Germinating Anthurium Seed

From: Don Burns <burns at mobot.org> on 1997.09.22 at 02:43:49(1293) Carlo, I use the same tricks that Dewey does and it never fails to work. Usually, for a container I will use the clear plastic candy/bakery goods containers that come from the local grocery - the containers that have the lid with a hinge. I use my regular potting medium and keep it almost to the point that it is wet. Usually I'll put enough water in the medium so that if I added any more I could pour it out. I keep the lid nearly closed until I see germination occuring. During the cooler winter weather the lid stays closed to maintain a higher temperature. With respect to light, anything I germinate sees the normal day/night light cycle. But the containers are kept out of direct sunlight. I just paged through Deno's two published studies to see what he has to say about photo effects on germination. He has a lot to say about response to light, or lack of it, but he has yet to experiment with Anthurium or other aroids for that matter. Don +More Don Burns Plantation, FL USA Zone 10b

From: "Carlo A. Balistrieri" <cabalist at facstaff.wisc.edu> on 1997.09.22 at 14:54:00(1297) At 09:46 PM 9/21/97 -0500, you wrote: >Carlo, > >I use the same tricks that Dewey does and it never fails to work. >Usually, for a container I will use the clear plastic candy/bakery goods >containers that come from the local grocery - the containers that have >the lid with a hinge. I use my regular potting medium and keep it almost >to the point that it is wet. Usually I'll put enough water in the medium >so that if I added any more I could pour it out. I keep the lid nearly >closed until I see germination occuring. During the cooler winter weather >the lid stays closed to maintain a higher temperature. > >With respect to light, anything I germinate sees the normal day/night >light cycle. But the containers are kept out of direct sunlight. Then I guess I'm the guinea pig. I know I can germinate them with light. We'll see if the light covering of leaf mold makes a difference. (The seeds are sown in pots and the entire pot put inside a large ziplock bag. The top is folded over (not sealed). Earlier sowings have germinated well under these conditions and the plants can grow to a good size before they are hardened off). Carlo +More Carlo A. Balistrieri, J.D. Email: CABalist@facstaff.wisc.edu P.O. Box 327 Ashippun, WI 53003-0327 U.S.A. Voice: 414.569.1902 Telefax: same number, please call ahead.

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