[pbs] Sinningia sowing
Sue Haffner
sueh at csufresno.edu
Thu Jul 10 18:55:46 EDT 2008
Hi,
I got good germination from S. globulosa and ibitioca; none from
bulbosa, iarae, or Rio das Pedras.
Sue Haffner
----- Original Message -----
From: piaba <piabinha at yahoo.com>
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008 1:03 pm
Subject: [pbs] Sinningia sowing
To: pbs at lists.ibiblio.org
> hi joyce,
>
> i don't know what i can tell you since i grow everything indoors
> in a non-AC appartment in the jungle of new york. because
> Sinningia and gesneriad seed is so small, it can be frustrating to
> work with. i sow a small portion in a small 2" pot and keep it
> enclosed in an iced-coffee plastic cup. if you have too much moss
> growing over, it's obviously a humidity issue? in the wild, we
> have seen many seedlings growing on moss-covered rocks, so they
> obviously can live together...
>
> i was wondering if people have had some success or failure with
> the Sinningia seed i have sent dell. mostly, seed can be kept
> viable for many years in the fridge, and some of the seed i sent
> him is a bit old. just wondering if anyone has had no luck
> whatsoever.
> for those interested, the Gesneriad Society just held its
> convention and there's a slide show at this website:
>
> http://gesneriads.ca/GS2008/ShowGallery.htm
>
> as you know, many genera in the family are tuberous/rhizomatous.
>
> =========
> tsuh yang
>
>
> --- On Fri, 7/4/08, pbs-request at lists.ibiblio.org <pbs-
> request at lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:
> > May I know the technique you use to sow sinningia seed
> > and avoid moss grow over. I have a temperature controlled
> > greenhouse.
> >
>
>
>
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