Posted by Bobby Now I am wondering whether I have some germinating seeds or not. My seeds are splitting at the germinating end, but they have not produced a radicle (the split is in the right area for germination). On some of the seeds, red spots appeared on the shell before the split appeared. My question is, given the conditions I have kept them in, are these seeds germinating, or are they simply absorbing too much moisture? I have had them for around two weeks now, and thought that this this was just a tad too early for germination. The split appeared about three days ago on the earliest. Finaly, I have one last question regarding the genus that my seeds belong to. I ordered one set of three seeds of a species or variety that has silver foliage-what is this species?
on 4/25/2007, 4:54 pm
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I am a newcomer to rasing cycads (though I have always wanted at least one) and there are some worries and questions I have. I ordered some seeds from Thompson & Morgan (Twelve total. I planted them in a mix of fine sand and peat (did not have coarse sand at the time, and I was worried that my driveway gravel would be too coarse), with a roughly 40/60 or 30/60 ratio of sphagnum peat to sand. This is in peat pots (so I don't have to worry about disturbing the fragile taproot) in a Jiffy closed container-you know, those semi-greenhouse ones. This is on a heat pad to provide extra heat and some humidity (I read that cycads require 70-60% RH). I have already lost two seeds to fungual attacks-both floaters. I do not have a mister or spray bottle, so I have kept the top on-should I take it off and seatrch for a spray bottle?
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