Hi, I got good germination from S. globulosa and ibitioca; none from bulbosa, iarae, or Rio das Pedras. Sue Haffner ----- Original Message ----- From: piaba <piabinha@yahoo.com> Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008 1:03 pm Subject: [pbs] Sinningia sowing To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > hi joyce, > > i don't know what i can tell you since i grow everything indoors > in a non-AC appartment in the jungle of new york. because > Sinningia and gesneriad seed is so small, it can be frustrating to > work with. i sow a small portion in a small 2" pot and keep it > enclosed in an iced-coffee plastic cup. if you have too much moss > growing over, it's obviously a humidity issue? in the wild, we > have seen many seedlings growing on moss-covered rocks, so they > obviously can live together... > > i was wondering if people have had some success or failure with > the Sinningia seed i have sent dell. mostly, seed can be kept > viable for many years in the fridge, and some of the seed i sent > him is a bit old. just wondering if anyone has had no luck > whatsoever. > for those interested, the Gesneriad Society just held its > convention and there's a slide show at this website: > > http://gesneriads.ca/GS2008/ShowGallery.htm > > as you know, many genera in the family are tuberous/rhizomatous. > > ========= > tsuh yang > > > --- On Fri, 7/4/08, pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org <pbs- > request@lists.ibiblio.org> wrote: > > May I know the technique you use to sow sinningia seed > > and avoid moss grow over. I have a temperature controlled > > greenhouse. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >