Steve Werzal Miller Posted August 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 Thanks blocky, they are sheltered from the sun in the green house. But they do get light. I'm just worried about it getting too cold at night. I think night time temps are about 12 - 14cWe don't get much sun here to be honest. It's gonna be summer soon though, someone told me it's going to be on a Tuesday this year.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 3 hours ago, Blocky71 said: I think that's the rule Trev, any covering over the pot, as far as planting in peat is concerned anyhow, needs an air gap between pot and cover. As said , I had no issues on the sphagnum, even with the pot ' sealed' with cling film. The clear pot I used had no drainage so I hardly had to add any water either until I had completely removed it. It just made things much less hassle, I'll be trying some ceph seeds later this year when they're ripe. I use an old kitchen sieve to sieve the peat for the surface of my seed trays, then I firm it down with a flat block of wood to get a nice flat even surface to sow the seeds on. If I could get that with Sphagnum I'd use it every time, as Sphagnum is a natural anti-fungal. They apparently used to use it to pack wounds to stop infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 I just sow them in January in the greenhouse and leave them to it. No mold or problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocky71 Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 I don't have a greenhouse so it was a window ledge trial for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Werzal Miller Posted August 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 Quick progress update. I already have signs of growth coming from some of the seeds. About 5 out of 50 so far. Looks like a little root coming from the seeds. I didn't expect anything this early...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil1984 Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 I hope my seeds don't turn into passion fruit lolSent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil1984 Posted August 2, 2017 Report Share Posted August 2, 2017 I hope my seeds don't turn into passion fruit lolSent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 I've heard that microwaving compost can make mould problems worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 On 01/08/2017 at 11:59 PM, Trev said: I use an old kitchen sieve to sieve the peat for the surface of my seed trays, then I firm it down with a flat block of wood to get a nice flat even surface to sow the seeds on. If I could get that with Sphagnum I'd use it every time, as Sphagnum is a natural anti-fungal. They apparently used to use it to pack wounds to stop infection. Have you tried blitzing the live sphagnum to a fine milled pulp? This might allow you to compress it into a relatively flat and firm surface. Not sure how quickly it'd regrow it's fronds and start pushing up though - perhaps I should experiment with this and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocky71 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 2 hours ago, gardenofeden said: I've heard that microwaving compost can make mould problems worse! I don't do it that regularly, just as a means of ' control ' , mainly on seeds I need to keep covered ( due to the elements) or on anything I expect to take time to germinate. I tried some ' mikes super fast ceph seeds' last year. Although I had no joy with germination the pot remains moss and weed free and is now housing a hummer... In my experience microwaving works, it's certainly never ' promoted' mould. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocky71 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 On 01/08/2017 at 11:59 PM, Trev said: I use an old kitchen sieve to sieve the peat for the surface of my seed trays, then I firm it down with a flat block of wood to get a nice flat even surface to sow the seeds on. If I could get that with Sphagnum I'd use it every time, as Sphagnum is a natural anti-fungal. They apparently used to use it to pack wounds to stop infection. I was gonna suggest what Stu said too Trev, maybe after shredding you'd get a flatter surface?. I'm pretty sure it was close to a hundred percent germination with seeds just scattered on to a clump of sphagnum pushed in a pot. As long as the sphagnum remains sodden it tends to stay fairly flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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