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By Botanic Exotics
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#349150
I recently sowed some drosera capensis (cape sundew) seeds in a small plastic pot, i just sprinkled the seeds on top of damp/saturated peat moss and placed a plastic bag over the pot to retain humidity. The temperatures have been around 30-35 degrees Celsius (86-95 Fahrenheit). They do tolerate really high temperatures when mature. I was just hoping to see if anyone had any tips to improve germination.
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By Shadowtski
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Welcome to the Forum.

It sounds like you're on the right track.
Unless the seeds are very fresh, I usually give them 4 - 6 weeks to germinate.
The warm temperature will probably speed that up a bit.
I often put Drosera seeds in a test-tube and fill it halfway with distilled water.
This allows you to better observe the seeds.
It also seems to cause quicker germination.
After you see the first root pop out, you can use an eyedropper to slurp them up and deposit them anywhere you want in your pot of media.

Good growing,
Mike
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