a week or less, one grower had 24 hour germination.
I started with about 30 Byblis liniflora seeds from Autumn of 2016 from my plants. The seeds were stored dry in a refrigerator.
Here's the procedure I used. It's based on internet browsing and Fishman's tips.
1: Measure 30 milliliters of household bleach, pour it in a 2 cup glass vessel.
2: Measure 270 milliliters of room temperature water, add it to the measured bleach.
3: Mix the bleach and water together. This is a 10% bleach solution.
4: Set a timer for 5 minutes and hit START.
5: Dump your Byblis liniflora seeds into the bleach solution and start agitating with a stainless whisk.
6: After 5 minutes, pour out the seeds and bleach into a very fine mesh Tea strainer.
7: Rinse 1 minute under running water, then rinse for 60 minutes in clean tap water. Change water every 20 minutes. Agitate the water to thoroughly rinse the seeds.
8: Plant your seeds in your favorite Byblis media, anything from 1:1 Perlite:Peat, up to 3:1 Perlite:Peat. (Sand may be substituted for Perlite). I used 1:1 because I have a 5 gallon bucket of it mixed up already. I suggest using a pot 6 inches or larger, the bigger the pot, the bigger the plant.
9: Cover pot with clear plastic, put it in a warm bright place, and wait.
The seeds were Black when they go into the bleach solution. After 5 minutes, they were anywhere between White and Grey. Leaving them in past 5 minutes can break the seed down to nothing I suspect.
I'll post updates if and when anything happens.
Good growing,
Mike
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