Boophane disticha
Kipp McMichael (Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:57:51 PDT)

Greetings,

For seeds that already have a radicle, I use chopstick to make a hole (a little deeper than the radicle's length) and stick the tadpole's tail into the hole. Then use the chopstick to close up the hole around the root&seed (carefully!). The other seeds can be pressed lightly into the surface. If you can discern a dot on the unsprouted seed's otherwise uniform
surface, try and plant the seed with that spot facing sideways (the
radical usually emerges from this dot). I then cover the lot with coarse sand or fine decomposed granite.

Don't be surprised if some seeds push themselves off the surface as the root extends.For seedlings that push too far out, you may need to carefully replant them via the chopstick method. I consider "too far" to be when new seedling bulb's root zone is less than 1/4 inch beneath the surface.

-|<ipp