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Posted by TammySara WA (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 03 at 22:01
Hi i have some lithop and some pleiospilos seed can some one tell me the best growing method for germination .
Thanks
Kind regards
Tammy |
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RE: lithops seed growing
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Hi Tammy,
I just sowed them in some fine river sand and now have about 10 small plants growing just fine. I must admit that i should have got better results but i planted them just before winter and have neglected them a lot since :( Just goes to show how tough they are i suppose. I did use a fungicide in the first watering which may have helped, I used 'Benlate'. Hope this is of some help.
Dave. |
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Thankyou Dave for the information ,i had not sowed them as i wanted to be sure of doing it properly.I am surprised at your success seeing you sowed them before winter. As For fungicide ,on everything i sow or rots i use hortico rose dust it must be the sulfur in the powder , what ever it is it is cheap and works for me.
Kind regards
Tammy |
RE: lithops seed growing
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| Amazingly I too sowed Lithops Rubra Optica seeds (about 15 of them), before winter , maybe mid autumn. I now have only 1 seedling remining that seems to have stabilised and is actually growing !!. I must try and grow some seed during spring and see the difference. My Lithop schwantesii has just produced some seed - best of luck I suppose ! |
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Glad I wasn't the only one too impatient to wait till spring!!
Dave. |
RE: lithops seed growing
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| I sowed the seed 5 days ago and they are up . I cannot believe how fast they germinated. I get so exctied when i have success. Now to try for the pachypodiums seed i just got. Tammy |
RE: lithops seed growing
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Hi Tammy,
Glad the Lithops seeds germinated so well! My Adeniums are also fine!
Just had to visit the OZ site to see how you are doing!
Rieksie |
RE: lithops seed growing
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Remember there are to sowing seasons for Lithop seed, Autumn & Spring. You will have to ask some one who is really into Lithops about which ones are which season.
I germinate all my seeds in take away food containers.
I use Debco seed raising mix which i just damp down, put the seeds on top, close the lids down on them and throw them on the shelf, i might give a spray with a Fungicide like Fongorid if they need it but other than that i leave them for up to six to 12 mnths until they are ready to pot out & i lose very few. |
RE: lithops seed growing
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Here is a link that might be useful: Lithops
RE: lithops seed growing
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| Here is a fantastically better site |
Here is a link that might be useful: The mesembs
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