- Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:51 pm
#169733
Hey everyone! I am starting this thread because I have purchased 50 D. capensis "giant" seeds from eBay just a few minutes ago. I was wanting to document them with weekly updates and to get some advice. I have successfully grown Drosera capensis from seed before, but many of the seeds I scattered never produced a seedling. I have been fascinated about the giant form of the capensis. No one seems to have any adult ones for sale anywhere. The seeds are from Argentina and cost about $23 and they should be at my house sometime next week. I am really hoping these seeds are the true giant form. I can see it being very easy to screw a customer over by saying the seeds are the giant form but are no different than a typical capensis in reality. The vendor had a 100% positive feedback and people who have bought giant seeds in the past said they got what they wanted. So I have faith the seeds will be legit, but no way of telling until they are mature.
Here is the exact listing where I purchased the seeds:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0933102851
Also, here is what the "giant form" looks like in comparison to the "wide-leafed" form. This photo is not from the Argentina vendor I purchased the seed from.
Now, here is my situation. As I said earlier, I have grown cape sundews from seed before, but had a very low success rate. I planted probably 250 seeds and got 50 visible seedlings growing among my VFTs. This seed pack I purchased has only 50 seeds in it, and I want the highest success rate as possible. I know the basics of growing sundews from seed like not burying them and pretty much just scattering the seeds on top of some moss. I also know the keep the top of the moss as moist as possible because it tends to dry out the fastest and the seeds will be trying to grow their first roots. I plan on using a self-watering pot from Wal-Mart that is 4" tall and about 5" wide. I was planning on using my standard CP mix of sphagnum peat moss and perlite for media. It is 50/50 ratio. Should I put clear plastic wrap with air holes over the seeds once I have scattered them? I have a T5 light that is very good for starting seeds, but the sun is also coming out more now that it is Spring where I live. Should I grow the seeds under the grow light for 16-18 Hours or should I grow them on a sunny windowsill that gets less light but real sunlight? How far should the seeds be from the grow light?
Thanks
Here is the exact listing where I purchased the seeds:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0933102851
Also, here is what the "giant form" looks like in comparison to the "wide-leafed" form. This photo is not from the Argentina vendor I purchased the seed from.
Now, here is my situation. As I said earlier, I have grown cape sundews from seed before, but had a very low success rate. I planted probably 250 seeds and got 50 visible seedlings growing among my VFTs. This seed pack I purchased has only 50 seeds in it, and I want the highest success rate as possible. I know the basics of growing sundews from seed like not burying them and pretty much just scattering the seeds on top of some moss. I also know the keep the top of the moss as moist as possible because it tends to dry out the fastest and the seeds will be trying to grow their first roots. I plan on using a self-watering pot from Wal-Mart that is 4" tall and about 5" wide. I was planning on using my standard CP mix of sphagnum peat moss and perlite for media. It is 50/50 ratio. Should I put clear plastic wrap with air holes over the seeds once I have scattered them? I have a T5 light that is very good for starting seeds, but the sun is also coming out more now that it is Spring where I live. Should I grow the seeds under the grow light for 16-18 Hours or should I grow them on a sunny windowsill that gets less light but real sunlight? How far should the seeds be from the grow light?
Thanks
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