TheCarnifreak Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi all, I'm thinking if sowing Drosophyllum outside this year. I hope it brings me more luck. I've planned to sow in February. Will frost be a problem for fresh sowed seeds or small seedlings? Cheers, Ries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi Ries, I've never tried this myself, I've only germinated Drosophyllum in the greenhouse, but I would have thought it all depends on what happens for the rest of the winter....does it continue to be unusually mild or does it turn into a long extended sub-zero period? We won't know until it happens but if it were me I'd wait a while yet, unless you have such large numbers of seeds to experiment that it doesn't matter. Good luck, it will be interesting to see the results of your experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 You may find this article from Peter D'Amato interesting. http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/articles/CPNv24n4p99_102.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCarnifreak Posted January 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Thanks for your replies guys. I don't have enough seeds to experiment this time, so I want te be sure frost isn't a problem... Yes it depends of the winter...but I think they will get some frost when I sow in February... It can still freeze in early May here in the Netherlands. @Richard: Nice article, funny kind of writing. Thanks for sharing. Does anyone have experience with sowing Drosophyllum outside in February? Cheers, Ries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 (edited) Ries, how did you get on? Has anyone else tried anything similar? I left these out all winter (with some protection from rain), we probably didnt get below -3C. One of the plants was little more than a seedling, all were less than a year old. Edited April 25, 2015 by manders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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