Posted by Tom Broome on 6/13/2008, 7:41 am, in reply to "Re: Microcycas Calocoma"
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: Actually, I was really really lucky.
: I was bidding on four lots, then at
: the last minute, 'snipers' got
: me.(and I had the same feeling there
: were multies out there too) I
: wanted more, but my 50 will do. I
: figure i'll learn a good deal, then
: next year, probably play the 'game'
: again.
:
: I remember it was said the spagnum
: proffers some level of antifungal
: effect. I am going to divide the
: seeds into different groups and see
: what works best. And as you said,
: 'damping-off' seems to be a real
: killer. I am going to experiement
: with my low humidity and plant a
: couple into the open ground. They
: will be protected in a special
: 'shade tent' made of 2 X 4's and 75%
: shade cloth. When the radicle is
: abount 2 inches i'll plant some down
: in perlite. The shade tent is built
: on a raised bed with about 8 inches
: of perlite on top of 2 feet of sand.
: My hope is to get the plant
: established in about as sterile an
: environment in an outdoor setting.
: My hope is my low humidity in Las
: Vegas, (almost always under 10%)
: will keep the dampening off rot at
: bay.
: ( I used this metthod on
: panzhihuensis, and my mortality at
: one year is one plant per a 700
: batch)
: Probably look at a watering regimen
: incorporating a cocktail of 3
: fungicides.
:
:
: We'll see. I'll keep you posted if
: anything is particularly successful.
:
: Thanks again for your advice.
:
: I'll try one group with spagnum,
: maybe with a little perlite or
: pumice, to keep them from getting
: too wet.
:
:
:
: Mark
:
There is a lot of talk going on with that auction and a lot of controversy that is beyond common sniping. People had been told that they were the high bidder after the clock showed 0-00-00 and then after refreshing, they had lost the auction. The people running the auction have been contacted by multiple people, and there will be more on that I'm sure.
OK, you are the guy that was putting in that long wall with a long cycad planter, aren't you? I like the idea about your tent growing situation. I know someone here in FLorida who lives near the beach and he put seeds right in his sand and all the plants grew really fast and he didn't have any of the problems that you hear about. I think your idea sounds so good, I'd put in a small colony with a bigger structure.
So, what are you going to do about the cold when it comes time? Is it going to be in its own mini greenhouse during the winter? I'll tell you, I have thought about it for years, but may be almost too late to really do it for me, but I have always thought about making some raised beds within a large greenhouse and put in a whole colony of microcycas for seed production. Unless I bought some pretty expensive plants, it would be about 15 years before anything would come of it. With no kids for me, the plants would probably end up land fill or something when I kick. Probably need to leave that to someone a bit younger.
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