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By Rassac
Posts:  157
Joined:  Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:00 am
#337721
hey guys :),
I have Vft seeds in peat and perlite mixture in a plastic bag .. in a room which have good light (natural and no direct sun) although I haven’t seed any germination so far and its been roughly 4 weeks. Am I missing something here ?;p or doing something wrong. I was going to place them 2 hours in direct sun daily still in bags. Thats how i germinated drosera ^^
what do you think and whats your opinion friends ?:)


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By Cross
Posts:  1849
Joined:  Fri Oct 26, 2018 11:25 pm
#337722
Rassac wrote:hey guys :),
I have Vft seeds in peat and perlite mixture in a plastic bag .. in a room which have good light (natural and no direct sun) although I haven’t seed any germination so far and its been roughly 4 weeks. Am I missing something here ?;p or doing something wrong. I was going to place them 2 hours in direct sun daily still in bags. Thats how i germinated drosera ^^
what do you think and whats your opinion friends ?:)


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My vfts took two I think. You gotta give em more time. I'd invest in a grow light though, they're probably not getting enough light. Mine stayed under a grow light, 16 he photo period. 2 months to germination.

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By thefic
Posts:  264
Joined:  Sat Dec 01, 2018 2:33 am
#337726
VFT germination can take between 4-8 weeks. Usually closer to 4 but that depends on light, humidity, and temperature.

I use peat, place the seeds on top and make sure the media is damp. I use grow lights on a 16 hour photoperiod. Room temp is around 80F.

40 is too low for germination.

Use grow lights and a heat mat.
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By Cross
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#337729
Rassac wrote:You understood wrong sir ^^ its 40 celsius :))


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Most of us are Fahrenheit, which is why we're usually add the qualifier. You need to cool those pots down. If it's that temp outside, imagine inside the bag. I'd set up for some artificial light. It's sub 20.00 usd.

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By Moshelly1
Posts:  11
Joined:  Wed Sep 25, 2019 2:16 pm
#344135
Hi there I am also growing from seeds trying 2 different methods of growing, first is with wet peat moss and the second is with wet tissue, it's 6 days and roots are starting to grow, I'm curious as to how long it takes to grow first leaf or trap from time when first root appears till first leaf or trap?
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