Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
I'm definitely doing the happy dance! My very first attempt at starting a succulent from seed is so far successful! Two out of 6 seeds sown just this last Thursday are peeking up through the potting mix! Here is a list of other seeds I will be ordering - any germination info would be greatly appreciated!
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Congrats on the germination. I hope you have better luck with spiral aloe while growing it in situ than I did with a larger plant. Perhaps it won't be as picky.
I have no experience with those you have listed but have found succulents to be easy to germinate from seed. The touch and go will be preventing damping off. Kristi
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Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
Thanks! Knock on wood .. I've only had a damping off problem with seed starting once about 4 years ago but as more come up I might sprinkle a little cinnamon around just in case.
Most of the reading I've done on Spiral Aloe says to keep the substrate the seedlings are in pretty moist for about 6 months after germination and that they do best in temperature extremes from night to day so keeping it in a greenhouse once it's established is not a good idea.
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