I got seed of Ipomoea longifolia http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/107572/index.html from Arizona. The first seed is germinating now. I was surprised more than the two drives which got out of the seed. However, it should be normal since "twins" come out from another seed.
Dietmar
Hi Dietmar,
Yes,the embryonic leaves of the Ipomoea longifolia sprout the same as Ipomoea leptophylla...the main hypocotyl remains below the surface of the sprouting medium,and this can produce the appearence of 'twins',but there are still only a total of the usual 2 embyronic leaves per seed sprout...
Glad to see that your "Pink Throat Morning Glory" has sprouted for you and is looking very healthy...
Are you sprouting and growing the I.longifolia in the greenhouse(?)...
TTY,...
Ron
Thanks Ron
I have looked into the empty seed coat of these seedlings more closer. I could recognize two chambers there. So each of these chambers has been for a cotyledon.
I germinate the seeds in a propgator. It has a thermostat controlled underfloor central heating. A plant light provides for the right light from above.
Dietmar
Hello Joseph
I have looked for this propagator for a long time. Last year I have found it. It is really a practical thing.
Dietmar
Joseph,
There is not an artificial irrigation system. By the closed style only little water is lost. It suffices to water the soil at the beginning once. The humidity of the substratum also remains constant by the high atmospheric humidity in the chamber.
So an even climate in the chamber arises. This is idelal for germinate the seed. After the germination one should take the seedlings out soon. The plants do not need these muggy surroundings any more. It could come to fungal diseases there.
Dietmar
Joseph,
Here is a photo of a different one closed water cycle. This is the same principle, as in the case of the plants in this bottle. It is corked up since 1987 and the plants are still green and grow.
Dietmar
Wow...amazing........would love to try that Dietmar. How did you get the dirt in there, also the seeds. What have you planted in the bottle?
Thats just so odd. Really (the cork has not been removed since 1987?)
Tell us more.
Bev
Hello Bev,
this is a well-known method. The first discoverers brought the first exotic plants of their journeys in this way. The journeys often took many years. The plants would not have survived this.
A small ecosystem arises in a bottle. The bottle should not be too small so that a natural water and life cycle can result for itself.
It is relatively simply to produce a bottle garden. You fill in the soil with a funnel. After that you plant little plants in. They must be so small to match by the little opening of the bottle. One uses spoons and wire loops as tools which are fastened to sticks. After that pours with a thin tube and the bottle garden is almost ready. Leave the bottle openly for three days. After that you lock it. All this is what I have done in 1987.
Try it out once, too. It is a beautiful and easy-care decoration. The care only refers to dusting.
Dietmar
Hi Dietmar -
How exciting....
I can already see we are going to learn many new 'tricks' from you.
Emma
Hi Dietmar,
How exciting. This is something I would really like to try, thanks for the info.
Now to find the right bottle and some tiny plants. Do you have to keep them in a sunny spot?
Bev
Put the bottle to a bright place but not into direct sun. The direct solar radiation overheats the plants in the bottle. Through this they can be damaged.
I wish you much success with the bottle garden. I would be pleased about a photo.
Dietmar
Hello
News from the twins. They have become even triplets now :-) I recognize the kind of growth at the seedling which has described Ron.
Dietmar
Hi Dietmar - Looks like your Ipomoea longifolia is sprouting the first true leaves...similar to the Ipomoea leptophylla seedlings here
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/32008/index.html
Looking Good(!)...
Ron
