My first go with rasing from seed, and I am very pleaed with the results.
I surface sowed mine on the 2nd Nov on sand/peat/pearlite mix, placed cling film over pots and secured with elastic band. I keep them in my office, which is about 20 degrees, but they are in full sun and next to the radiator. - in a terrarium.I had 3 different sources of seed. As some may know I covered one lot with a fine layer of sand (DO NOT DO THIS!).
Result is - uncovered seed from one source (CZ Plants and mixed) - I now have 18 out of 20 - all with two very, very, very tiny traps. From another source (uncovered with sand), sowed at same time and kept in the same place, I have one tiny plant with two tiny traps, this seed is from a yellow plant with red line - so I hope it looks like its mum and dad!
The covered in sand ones show some germination and there are 10 tiny plants and tiny traps from 40 sowed - this seed came from a forum member, it would have performed better if I had treated it better.
I did not save seed for a second sowing, but am happy very with the CZ plants seed mix.
One of my good green plants is showing a flowering stem (it is in a cold greenhouse and has been down to minus 4 degrees for several nights. Should I get rid of the flower? I can't see any sign of anything else flowering - so no crossing possible. Can they be 'selfed'?
I could become as fanatical as some other about these plants, my partner thinks I am a bit potty about them anyway, and luckily has no idea how much I paid for some of them .
Regards
Kevan