Posted by chad
on 10/21/2008, 10:55 am, in reply to "Re: cycas tansachana seeds"
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: Tom, thanks for the quick reply. Do I need to keep these moist to germinate or just warm. If I just place them in sand, should I periodicaly mist them or try to keep the sand damp? It is too cold to place them outside, so I will need to keep them in my house intill spring. Thanks again, Chad.
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: I just bought 3 seeds that have soft
: flesh on the outside of them.
: Should I remove this cover to
: germinate them? Also, should I just
: lay them on a bed of perlite or keep
: the in a warm blanket of moist
: peatmoss or? Any suggestions?
: Thanks, Chad
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: You should for sure clean off the
: coating real well and make sure
: there isn't any extra material
: sticking on the seeds because that
: can cause fungus to grow. I usually
: lay them half way into the medium.
: If you see the crease in the seed,
: that is the line in which I use to
: bury the seeds. I would soak the
: seeds for a day before you plant
: them. I use sand, but any sterile
: medium will work. Or, if you want to
: try the baggie method, you could get
: some of the Miracle Grow sphagnum
: based medium and just put them in
: the baggie and put the baggie in a
: warm spot and try that way. If you
: did that, you would want to open the
: baggie each week and fluff up the
: medium a bit, which also gives them
: air flow, which reduces the chances
: of fungus getting into the baggie.
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