- Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:54 pm
#449032
Tried a few media in a ceph seed-sowing experiment, thought I'd share here in case folks try anything similar. Peat was boiled prior to plopping it into the containers. Containers were what I had on hand. Everything went into the fridge at the end of November, and then put on a shelf in my plant room at the end of February. Pictures taken 3/26 - one month after the end of stratification, but four months after sowing.
In order of success (pics attached of the four containers):
The 'on perlite' containers were shorter 2" rather than a 4" container, so maybe it was a humidity/moisture mess up on my part. I have had little mold spots pop up in those containers, and I tried spot-treating with isopropyl alcohol. So far the cultures haven't gotten moldier, so that seemed to have helped.
I won't say the sphag- or fluval- on perlite were fails because it could have been mold, or my sample-size of one, but if I didn't have many seeds to play with, I'd go the peat route again.
Fingers crossed they continue to survive as this is my first ever attempt.
In order of success (pics attached of the four containers):
- peat perlite mix
- chopped sphag on peat perlite mix
- chopped sphag on just perlite = fluval stratum on perlite [just one little survivor (so far) in each of these prop containers]
The 'on perlite' containers were shorter 2" rather than a 4" container, so maybe it was a humidity/moisture mess up on my part. I have had little mold spots pop up in those containers, and I tried spot-treating with isopropyl alcohol. So far the cultures haven't gotten moldier, so that seemed to have helped.
I won't say the sphag- or fluval- on perlite were fails because it could have been mold, or my sample-size of one, but if I didn't have many seeds to play with, I'd go the peat route again.
Fingers crossed they continue to survive as this is my first ever attempt.
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