Posted by lisa hooper
on 2/22/2009, 3:16 pm, in reply to "Cultivating mix/Germinating mix"
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when is the best time to pick the cycad seeds we have a plant that has a stck of rich red seed and havent a clue when to pick them for cultivation
thank so much lisa hoope r
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: Hello tom, I just wanted to post a
: followup on some advice I received a
: while ago on cultivating microcycas.
:
: I did a little spin on your idea of
: spagnum moss, and though I just
: started using this, I can't really
: say yet if it is better or not than
: other ideas.
:
: For these seeds I wanted good
: aeration and a little better
: moisture control. When germinating
: seeds I like the baggie with
: perlite. I wanted something a
: little better for microcycas, so I
: used a mixture of 40-45% perlite,
: 40-45% pumice, and 10-20% spagnum.
: I got the spagnum from homedepot in
: a little baggie, and I cut it up
: into smaller pieces with scissors.
: Mix together and added water.
:
: It looks pretty good. Doesn't stay
: too wet, and doesn't dry out too
: fast, and this mixture can be
: watered more, as the excess drains
: away. (I think to ability to water
: more allows the mixture to be
: cleansed) The spagnum does appear
: to keep the mix 'fresh', as seeds in
: this mixture seem to keep fresher
: and not rot. Other mixes seem to be
: more rot prone. even 100 % perlite
: has a tendency of retaining too much
: moisture, esp. at the bottom of a
: treepot.
:
: Anyhow, nothing scientific. And
: it's too new for me to recommend,
: but it looks promising.
:
: And 3 micro's with nice roots so
: far..Hoping for more..
:
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