Dionaea seed sowing

Amateur_Expert · Jul 22, 2004

how should i sow my dionaea seeds? everyone and everywhere i go they tell me something different. some people say "you need to do a cold stratification" others say "no you don't". i read somewhere you could use GA to help germination and eliminate cold stratification but others told me it isn't necessary. reeeally confused. i'd like some information from someone that has real life experience sowing them.

thanks everyone

Jason Wong · Jul 22, 2004

with all the confusion, I'd say heck care and sprinkle them over some LFS.

peter · Jul 22, 2004

Ok, so here is how I sow my seeds. There is NO NEED to give them a cold stratification. How I know of this is because first off I've tried both methods and got the same results either way except the non-stratification one germinated a little faster. No special chemicals are needed either as these guys are very easy to germinate.

Amateur_Expert · Jul 22, 2004

how old were the seeds; how long did they take to germinate?

jon · Jul 22, 2004

Most seeds under 1.5 years old will "hatch" fairly quickly. Just place them ontop of some LFS.

Amateur_Expert · Jul 22, 2004

whats LFS an abreviation for?

Snugulz · Jul 22, 2004

Long Fibered Sphagnum moss - planting medium good for VFT seeds.

Anyway, I just took all the seeds that grew this year and placed them on top of a mix of peat moss and perlite, kept the soil constantly moist, and they are just now starting to pop up (about 3-4 weeks).

Works for me

peter · Jul 22, 2004

Depending on how old the seeds are, I have had some sprout after a few months to a week or two.

Amateur_Expert · Jul 22, 2004

What about dormancy? should i make them go dormant this winter? if their germination takes 4 weeks it will be 4 weeks until winter.

Kirkscoastalcarnivores · Jul 22, 2004

[b said:
Quote[/b] (Snugulz @ July 22 2004,2:45)]Anyway, I just took all the seeds that grew this year and placed them on top of a mix of peat moss and perlite, kept the soil constantly moist, and they are just now starting to pop up (about 3-4 weeks).

Works for me

post a pic. when they start sprounting, everyone likes seedling pics
As for the VFT Seeds listen to peter, he knows his stuff (as with the other tf members also) I would just sew away and hope for the best

Amateur_Expert · Jul 22, 2004

what about my dormancy question?

jon · Jul 23, 2004

[b said:
Quote[/b] (Amateur_Expert @ July 22 2004,3:42)]what about my dormancy question?

What about it?

lol, j/k. They don't HAVE to have dormancy, actually i suggest against it in this case becuse you may end up killing the seedlings b/c they are just being hatched. I say skip the dormancy this year, but do one NEXT year.

Fygee · Jul 25, 2004

From what I understand, you're only supposed to do a dormancy session after they've matured a year. I would suppose that dormancy for sprouts would damage, or maybe even kill them. I could be wrong though, as I'm just judging that based on experience I've had with other non-CP plants that sprouted way too late, and ended up croaking once the cold came.