Germinating now- - photos of seedlings

[Garden Prince]

We continue with Paeonia obovata alba, Polygonatum anomalum and Sassafras albidum. Hopefully more Sassafras on the way. This one germinated in a zip lock bag at warmth (20 degrees C.) I also have a container with Sassafras albidum outside but as yet no germination there.

[Excelsior]

Here are some of my seedlings, and more will come  The succulents and mesembs germinated straight forward in room temperature. The Allium alvarense germinated after a few weeks in the fridge. Aloe polyphylla germinated in the dark after a few weeks at app. 15C. The aloe seeds that didn't germinate, I now have in cup of water and crossing fingers :-) I sow all my seeds on coffee-filters in zip-log bags. If that fails, I sow them in my own medium of cat litter (non clumping), sand and peat.

[Excelsior]

The A. looseri germinated at a cool temperature of 7-8C. A. spiniflorus had poor germination, maybe they need stratification since only one germinated at room temperature? The hardy cacti that refuse to germinate after a few weeks, i nick with nail clipper. B. cabulica germinated in fridge, the same with C.acaulis. D. aurea germinated at roomtemperature in the dark. All are sown in zip-locks. If you see something you like, I'm open to swap 

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

Here's a young Tropaeolum INCISUM seedling
JP

[Garden Prince]

The story continues on the germination front. I was most excited this past week when I saw that some seeds of Franklinia alatamaha had germinated

[Excelsior]

A few more....
The H. parviflora germinated rapidly at room-temperature. The K. alticola, there was a small percentage that germinated right away, the rest refuse to do so, maybe some chilling or nicking will do the trick? The O. arvensis, O. simplicissimum and Q. chilense germinated at cool temperatures...

I sow all my seeds in coffee filters and zip-locks with a tint of anti fungi liquid, because I feel I have more control over the germination. I've found out that this usually don't work at ephemeral species, where mushy seeds are the result. Perhaps it is to airtight? Or that the ephemeral species don't have a hard protective seedcoat?

[Rick R.]

Wonderful images, everyone!

Oh how much more educational this would all be if growers would share their germination regimes ....

(This my plea each year.  Unfortunately, it will probably be ignored once again....  )

[Tony Willis]

Wonderful images, everyone!

Oh how much more educational this would all be if growers would share their germination regimes ....

(This my plea each year.  Unfortunately, it will probably be ignored once again....  )

I have now started sowing my fritillaria and lilies in pure cat litter (Sophisticat Pink). I use clay pots which are plunged in a sand bed. Just a top dressing of grit on the pots.

Fritillaria unibracteata just germinating from a January 2012 sowing

Fritillaria crassifolia from an August 2010 sowing germinated spring 2011

[Anthony Darby]

Mmm. That seems to work very well. I will look at the cat litter we have here and give it a go. I must make potting on much easier?

[Rick R.]

Thank you, Tony ...

And these were placed outside after sowing? 

[Tony Willis]

Thank you, Tony ...

And these were placed outside after sowing?

No under the unheated  greenhouse bench and brought up on top when signs of germination were seen

[Excelsior]

Wonderful images, everyone!

Oh how much more educational this would all be if growers would share their germination regimes ....

(This my plea each year.  Unfortunately, it will probably be ignored once again....  )

Thanks for the heads up Rick I have now written some words about the germination in my recent posts...

[David Nicholson]

Oh how much more educational this would all be if growers would share their germination regimes ....

(This my plea each year.  Unfortunately, it will probably be ignored once again....  )

For what it is worth Ric my seed sowing sowing regime is pretty simple. Bulbous plants are sown in 9cm square plastic pots, in gritty-sandy loam based compost (UK JI No. 2), covered with a layer of grit and kept in an outdoor frame open to all the weather thrown at it. On germination they are taken into the greenhouse (if there is room) or covered shelving outside. Non bulbous, same regime but sown in 7cm square plastic pots in a gritty-sandy proprietary seed compost.

Some I win, some I loose!

[Botanica]

Hello

Wonderful succes for many poeple !

Somes of mine

[Rick R.]

Excelsior, thanks so much!  The added info really aids in my understanding.  That you note when only a very few germinate, possibly indicating the regime is not the norm, is also very helpful.

So the Allium schoenprasum arlvarense germinated in the fridge or at room temperature after 3 weeks in the fridge?
Same question with Aloe polyphylla: germinated at 15C or at room temperature after 3 weeks at 15C?