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Originally Posted by rsivertsen
I agree, raising plants from spore is the better way to go! btw, my P. superbum is in spore right now, and I will be willing to trade for spore with another species. I have tried to get P. ridleyii to come up from spore, but they never germinated. If small plants are to be shipped, they should be at least 6 months old, so that they have a small root system by then. - Rich
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Keep trying! The 'closed' boxes and regular misting makes a big difference. The other thing is that the different species germinate at drastically different rates, similiar to Neps seeds. Don't give up hope too soon! The last batch of P. ridleyii were the fastest ones I've ever had.
Another thing that's
very important - don't leave the containers open any more than you have too, even before planting. I have numerous boxes that got spores of 'unwanted' ferns drifting into them and it's a real pain as they grow much quicker than the platys and start spreading roots throughout the others.