Good morning!
This year is the first time I grow the Portuguese dewy pine. My first specimen unfortunately died within five weeks!![:sad:]()
Hard to imagine for me I overwatered it but it did rot!
Then I ordered two new plants and Thomas Carow recommended me to put the pots into deep saucers with moist peat. To be precisely to sink the pots a few cm into moist peat. I should only keep the peat moist and else don´t water - particularly not from above! And I have to say this works fantastically so far. Next time my stepfather will show up I may have the chance to make some pictures with his digital camera. The plants look fine and they kindly provided me with plenty of seeds. Well, I have sown a dozen of seeds - dispersed over two pots. Six seeds germinated. I have also treated them with gibberillic acid although I was told it wouldn´t be necessary.
I have heard/read countless reports not only about difficulties keeping adult plants but also to raise the seedlings. Most growers agree that seedlings of an age between three and four months cause a lot of headache! Many die without visible reasons they write. Still the trickiest thing surely is watering! Seedlings could take more water resp. moister soil it is said.
My seedlings are now only two months old! And I have just lost the first seedling due to rotting of the "stem"!![:blink:]()
Believe me the upper part of the soil in my pots is in the meantime completely DRY!
I wonder how fast can the roots of Drosophyllum seedlings grow down to the bottom of the pot. The question is can I already water them like my adult plants? Using the 'moist peat tray method'? There are three seedlings of approx. 7 to 8 cm in height (length of the leaves) in one pot and two in the other. I would be alright if at least ONE would survive in each pot!![;)]()
Greetings
Andreas
This year is the first time I grow the Portuguese dewy pine. My first specimen unfortunately died within five weeks!
Hard to imagine for me I overwatered it but it did rot! Then I ordered two new plants and Thomas Carow recommended me to put the pots into deep saucers with moist peat. To be precisely to sink the pots a few cm into moist peat. I should only keep the peat moist and else don´t water - particularly not from above! And I have to say this works fantastically so far. Next time my stepfather will show up I may have the chance to make some pictures with his digital camera. The plants look fine and they kindly provided me with plenty of seeds. Well, I have sown a dozen of seeds - dispersed over two pots. Six seeds germinated. I have also treated them with gibberillic acid although I was told it wouldn´t be necessary.
I have heard/read countless reports not only about difficulties keeping adult plants but also to raise the seedlings. Most growers agree that seedlings of an age between three and four months cause a lot of headache! Many die without visible reasons they write. Still the trickiest thing surely is watering! Seedlings could take more water resp. moister soil it is said.
My seedlings are now only two months old! And I have just lost the first seedling due to rotting of the "stem"!
Believe me the upper part of the soil in my pots is in the meantime completely DRY! I wonder how fast can the roots of Drosophyllum seedlings grow down to the bottom of the pot. The question is can I already water them like my adult plants? Using the 'moist peat tray method'? There are three seedlings of approx. 7 to 8 cm in height (length of the leaves) in one pot and two in the other. I would be alright if at least ONE would survive in each pot!
Greetings
Andreas