[pbs] Germinating Cardiocrinum giganteum

Laura & Dave toadlily at olywa.net
Mon Sep 6 04:10:13 EDT 2004


Hi Steve and all
      I have 5 year, 3 year and 1 year old plants, all germinated from 
seed.  They have been one of the easier plants to grow.  I use garden 
soil that is amended with some course sand and leaf mold.  I just put 
the seed in a 6 inch by 6 inch soil filled pot, cover with a little more 
soil and a quarter inch of chicken grit, plunge the pot into a sawdust 
bed and wait for spring.  I've tried orienting the seed on edge in half 
the pot, and laying flat in the other, but couldn't see that it made a 
bit of difference.

Dave Brastow  zone 7A (Western Washington, home of the Phantom summer)




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