Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:08:02 -0400 From: "Dave Evans" <dpevans@rci.rutgers.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2529$foo@default> Subject: Re: N. ventricosa seed for sale
Dear Phil,
> BTW, when germinating Nepenthes seed do you find it best to lightly
> cover the seed or sow it directly onto the surface of the compost? I
> only ask because I have recently germinated some N. talagensis seed but
> only from seed that was covered. None of the seed on the surface has
> germinated, which is a shame...:-)
I am not that experienced with Nepenthes seed germination. However, of
the seed that I have had good germination (N. ventricosa and N. * fuskana
*N. rafflesiana), the best growing plants seemed to be from the seed that
had very good contact with the soil. Other growers I know use the same
method of leaving the seed on the surface of the soil. Most of them use a
simple sand/peatmoss mix.
This time around, I'll be trying a number of mixes with the same seeds,
so I'll know what really works for N.ventricosa, at least. I'm particularly
interested in how the seed will do in a nearly pure SiO2 sand mix...
Dave Evans
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