Re: Stratification?
Sorry I'm a bit late on this thread. Anyway, I thought I might as well share my stratification methods.
What I do for statifying my sarracenia seeds is I get some clear plastic sandwitch bags and I put a few strands of either live sphagnum moss or long fiber sphagnum into each bag that I use. (peat and other mixes work too, but they are messy, and it is hard to find the seeds) I spray a little distilled water in each bag along with some fungicide, and then I add the seeds. I make sure that there is just enough water in each bag to get all the seeds wet.
I put the bags in the refrigerator, and leave them in there for three months. (or more, dependending on when I get to sowing the seeds) When I want to sow the seeds I just sow them in pots indoors so the seedlings don't fry in the sun, get attacked by bugs, get washed away, e.t.c.. The nice thing about this method compared to using pots is that you can store the seeds you're stratifying without using lots up lots of space in your refrigerator. (you can stratify hundreds of seed in each bag easily) Also, water does not escape as much in sealed plastic bags as in pots, so you don't need to worry about the seeds drying out.
Anyway, I hope this helps
Good Luck!
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