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cobra plant from seed
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:12 am
by mitch
hi everyone,
should i use peat moss on the bottom of the pot and finely choped spagnum on the top half to germinate the seed?
cheers,
mitch
Re: cobra plant from seed
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:03 pm
by Aging_Bourbon
It's best to use LFSM
Re: cobra plant from seed
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:02 pm
by mitch
i think it is LFSM its in big strands.
so should i use the half peat at the botom and LFSM at the top?
Re: cobra plant from seed
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:53 pm
by Aging_Bourbon
mitch wrote:i think it is LFSM its in big strands.
so should i use the half peat at the botom and LFSM at the top?
Just use complete LFSM than once they germinate but them in Peat and Perlite.
Re: cobra plant from seed
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:34 am
by linton
Mine are potted in a 50/50 mix of sphagnum & perlite. As my plants sit in a water tray permanently, the perlite helps with drainage & aeration, and to a lesser degree helps to insulate the roots against the heat.
Start your seeds on finely chopped sphagnum moss, a take-away container works well for seed germination - no need to cover it, but keep the moss fairly moist to wet.
The seedlings that you can see in the photo came from seed that Matt sent me from Oregon, it was sown about 3 months ago with no cold stratification. Your seed is from the same batch Mitch.
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Re: cobra plant from seed
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:14 am
by mitch
wow linton,
nice seedlings.
i just put mine in the fridge for cold stratification.
should i just keep them in there?
Re: cobra plant from seed
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:34 am
by Pat
Hey guys, I sowed my darlingtonia seed ( the same seed from matt) on live LFS in a small seedling punnet. I the put it in an an aquarium. After about a month an a half some where around 75 % of them germinated. This was without cold stratification.
Re: cobra plant from seed
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:49 am
by kittyklaws
Congrats!!!
Re: cobra plant from seed
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:37 am
by mitch
Pat wrote:Hey guys, I sowed my darlingtonia seed ( the same seed from matt) on live LFS in a small seedling punnet. I the put it in an an aquarium. After about a month an a half some where around 75 % of them germinated. This was without cold stratification.
what lights were the aquarium under pat
Re: cobra plant from seed
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:46 am
by Pat
The tank is under the benches in my green house.
Re: cobra plant from seed
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:33 am
by mitch
does that mean no sun?
Re: cobra plant from seed
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:38 am
by Pat
Shady conditions. There is still sunlight.
Re: cobra plant from seed
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:23 am
by mitch
does that mean complete shade or filtered light?
Re: cobra plant from seed
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 5:13 pm
by Aging_Bourbon
mitch wrote:does that mean complete shade or filtered light?
Partial sun to Filter light, although I germinate Cobra Lily seeds in full sun, without strat and had 94% germ rate.
