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How long can VFT seeds take to germinate

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:08 pm
by xr280xr
I bought some DuneCraft seeds from Michaels craft store, of all places, that are "guaranteed to grow" and they've been covered on a heating mat for probably about 6 weeks now. Their packaging says to wait 1-3 months. I know fresh seeds are supposed to germinate in anywhere from 13 days to 5 weeks depending on conditions. But how long do you have to wait until you know your seed is a dud? I want to try to hold them to their guarantee if they don't grow.

Here's a link: http://www.dunecraft.com/products/flytrapegg.htm
Yes...I'm an adult and I bought that :lol:

Re: How long can seeds take to germinate

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:13 pm
by Matt
Flytrap seed? Or Sarracenia seed? Flytrap seed should germinate within 3 weeks on a heat mat with high humidity. If there is no germination after 4 weeks, it's unlikely to happen.

Re: How long can VFT seeds take to germinate

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:30 pm
by xr280xr
Sorry, yes fly trap seeds. I updated the title accordingly. Thanks!

Re: How long can VFT seeds take to germinate

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:46 pm
by Theplantman479
Heres a tip NEVER get any carnivorous plant seeds from dunecraft. You have like a 10% percent chance of them growing. Trust me I have tries many times.

Re: How long can VFT seeds take to germinate

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 9:53 pm
by Goodkoalie
My first ever cp encounter was a duane cradft kit. It was about weird plants, and the first thing to grow for me were sarracenia seeds.

Re: How long can VFT seeds take to germinate

Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 4:46 am
by mnwatson1
They will honor the guaranteed to grow thing, I've held them to it. In 4 batches of VFT seeds from them, I've gotten ONE to germinate, after it was soaked in distilled water for 24 hours before sowing. My FTS seeds however, have had almost a 100% germination rate, still waiting on a couple from the last batch I bought a couple weeks ago. That's out of 55 seeds.

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