Thank you Ken, Ina and Shirley:

You input is greatly appreciated. Dell was very kind to send more than
enough seed so if these survive and grow on, I will share them with the
group. I'm afflicted with that very common disease of "Eyes bigger than
stomach" and I have run out of room a long time ago, but does that stop
me....of course not. My only choice is to share with the group otherwise
they'll force me out of house and home and it's my pleasure to.

Very Warm Regards and Thanks,
Fred Biasella

<Ken Wrote>

Hello Fred,

IMO ... a gritty, very well draining mix, with NO organic material, is
best for these. My own mix is equal parts pumice, DG (Decomposed Granite
Sand) and perlite, topped with large-particled DG to keep perlite and
pumice from floating to the top. If no DG, gritty sand or very small
pebbles (as for aquariums) should work. After germination and production
of the first leaf, a very weak fertilizer solution with every other
watering may be beneficial. I usually transplant to a mix including some
organic material after the first or second year of growth. Seeds should
not be covered but surrounded by larger particles to hold them in place
during germination. I keep a plastic humidity dome over them until the
formation of the first leaf. I find seedlings do OK the first year in some
shade ... out of direct sunlight.

BTW ... I am having very high germination rates with seeds of these same
batches.

Ken Blackford
San Diego

--- On Mon, 11/7/11, Fred Biasella <arlen.jose@verizon.net> wrote:

Hello All,

I just received these seeds from the BX (Thanks Dell!!!!):

6. Amaryllis belladonna (light pink) X Brunsvigia littoralis
7. Amaryllis belladonna (large-flowered, medium pink) X Nerine angulata

My question is, what is the best medium to start these seeds. I live in
the Northeast where light is a bit of an issue, but I do have lighted plant
carts ...
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