acave seeds need help

I read that acave seeds need to be started invitro in a gelitian or agar mixture. Can someone please explain this to me? Sometime I feel like such a dummy.
Thanks
Jan

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Scooterbug,
I am wondering that also. If you know what that stuff is and where to get it, could you post that info here? Thanks

roshana,
.....Still trying to do the Hyperlink....so far no good so here is the addie........
www.canadiangardening.com
enter gelatin in thier search box

Thanks, Scooterbug. I'll give it a try.

Just A thought.........Where does Mother Nature get her gelatin??????

Gelatin comes from ground-up horse and cow hooves and bones. Sometimes pig bones, so Muslims beware!

Agar is derived from seaweed.

Mmmm.... seaweed....

jermainiac......ROTFLOL
....Ya missed the point, t'was a 'tongue in cheek' museing.
Like.....How does Mother Nature grow 'em and where does she get her supply .....scheeschh.gettin' deeper in !!!
Hugzzzz,SB

If I were all of you I would just drop them in the ground as they reseed their selves out here. But I'm sure there is a more appropriate way of going about it. If the seeds don't work just let me know and I'll send more.
Good luck to yall. Hehehe

jan,
..........that's exactly what I plan to do after the ground thaws.....but meantime I couldn't help my self ,I poked a couple into a potted brug that is spending the winter inside ;-)
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Guess what I found in HD's clearance section? Alocasia Polly, a smaller relative to the African Mask you gave me...Lots of side shoots forming,You are welcome to a division if you like .

This message was edited Oct 4, 2003 12:08 PM

Interesting method. I may give it a try. http://www.canadiangardening.com/regions_pr2.shtml Thanks Scooter.
P.S. I just bought some alocasia at Logee's. I image you HD clearance beat their sale prices. http://www.logees.com/store/ and click on alocasia on the left.

Scooterbugs, that would be wonderful. I would love a side shoot. How is the one I sent you doing? I hope it recovered from the mailing.
Let me know what the postage will be and I'll send it to you.
Thanks.

TJ
....I'll have to wait till the shoots get a little bigger,by then it might be to cold,so if I forget remind me when It warms up ...
....... Your little guy is still struggling almost going to take as long as coming out of dormancy I think,but there are two little one inch shoots now,hopefully will be leaves someday.I've been told it could take up to a year =(

george,
those are some pretty good prices (before Shipping?)
I found
Tropicannas Red & Gold and the Polly
Hostas Wide Brim and Night before Christmas for 4.00 ea.
night before christmas,for sure =)

OK.....I got impatient a couple of weeks ago and poked 2 seeds into another plant's pot.......Viola' I have baby Red Yuccas growing with a brug =)
So they are very easy to sprout....and that's the rest of the story...lol

Cool, Scooterbug! Good news! Thanks for passing it on.

This message was edited Oct 21, 2003 10:18 PM

Update.......
......I am finding the red yucca seedlings to be very slow growing, so start them early if you are not growing them outdoors in a zone where they can live year round.
....I'm thinking that this slow growth could be caused by the time of year, so after Jan. things should start picking up I hope =)
IMHO
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This message was edited Nov 24, 2003 9:15 AM