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Gemmae
Jan 3, 2008 0:08:52 GMT 8
Post by ameliepoulain on Jan 3, 2008 0:08:52 GMT 8
Thanks Lim for your information. Athene, perhaps you could call Lim and check with him where he gets the river sand in Penang  Ya man! wash it several times. I soak my sand in boiling water for several minutes to kill off any beasties, algae etc. I bought my river sand from a nursery near sg. buloh. David, not only I call Lim for advice, he even gave some sands to take home! thanks, Lim for the sand that you gave me the other day. Just wondering, how many time should I wash it if I'm not using any acid or what'snots ;D I'm preparing to receive some gemmae soon. What should I have for optimum germination, and where should I place them? |
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Gemmae
Jan 3, 2008 0:20:55 GMT 8
Post by piscesilim on Jan 3, 2008 0:20:55 GMT 8
I wash it until the water is clear.
Just put the gemmae on the sand. They will sprout in several days.
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Gemmae
Jan 3, 2008 0:31:45 GMT 8
Post by ameliepoulain on Jan 3, 2008 0:31:45 GMT 8
after that where do I put the pot? should I use a water tray?
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Gemmae
Jan 3, 2008 8:18:08 GMT 8
Post by tarence on Jan 3, 2008 8:18:08 GMT 8
I use a shallow water tray, about 1/4 the pot height. Preferably use deeper pots of 5" to plant the gemmae if you have the space ( errr, wait a minute, you HAVE the space ! ) . The recommended pot height is 12" but well, i`m using the 5" ones & also smaller ones which I think are not so good for their `famed` long roots.
Btw, how to keep sand moist all the time ? I`m using peat moss as topping & the gemmae germinates well coz it`s moist all the time. Sand is just sporadically sprinkled over the peat moss more as decoration ( haha) and to keep the peat moss in place.
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Gemmae
Jan 3, 2008 8:30:04 GMT 8
Post by tarence on Jan 3, 2008 8:30:04 GMT 8
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Gemmae
Jan 3, 2008 12:53:32 GMT 8
Post by lisham on Jan 3, 2008 12:53:32 GMT 8
Tarence... they look just like you!!! when I say they looks like you... I mean they're cute like you aaa...  |
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Gemmae
Jan 3, 2008 13:23:02 GMT 8
Post by tarence on Jan 3, 2008 13:23:02 GMT 8
thx, I think.....heheh. they are so tiny tho....i can`t really tell the diff for the other pygmies except for scorpioides. i have not trained meself yet, so my plant labels with stay in the pot for a while.
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Gemmae
Jan 3, 2008 17:39:28 GMT 8
Post by sockhom on Jan 3, 2008 17:39:28 GMT 8
Tarence, i've just "sown" about ten pygmy species a few days ago. I really think they are attractive plants.
François.
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Gemmae
Jan 3, 2008 18:10:22 GMT 8
Post by tarence on Jan 3, 2008 18:10:22 GMT 8
Good for you Francois...do share the pictures with us when they germinate plse. thx.
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Gemmae
Jan 4, 2008 13:51:37 GMT 8
Post by David on Jan 4, 2008 13:51:37 GMT 8
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Gemmae
Jan 4, 2008 14:00:27 GMT 8
Post by tarence on Jan 4, 2008 14:00:27 GMT 8
Aren`t they c-u-t-e ? ........our next stage of progress would be to hope for gemmae to form. heheh. flowers too.
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Gemmae
Jan 25, 2008 13:39:48 GMT 8
Post by tarence on Jan 25, 2008 13:39:48 GMT 8
the pulchella x ericksoniae are getting quite large. i`m surprised that they can reach this size despite their pygmy status....nearly the size of a 10 cts coin now...  |
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Gemmae
Mar 24, 2008 19:02:33 GMT 8
Post by tarence on Mar 24, 2008 19:02:33 GMT 8
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Gemmae
Mar 24, 2008 19:30:34 GMT 8
Post by caseyhoo on Mar 24, 2008 19:30:34 GMT 8
nice.... but, they are really tiny... im wonder, that is their adult size?  |
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Gemmae
Mar 24, 2008 19:37:16 GMT 8
Post by tarence on Mar 24, 2008 19:37:16 GMT 8
the pulchella x ericksoniae is about the size of a 20 cts coin...not too bad for a pygmy sundew....the scorpioides which is the 1st photo from the 3 i just posted is about 1" high....they are tiny....
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Gemmae
May 12, 2008 13:14:34 GMT 8
Post by tarence on May 12, 2008 13:14:34 GMT 8
this remains my fav pygmy.....   |
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Gemmae
May 16, 2008 8:34:22 GMT 8
Post by tarence on May 16, 2008 8:34:22 GMT 8
mmmm...surprise surprise.....my d.ericksoniae x pulchella has started producing gemmae. it was a small miracle of sorts for me. heheh. it`s a new feeling poking into the gemmae `pool` with a toothpick & getting the gemmae out. i`ll post pics later.....coz just saw them last nite & nite pics aren`t clear....
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Gemmae
May 16, 2008 11:22:58 GMT 8
Post by caseyhoo on May 16, 2008 11:22:58 GMT 8
tarence, congratulations... cant wait to see the photo ASAP
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Gemmae
May 19, 2008 10:48:36 GMT 8
Post by tarence on May 19, 2008 10:48:36 GMT 8
here are the pics.... gemmae is in the middle of the sundew....  another pic of another sundew  the end result after poking it with a wet toothpick....gemmae !!!  |
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Gemmae
May 21, 2008 0:02:04 GMT 8
Post by caseyhoo on May 21, 2008 0:02:04 GMT 8
For fresh gemmae, do I need to give them direct sunlight as others sundew? thanx
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