pre-soaking older seeds works magic...

pre-soaking older seeds works magic...#246722

By Earthy -  Tue Oct 06, 2015 4:41 am
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- Tue Oct 06, 2015 4:41 am #246722

I decided to start some more of the 2013 and 2014 seed batches I got from Flytrap Ranch. Since they were kinda older I did a pre-soak for a few days. Planted them, and they started sprouting in less than 2 weeks lol...so, I recommend pre-soaking seeds unless they are fresh. Just my experience

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Re: pre-soaking older seeds works magic...#246727

By Grey -  Tue Oct 06, 2015 8:08 am
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- Tue Oct 06, 2015 8:08 am #246727

Thanks for sharing your experience, Earthy! Just wanted to let you know I moved this to the "Venus Fly Trap General Discussions" sub-forum.

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Re: pre-soaking older seeds works magic...#246926

By Rmac88 -  Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:39 am
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- Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:39 am #246926

Very nice job! Hope you get some unique flytraps!

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Re: pre-soaking older seeds works magic...#247068

By pumpnapat -  Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:05 am
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- Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:05 am #247068

Earthy wrote:I decided to start some more of the 2013 and 2014 seed batches I got from a store. Since they were kinda older I did a pre-soak for a few days. Planted them, and they started sprouting in less than 2 weeks lol...so, I recommend pre-soaking seeds unless they are fresh. Just my experience

did you change water everyday?

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Re: pre-soaking older seeds works magic...#247075

By katya_dog1 -  Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:12 pm
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- Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:12 pm #247075

pumpnapat wrote:
Earthy wrote:I decided to start some more of the 2013 and 2014 seed batches I got from a store. Since they were kinda older I did a pre-soak for a few days. Planted them, and they started sprouting in less than 2 weeks lol...so, I recommend pre-soaking seeds unless they are fresh. Just my experience
did you change water everyday?

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In my experience, as long as you keep them out of the sun and don't soak for more than two or three days, you don't have to change the water.

But it couldn't hurt to do so, I imagine...

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Re: pre-soaking older seeds works magic...#247100

By entropy81 -  Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:20 pm
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- Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:20 pm #247100

I soak mine the whole time. I germinate flytrap seeds completely in water, so they're in there for 2-3 weeks, and maybe another week or two after they germinate so 4-5 weeks. I never change the water, but I use RO water and I cover them.

I did an experiment with some D. capensis to see how long they would live if I just left them there in 1/4" water after they germinated. The experiment failed when I left them too long without checking and the water completely dried out. But that happened because the experiment ran way way longer than I expected. It was about 6 months after they germinated, and until they dried out they were doing fine. You can leave seedlings sitting in water for months, at least with capensis, with no ill effect.

For flytraps, with fresh seeds and water germination, I generally get germination in about 12 days. Soaked seeds do germinate a bit quicker.

I should also add I've always done this under grow lights, never tried water germination in direct sun.

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