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Hey all
I will be getting some seeds soon and I was wondering how to sow them. I hav gotten some info from the person sending me the seeds but I dont wanna mess anything up. Here are my questions mainly: Wat conditions, wat soil, and how to grow them successfully, pretty much. Thanks!
 
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good luck
alex

PS there is a pinned topic about growing Neps from seed just to tell you.
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Yes,
Ive red that and I was looking for more of a climate thing here. How much light, temp, humidity and the such. Also, I got some plastic circular trays that are about 10" across. Do u think one will hold a hundred seeds?
 
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Quote[/b] (SydneyNeps @ June 10 2006,11:15)]Germinating them is really easy, getting them to survive their 1st year is the hard part...
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Hmmm...... not for me! I had N.mirabilis seeds sent to me 3X and I tried various approaches, involving heat, light, time, and humidity. Nary a one germinated.
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Freshness of seed sent was posed as a reason why.
 
I've got some tips on my website. Obviously there are big differences in highland and lowland seed, and I specialise in highland species. Seedlings will grow in very low light levels for many months, and need to be slowly accustomed to higher light levels.
 
I currently have the same types of nep seeds as you in my nep pots.
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due to the lack of space, I had to sow them wherever there is empty space. The top layer is always sphagnum moss. Temperature are in the 80s both day and night and humidity level is always >60%. I have N. mirabilis x coccinea seeds germinate within a month for me under the same conditions.
 
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Quote[/b] (Cindy @ June 13 2006,5:41)]I currently have the same types of nep seeds as you in my nep pots.
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 due to the lack of space, I had to sow them wherever there is empty space. The top layer is always sphagnum moss. Temperature are in the 80s both day and night and humidity level is always >60%. I have N. mirabilis x coccinea seeds germinate within a month for me under the same conditions.
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Cindy, is your LFS dried or live? Do you cover them? Is your media, slightly damp or wet?
 
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