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Posted by will36 Mt. Shasta,CA,U (My Page) on Thu, Feb 24, 05 at 22:31
| I have great success with various seedes including gloxinas and relatives. Also fiberous begoniaqs are no problem. But I have a great deal ofr trouble getting tuberous begonia seeds to germinate. I use 12-14 hours of flor. lights, keep the trays on heating cables, use a homemade potting mix topped with peat moss (which I sterlize, do not cover the seeds. Yet no germinations. Suggetions?
Thanks
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RE: tuberous begonia seeds
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| My success with tuberous begonias vary considerably. I only had a few of the park Wopper germinating. I think you need to mist frequently with a very nice nossle (windex atomizer type bottle) and keep temperatures around 75F. They are very sensitive to drying out or change in temperatures. |
RE: tuberous begonia seeds
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| As you have had success with Gloxinias and other begonia seed, your lack of success maybe due to the seed. If you put it onto a sheet of paper, tip the paper up and tap it, any good seed will roll down onto another sheet of paper placed to catch the seed. I have bought seed in the past with only dust in the packet, and not a single seed. I do a lot of hybridising, and grow a few thousand seedlings each season, giving them a 14 hour day, and set the temperature at 75f. Germination takes between 8 to 14 days, although at a lower temperature it could take longer. |
RE: tuberous begonia seeds
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| I posted this on the other topic ... I got 4 Whopper Yellow sprouts today !! I moved my seeds to a warmer heat mat, started keeping the grow lights on 24 hours and I'm making sure I keep them moist by spraying and/or bottom watering. I'm not sure it this has helped or if it was that they just needed more time to germinate. I also have one Begonia Bayou Scarlet that sprouted yesterday. |
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