Re: Staghorns

Hi Doret
I used to correspond with a keen amateur fern grower in South Africa who
grew a lot of things from spores.  So I don't think you should give up -
check out more growing advice from growers from similar climates.  I can't
help too much as I live in cold England.
First thing is to get fresh spores which you did from Keith.  The next step
is sterility.  Sterilise the pot and  the surface of the compost.  Then
enclose with a clean polthene bag or piece of glass and stand in good
indirect light.  This may mean somewhere cool for you.  As platyceriums come
from hot countries they presumeably germinate at quite high temperatures.
Get advice - have another go!
Best wishes
Margaret (Nimmo-Smith)
Cambridge, UK

> Hi Everyone
>
> Thanks for all the information and suggestions.
>
> I do not have the right growing conditions to grow from spore.
>
> A year ago Keith from Australia sent me a lot of spore I tried it doing
> everything according to book it is a year later and nothing happened I
guess
> it got too warm where they were standing that was in the little green
house
> that we no longer have.
>
> Spore are always an option but in this case not for me. What I have heard
> from people who tried it in South Africa the success rate is not very
high.
>
> I talked to another guy from South Africa who is actually an big exporter
of
> orchids and he has the right conditions and he said he had given up
trying.
>
> Maybe LADY LUCK will come by one of these days.
>
> Doret

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