Re: [aroid-l] Help request for two aroids!
- Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Help request for two aroids!
- From: s*@cnmnetwork.com
- Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 23:48:59 -0800
Hello Margret and Dietmar,
Thank you very much for your help! I'll give it a try with this soil mix, the
most challenging thing for me being the temp. upkeep. I can try the aquarium
with heaters in jars from another post.
Much appreciation!
Susan
12/13/02 7:32:57 AM, Kiehlmann@gmx.de wrote:
>
>We handle all seeds of Amorphophallus and Anchomanes with good success
>in the following manner. All seeds have sprouted , but sometimes only after
>some months:
>
>When the fruits are ripe and become soft, the pulp is completely removed
>from
>the seeds. The seeds are washed with water and then sown at a depth of about
>0.5? in pots filled with a mixture of ½ sand ½ soil and a layer of gravel at
>the
>bottom of the pot for drainage. The pots are placed in a normal room with a
>slightly increased temperature of about 24° C = 75° F. ( In summer the
>temperature may be higher corresponding to the outside temperature ) The
>substrate is kept humid by watering when it seems to be necessary.
>
>We had received an infructescence of Anch. dalzielii from Africa and also
>fruits
>from our own plants. In both cases the first seedlings came up after about
>six
>weeks under the described conditions. But we had to wait as many as 7 months
>for the latest seedlings.
>
>However, we have learnt to be patient with seeds and seedlings respectively.
>
>Margret & Dietmar Kiehlmann
>
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