Hello Ron Thank u so much for the advise ! Its so nice to have been contacted by a couple of collectors in Australia, i'm in the mountains near Esk so we are nearly neighbors. I have only just started my new love for these beautiful gems & i would like to build a special collection of them too, i think they are superb. If u ever sell any of your collection, i'd be more than happy to become an avid collector haha.........I'm ever increasing the garden meterage :-) I have a funny feeling i wouldn't have something u wish for but u never know, what else do u collect ? Do u like crinums ? I have about 26 different ones so far & i'm pretty proud of them. I love a story & i have a couple that survived the sailing ships, they are from Africa one imported in 1828 & the other in 1880, a special part of history i think, as a crinum collector anyway. I can see its going to be a lifetime obsession..........Yippee.................. Spring has already sprung for me....... Should i plant the Worslea seeds now ?? On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 12:07 AM, Ronald Redding <ron_redding@hotmail.com>wrote: > > Hi Steven > > I have probably answered this question over 1000 times, I will give you a > quick run down on my method. > > I use cooled boiled water and float the seeds at room temperature - usually > after a week or two you will see radicles emerge (you need to be careful > here as mold or fungus can develop which I have found mainly attacks older > seeds, this needs to be treated as soon as it is detected). Once a seed has > a radicle about 1cm long (1/2" for our US members) I then plant the seed > into my standard growing medium. I have learnt that young plants will > perform better with some morning sun and light shade in the hottest part of > the day, I also try and keep them warm during winter. As the plants matures > they receive full sun all day during Winter and then full sun only part of > the day during Summer. I achieve this by having them facing north against a > wall of my shadehouse of facing north on the northern side of a tree or > shrub (also bamboo at my place). I would have them on the Southern side if I > lived in the Northern hemisphere. > > Also for your information I have germinated and grown hundreds of my own > and others seed of worselya and also many other plants, my basic method now > is that if the seed will float then that is how I will germinate it. This > buys me time and I don't have to constantly worry that my new seed will > dessicate because of lack of water, hope this helps. My worsleya collection > now consists of many different clones from all over the world and now I have > a good number of my own seedlings from seed that I have set myself, which I > am very proud of. > > Kind Regards and Best Wishes Ron Redding Hervey Bay Australia > > > > Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:56:53 -0700 > > From: hartsentwine.australia@gmail.com > > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > Subject: [pbs] Hi Everyone a question ? > > > > Hi everyone ! > > > > I'm in Queensland Australia, Sub Tropical Environment.. > > > > I'm looking for help to germinate Worsleya rayneri from seed ? > > > > I have some seeds that were so expensive, I'm a bit worried to get it > > wrong.............. > > > > Please let me know if you've had some success !! > > > > Happy Gardening........... > > Steven > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >