Pics of my nep seedlings, thanks Zero!

[schloaty]

Check 'em out! N. mirabalis seedlings from Penang (If I remember the tag correctly).

Just sprouted on December 24th (or that's when I checked) which makes it three weeks to the day after I sowed them. This pic was taken on the 27th, so a few days after I made the discovery (Merry x-mas to me!).

 

[phissionkorps]

woohoo. I got some of those seed from someone else here, and since they are from ICPS, I was concerned about their viability. I probably sowed mine right around when you did. I'm out of town now though, so I can't check

 

[Zero]

PK, I donated 15 packets to the ICPS, they might be from me
N. mirabilis Mengkuang Titi Penang.
peace,
Zero

 

[phissionkorps]

Yeah same ones.

 

[Zero]

I sent a bunch out. anyone else have germination?
mine just started yesterday

 

[xvart]

Oooohhh... exciting! I have some of those seeds, too! I sowed mine a little later than you guys did. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

xvart.

 

[CPsInAtl]

hehehe nep seedlings. I made that mistake once when Pyro was giving out some raff x (?) seeds a year or so back. I have about a hundred little neps, about the size of a nickel...

 

[xvart]

hehehe nep seedlings. I made that mistake once when Pyro was giving out some raff x (?) seeds a year or so back. I have about a hundred little neps, about the size of a nickel...

Well I know one way to clear up some room. Just send me all the ones you think are going to be females...

xvart.

 

[elgecko]

Looks like you have great germination.

I just went and checked mine............. Nothing :-(

I should have let someone else have the seeds. Winter time is not a good time for me to try to germinate seeds. The house is too cool and the only place I have to place them does not get much sunlight at all.

 

[schloaty]

hehehe nep seedlings. I made that mistake once when Pyro was giving out some raff x (?) seeds a year or so back. I have about a hundred little neps, about the size of a nickel...

Nice. I did the "really harsh conditions" treatment to limmit the seedlings - only those tough enough survived. I got it down to five, gave away two, and still have three. After a little over a year, they're around 5" in diameter. I love time release fertilizer (osmocote in this case, but I usually use special nep stuff).

Geck, I'm not sure how much light has to do with germination - temperature would be your biggest hurdle. Put them over your grow lights for some bottom heat. Just not directly ON the lights, or you'll cook them.

 

[xvart]

I just got back from the Bahamas and only had a minute to look at my plants; but, I think I see at least a couple sprouts of the same seed batch. I'll have to look a little more closely tomorrow after work but my quick glance looked like growth from the seed and not any "weedyness."

xvart.

 

[PlantAKiss]

It's so exciting when you get germination on seed. And you just gotta love baby neps. They get little pitchers even when they are teeeeenie tiny.

What are those lighter strands?

 

[xvart]

I just got back from the Bahamas and only had a minute to look at my plants; but, I think I see at least a couple sprouts of the same seed batch. I'll have to look a little more closely tomorrow after work but my quick glance looked like growth from the seed and not any "weedyness."

xvart.

Definitely germination. Sown 12/16/07 and germination around 1/6/08.

xvart.

 

[elgecko]

Guess what I noticed today when watering. I have germination.

I guess the cooler temps I have mine in made it take a lot longer to germinate then everyone else's.
I had actually given up on them. I've got over 20 seeds are or in the process of germinating, so there may be many more to come.

 

[Capslock]

elgecko,
I have cooler temps, and find it absolutely takes longer for germination, and subsequent slower growth, at least for a little while. I have some seed that didn't germinate for about five months!

Capslock

 

[adnedarn]

Hey! I just noticed like 3 days ago that I had some nep germination... I think they were seeds from Zero... I'll have to check and I'll let you know which they are! Interesting it took mine like 2 months longer though. Must be the cooler temps I guess...

(whatever they are, they're my best success rate so far on nep seeds!)
Thanks!
Andrew

 

[adnedarn]

Yep, same seeds. I'm in the same boat as a few of the others with the cooler temps... My success isn't as good as some of the others here.. but since they just started, perhaps more will pop up

 

[elgecko]

Here's a shot of mine.

 

[DerbyCityNeps]

all my nepenthes seed come out root first and shed the seed coat. why do your all's come up stright fro mthe seed??

Alex

 

[Zero]

PICS of my N. mirabilis seedlings. way to high of a germination ratio. not sure if I need to thin them out.

tray, mirabilis on the left

close up

peace,
Zero