At the beginning of May I started for the first time to sow PSEUDOLITHOS CUBIFORMIS. The photographs have been made in mid May. I have sown 20 seeds of P. CUBIFORMIS and 20 seeds of P. MIGIURTINUS. As you can see, out of all only 2 germinated until this very day. Why? Maybe the temperature was too low or the quality of the seeds too bad. I can not tell what could be true.
substrate
This is my standard substrate for sowing. Fine grained BIMS ( = pumice ) or LAVA or PERLITE.
This time I filled it in small pods and put them in a "mini indoor greenhouse". All I have learned from growers throughout the www and forums... Sow 1 seed per pod and let it grow 1 or 2 years absolutely undisturbed! If you transplant the "little" seedling too early you might brake the roots off and therefore kill the seedling! So "I did what I have been told".
temperature
The "greenhouse" stands in my kitchen on the heater. Temperature at night will be around 15 C and at day around 25 C.
Maybe this has been a big mistake. Maybe I should have given them 25 to 30 C the whole day long. Next year I will give it another try within a commercial heating construction.
water
I have watered the pods thoroughly at the beginning of sowing. Since the first seedlings appeared I opened the "windows" at the top. So only some minor exchange of air will take place. Humidity inside the "greenhouse" is still very high.
light
The "greenhouse" stands on an eastern window and receives morning sun light only. During the day this position creates a "half shaded" position.
seeds
I have "powdered" the seeds with a fungicide. Mine is AATIRAM. It is well known, kills fungi and mould and has an inhibiting effect on the germination of the seeds too.
substrate
This is my standard substrate for sowing. Fine grained BIMS ( = pumice ) or LAVA or PERLITE.
This time I filled it in small pods and put them in a "mini indoor greenhouse". All I have learned from growers throughout the www and forums... Sow 1 seed per pod and let it grow 1 or 2 years absolutely undisturbed! If you transplant the "little" seedling too early you might brake the roots off and therefore kill the seedling! So "I did what I have been told".
temperature
The "greenhouse" stands in my kitchen on the heater. Temperature at night will be around 15 C and at day around 25 C.
Maybe this has been a big mistake. Maybe I should have given them 25 to 30 C the whole day long. Next year I will give it another try within a commercial heating construction.
water
I have watered the pods thoroughly at the beginning of sowing. Since the first seedlings appeared I opened the "windows" at the top. So only some minor exchange of air will take place. Humidity inside the "greenhouse" is still very high.
light
The "greenhouse" stands on an eastern window and receives morning sun light only. During the day this position creates a "half shaded" position.
seeds
I have "powdered" the seeds with a fungicide. Mine is AATIRAM. It is well known, kills fungi and mould and has an inhibiting effect on the germination of the seeds too.
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