Hello,
I decided to try my hand at growing Massonia and think I am off to a decent start. However, I need some pointers for the next steps. What are some reliable online resource where such info could be found? Thanks in advance!
Grow them on frost-free until the leaves go yellow in April. Leave warm and dry over summer, space them out in larger pots at the end of August and start watering again. It should be the same in Turkey and they might even grow outside if you are in one of the more Mediterranean climate areas and not the Black Sea coast or up in the Taurus Mountains.
The only exception is if you get poor germination. Massonia seeds will often germinate the second season after sowing, so if not many seeds germinate in a particular pot, do not repot at the end of August but just start watering again.
Terry S. wrote: ↑Mon Nov 16, 2020 10:23 am
The only exception is if you get poor germination. Massonia seeds will often germinate the second season after sowing
Or even a few seasons following. I now have a few Daubenya germinating after five retries.
Grow them on frost-free until the leaves go yellow in April. Leave warm and dry over summer
Thank you Terry! That almost sounds like how conophytums are grown. Unfortunately there's nothing Mediterranean about where I'm located, so I'll keep them where I keep my conos over winter: a chilled windowsill.
I usually leave the seedlings in the same pot for two years (growing seasons) to catch any latecomers. When repotting the seedling bulbs and tipping out the soil from the old pots, I set aside the top inch or so and reapply it to the tops of the new pots. That way, any ungerminated seeds are transferred and will have another shot at sprouting.
Astro wrote: ↑Tue Nov 17, 2020 6:25 am
It looks like you got a good crop!
I set aside the top inch or so and reapply it to the tops of the new pots. That way, any ungerminated seeds are transferred and will have another shot at sprouting.
Good tip, I probably have thrown away much more viable seeds than I'm aware.
