RE: growing cp seeds

From: Mellard, David (dam7@cdc.gov)
Date: Fri Aug 21 1998 - 06:44:00 PDT

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Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 09:44:00 -0400
From: "Mellard, David" <dam7@cdc.gov>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: RE: growing cp seeds

>I have a few cp seeds that I want to grow, and I put them in a small tray
>on top of a mixture of peat and vermiculite. I kept them watered and it
>has been about three weeks since I have planted them.. I only see one
>sprout so far.. Did I do something wrong? Or are they still coming??

Hi Susan,

I got very poor germination of Sarracenia seed when I tried germinating them
on top of a layer of vermiculite beneath which was a the standard mix of 1
part sand to 1 part milled sphagnum peat.. At the same time, I got very
good germination from the same lot of seed sown on top of the standard mix
just mentioned.

Seems like I remember reading somewhere that vermiculite releases cations
(Mg++, Ca++ ?), which I assume is what prevented germination.

I got decent germination of Nepenthes seed, however, sown on top of pure
vermiculite.

David

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