Sowing Nepenthes seeds

[harlem2347]

Hi! Ask one nonsense question…I will plant my seed in the transparent plastic when I receive it…I need to cover it or not?? …some people said that need cover it to increase humidity…I mean cover tightly or loosely??
Thanks ya!!

[bactrus]

I was told with good authority (Robert) that covers not needed as our humidity is high. I'll add this maybe cover is good to prevent splashes from rain.

[harlem2347]

Oic..thanks! Ban Aik....
I sow the seeds by cover before...but they all still no have any germination ..so thats why I no sure cover is efficient to germinate or not..
Thanks ya!

[bactrus]

Hehe, friend, sometimes can take up to many moons before germination. So long as they are not killed by fungus or rotted or eaten by creepy crawlies, keep at it.

[harlem2347]

Oic..thanks again..Ban Aik…I will keep at it..
They are not not killed by fungus or rotted or eaten by creepy crawlies..but sphagnum moss just full by some algae…

[kentosaurs]

Hi

Well definitly agree that seeds can take up to months by hearing other peoples experience.Just keep it like how you grow your other Neps maybe 1-2 hours of direct morning sunlight a day.And keep it ANIT-FUNGUS

Bactrus

Why do you cover it up to protect it from rain?????

Ken

[bactrus]

Simple, just keep it indoors or sheltered from rain. I found my first germination was fungused because I covered in the the food container. After Robert's advise, I took them away from the exposed part of my balcony to the more inside rain shaded area.

[Cindy]

To cover or not depends on the humidity at your growing area. Mine can drop to 35%RH on a hot and windy day so I put the seeds in covered boxes. If your area is constantly 50%RH and above, leaving the container open will reduce the chances of fungus.

[alienfx]

Well,i tried some experiment myself.Covered and uncovered transparent container.The covered (with 2 holes) have far better success in germinating the nep seeds.I should have taken some pics.The one without cover only few germanated.Both also almost the same time germanated.What i noticed the one without;the moss surface keep drying although in balcony.

The bad thing about covered container is fungus.

[harlem2347]

Hi! Thanks everybody…
That means cover and uncover get their advantages and disadvantages…
Before that, I put the transparent container with seeds and cover tightly at the outside, bright place… but it become boil water when hot day..so that’s why I put my other covered container at the indoor. But dun have any germination yet…