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From: Ken Landis <loken423 at YAHOO.IT>
Subject: Re: Sorry for the mistake
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Hi Giorgio,
I also received seeds from Eric and have your same
difficulty in finding potting mixtures as recomended
in  gardening books or on the net. I always make my
own because I think that it is half the fun of growing
plants and in the long run is much easier to adapt it
to the needs of various plants.
This is how I germinated the seeds. First I soaked the
seeds in warm water, that then cooled to room
tepreature, for a day, each variety separated in a
labled plastic cup. Then I rinsed the seeds once a
day, in warm water, pouring off the excess water. The
same as making Mung Bean sprouts. After a week, when
the first roots began to appear, I potted them, in
sifted mainly oak leaf compost plus a little sand, in
a pot with good drainage. My idea is that Arisaema are
mostly shade loving plants. Shade is usually found
under trees where the ground is rich in leaf mold, so
that's probably the best medium for them to germinate
and grow in.
After 18 days (Today) all the A. flavum Giganteum have
a well developed leaf while other varieties are just
begining to appear above the soil.
Ciao,
Colin

--- Hal or Nancy Robinson <robyn82 at BELLSOUTH.NET> ha
scritto:

> Giogio, I use good professional potting mix with
> extra perlite and the seeds
> are growing very well.  I finally have some very
> nice looking plants with a
> male bloom on one of each variety.  That is so
> exciting to finally see a
> bloom.  Next year, I expect them all to bloom, well,
> maybe just most but the
> expectation is still there.
> Good to have you on the list.
> Nancy Robinson  Tennessee  near the Smoky Mountains
> Park.  I cut a bloom off
> a Pinellia today and as I cut the bloom up there
> came all these beetles that
> were pollinating the flowers.  Sorry about that but
> I do not want that many
> pinellias around.
> > I didn't read till now about  which pH in the soil
> is the best  for
> > Arisaemas, here in my yard we have acid soil, very
> good for Azalaea and
> > Rododendron.
> >
> > A question to Ray :  my Eremurus ( two different
> flowers, white and
> > yellow-orange ) are setting seeds, may be someone
> is interested? have I
> > to send them to Eric or not?, the same for
> Rudbeckias,now growing in
> > wild grass, in many colours, they will be ready in
> September.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Regards to all of you
> >
> > Giorgio
>


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