Here in Pasadena, CA Veltheimia come up like weeds if I don't take care to deadhead them all. Last month I dug up a bunch of babies to grow on for the BX. They seem to favor shady spots that get some water . Patty Colville -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Kraatz <plantnut@cox.net> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thu, Jan 5, 2012 5:58 pm Subject: Re: [pbs] germinating Veltheimia seeds Here in San Diego county my Veltheimia sprout like weeds. Just sow them on top f a potting mix covered with grit in Sep. or Oct. Water well from the bottom nd they are up in less than three weeks. There doesn't seem to be an nhibitor. Joe n Jan 5, 2012, at 4:37 PM, pbs@pilling.demon.co.uk wrote: > *posted on behalf of Ina Crossley* I am growing some Veltheimia seeds on paper towels with a thin cover of ropagating sand in a sealed container. Was Googling when they should be planted nto soil and came across this bit: The reason for using moist sand instead of moist paper are 1) the sand colour changes when drying out 2) the root of the sprouted seed is not easily damaged when removed from sand. 3) the sand doesn't decompose. 4) the seeds are easily separated from the sand by using a kitchen wire trainer with mesh large enough to pass the sand particles but not the seeds. he last is important as some seeds leach out inhibitor chemicals. A "freshen p" every once in a while gets rid of the leached out inhibitor. The leaching way of the inhibitor is one of the possible reasons given for an explosion of eed germination outside after heavy rain. I am particularly interested in the inhibitor thing. What is known about it? s this a general concern when growing seed? Any particular seed which is ffected by it? Ina Crossley _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ bs mailing list bs@lists.ibiblio.org ttp://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php ttp://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/