|
Fri, Oct 12, 12 at 21:13
| I had already attempted to grow Poncirus Trifoliata from seed, hoping to use it as a stock plant, sowing at a depth of 1 inch, but after a while, I dug the seed up and it had rotted! What did I do wrong, and may I have a proper sowing procedure if possible? |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
| First of all, where did you get the seed from? Like citrus, Poncirus seed needs to be fresh from the fruit or stored correctly in cool conditions around 35-40F. Dry seed at room temperature rapidly loses viability. Seed germinates in about two weeks if kept around 70-80F. Cooler takes longer and there is then a danger of rot setting in. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Poncirus info
|
| I got them off a seller on ebay. |
|
- Posted by yiorges-z5il (My Page) on Sun, Oct 14, 12 at 14:39
| I have found the following process works every time for me store seed at 40F for at least 30 days... then LIGHTLY cover the seed soil temp for germination 60-75F & takes 21-28 days to germinate REAMBER a another name for this is "Hardy Orange" not tropical orange |
|
| I sealed my remaining seeds in a plastic bag and put them in the refrigerator. Hopefully that will keep them from going bad. |
|
| Depends whether the seeds you bought were fresh from this years fruits, or stored from last year. When did you sow them, and at what temperature? |
|
| I sowed them on 9/18 and the temperature is about 20 degrees Celsius. |
|
- Posted by poncirusguy none (My Page) on Sun, Jan 6, 13 at 13:35
| I pealed the skin coating off 4 seeds and planted them in a rigid lunch meat container with its lid on to hold in moisture, in a sand compost mix. They came up in 8 days. They are real sensitive to stem rot at the soil surface. I separated them to there own pots an watered them from underneath in a bucket of tap water (chlorinated) so the soil surface and stem never get wet. These plants NEED iron zinc and manganese. these are my 4 P.T's after 7 months. good luck |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Growing from Seed Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.