Seed Germination

[Jaime Rodriguez]

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Here are  my results so far with this years seed lot,

Pinellia cordata 'Yamazaki'   = 5 are up
Pinellia pedatisecta = 6 are up
Arisaema sikokianum = 3 are up
A. dracontium = 7 are up
A. aff. ciliatum ex Yunnan RH101105 = 7 are up
A. flavum = 28 are up
A. flavum 'short form' = 35 are up

I didn't record the numbers of seed to start,  so I cannot report what =percentage have germinated.  I am still waiting for signs of life from =A. consanguineum, A. ringens, A. serratum, and A. speciosum v. mirablis. =I guess I'll be waiting a long time for Arum euxinum.

I soaked the seeds for a week,  with a fresh water change every day,  =and sowed them in four inch community pots.  I pressed the seeds into =the pro-mix,  and covered them with 1/4 to 1/2  inch of chicken grit.  

All of last years seedlings are still dormant in my refrigerator.   I've =been keeping them on the dry side,  so I have high hopes that most of =them have survived.  I just gave them a drink,  so I expect that I may =start seeing growth in a few weeks.  This year will begin my experiment =at growing some of them outside.  I'll plant half of the second year =plants outside, to see which can survive an Alaskan winter.

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