Re: [aroid-l] Help request for two aroids!

From: snalice at cnmnetwork.com on 2002.12.15 at 07:48:59(9728) Hello Margret and Dietmar, Thank you very much for your help! I'll give it a try with this soil mix, the most challenging thing for me being the temp. upkeep. I can try the aquarium with heaters in jars from another post. Much appreciation! +More Susan 12/13/02 7:32:57 AM, Kiehlmann@gmx.de wrote: > >We handle all seeds of Amorphophallus and Anchomanes with good success >in the following manner. All seeds have sprouted , but sometimes only after >some months: > >When the fruits are ripe and become soft, the pulp is completely removed >from >the seeds. The seeds are washed with water and then sown at a depth of about >0.5? in pots filled with a mixture of ? sand ? soil and a layer of gravel at >the >bottom of the pot for drainage. The pots are placed in a normal room with a >slightly increased temperature of about 24? C = 75? F. ( In summer the >temperature may be higher corresponding to the outside temperature ) The >substrate is kept humid by watering when it seems to be necessary. > >We had received an infructescence of Anch. dalzielii from Africa and also >fruits >from our own plants. In both cases the first seedlings came up after about >six >weeks under the described conditions. But we had to wait as many as 7 months >for the latest seedlings. > >However, we have learnt to be patient with seeds and seedlings respectively. > >Margret & Dietmar Kiehlmann > >-- >+++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ >NEU: Mit GMX ins Internet. Rund um die Uhr f?r 1 ct/ Min. surfen! > > >

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