Help for Philo seeds.

From: SNALICE at aol.com on 1997.07.06 at 01:17:37(917) To anyone who can help, I recieved some seeds from the Alvim Seidel (sp?) seed order and have planted them in bubble trays. Some are sprouting, some haven't sprouted but look ok, but others appear to be rotting (Wendlandii in particular). Can someone tell me what changes to make before I loose them? The temp. inside the trays had ranged from 75 degs. to 95 degs. in the first day or two. Before any had actually sprouted, the temp. had leveled out to 80 - 85 degs steady. Some of each variety are in damp folded paper towels inside the trays, some are on top of the soil, and some are covered with a very fine soil. 1/2 of the Wendlandiis were on top of soil, and the other half were in paper towels. All of the Wendlandii seeds on top of the soil turned blackish with what looks like mold. Another of the seeds in the paper towel turned the same, but some still look promising. I put the three that still look good into a smaller covered container which is no doubt cooler. They are still looking good, but I don't know for how long. Any advice would be appreciated. +More Thank you for your help, Sue Zunino

From: eduardo gomes goncalves <eggon at guarany.cpd.unb.br> on 1997.07.07 at 23:45:37(923) Hi Sue, Philo seeds are usually very easy to germinate. The only problem is that they can dehydrate fastly and lose the viability. I don't hope so, but if it happened to your P. wendlandii seeds, there is nothing to do but cry... Do you remember if the seeds was too much dry when you receive them? The temperature seems good and the humity must be also good. Very old seeds also lose the viability. There is one more thing. If the seeds you purchase are from a true P. wendlandii, it can show a different problem. Such species isn't native from Brazil and all individuals there in Alvin's nursery must to be clones from just a few. This can avoid sucessfully seed set or even produce a superficially good seed set, but with dead seeds, because of genetic problems related to homozygosis. I'm not sure about such possibility, but it can be a clue. Now, the best thing you can do is wait. Sincerely, Eduardo. +More On Sat, 5 Jul 1997 SNALICE@aol.com wrote: > To anyone who can help, > I recieved some seeds from the Alvim Seidel (sp?) seed order and have > planted them in bubble trays. Some are sprouting, some haven't sprouted but > look ok, but others appear to be rotting (Wendlandii in particular). Can > someone tell me what changes to make before I loose them? The temp. inside > the trays had ranged from 75 degs. to 95 degs. in the first day or two. > Before any had actually sprouted, the temp. had leveled out to 80 - 85 degs > steady. Some of each variety are in damp folded paper towels inside the > trays, some are on top of the soil, and some are covered with a very fine > soil. 1/2 of the Wendlandiis were on top of soil, and the other half were in > paper towels. All of the Wendlandii seeds on top of the soil turned blackish > with what looks like mold. Another of the seeds in the paper towel turned > the same, but some still look promising. I put the three that still look > good into a smaller covered container which is no doubt cooler. They are > still looking good, but I don't know for how long. Any advice would be > appreciated. > Thank you for your help, > Sue Zunino > > >

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