Sowing Nepenthes seeds
Apr 17, 2008 22:30:33 GMT -10
Post by sockhom on Apr 17, 2008 22:30:33 GMT -10
Hi 
!
This is how I germinate my seeds indoors. This is just my method with which I have much success.
Feel free to comment and to post and introduction of your own germinating method.
Set up # 1:
As you see I use propagators. I've placed 4 of them in my living-room. They are lit 13 hours a day by fluocompact tubes (9600 lumens, 110 W) placed at a 20 cm distance from the seeds. When the seeds germinate, i move the light at a 50 cm distance.
The humidity level is 100% at night and more or less 70/80% at day.
The first picture does not restore the light intensity faithfully. Actually, it looks more like this (bottom of the picture):
Temperatures range between 30°C at day and 22-23°C at night.
In this very setup, I sow lowland species AND highland species (for further developpment on this, see below) .
I sometimes prepare the soil recipee (here pure sphagnum) before the seeds arrival. It enables the mixture to "rise" (I'm refering to the bacteria 's work). Actually, reserach need to be done on that particular point in order to check its real efficiency.
I confess It's just convenient to use old media.
The propagators are partitioned in a simple manner.
This is a picture taken in september, 9th, 2007.
I try to ventilate two times a week by opening the caps and I sometimes mist lighly.
Here are some Nepenthes ampullaria seeds from Sumatra i sowed september, 7th 2007:
Here are some pictures taken in april 2008:
Set up # 2:
This second setup is in fact a terrarium i've placed in my garage. We might consider those as highland conditions.
Seeds are placed in individual square 13/13 cm pots, placed at a 30 cm distance from fluocompacts (the same as described in the first setup). I know the pots may look too deep but placing the seeds that way enables me to shorten the distance between the live material and the lights.
Temperatures range between 25°C at day and 15-18°C at night. Humidity level range between 70 and 100% (i try to spray regularly).
Seeds take more time to germinate in those conditions but the seedlings (highland and intermediate species) are already placed in what some might call "natural conditions".
I prefer to sow all Nepenthes seeds in lowland conditions. Once the seedlings are quite big (5-6 cm), I shall place them in their "natural conditions".
François Mey.
!This is how I germinate my seeds indoors. This is just my method with which I have much success.
Feel free to comment and to post and introduction of your own germinating method.
Set up # 1:
As you see I use propagators. I've placed 4 of them in my living-room. They are lit 13 hours a day by fluocompact tubes (9600 lumens, 110 W) placed at a 20 cm distance from the seeds. When the seeds germinate, i move the light at a 50 cm distance.
The humidity level is 100% at night and more or less 70/80% at day.
The first picture does not restore the light intensity faithfully. Actually, it looks more like this (bottom of the picture):
Temperatures range between 30°C at day and 22-23°C at night.
In this very setup, I sow lowland species AND highland species (for further developpment on this, see below) .
I sometimes prepare the soil recipee (here pure sphagnum) before the seeds arrival. It enables the mixture to "rise" (I'm refering to the bacteria 's work). Actually, reserach need to be done on that particular point in order to check its real efficiency.
I confess It's just convenient to use old media.
The propagators are partitioned in a simple manner.
This is a picture taken in september, 9th, 2007.
I try to ventilate two times a week by opening the caps and I sometimes mist lighly.
Here are some Nepenthes ampullaria seeds from Sumatra i sowed september, 7th 2007:
Here are some pictures taken in april 2008:
Set up # 2:
This second setup is in fact a terrarium i've placed in my garage. We might consider those as highland conditions.
Seeds are placed in individual square 13/13 cm pots, placed at a 30 cm distance from fluocompacts (the same as described in the first setup). I know the pots may look too deep but placing the seeds that way enables me to shorten the distance between the live material and the lights.
Temperatures range between 25°C at day and 15-18°C at night. Humidity level range between 70 and 100% (i try to spray regularly).
Seeds take more time to germinate in those conditions but the seedlings (highland and intermediate species) are already placed in what some might call "natural conditions".
I prefer to sow all Nepenthes seeds in lowland conditions. Once the seedlings are quite big (5-6 cm), I shall place them in their "natural conditions".
François Mey.
