seedlings just keep growing

even if I'm not home..... These are photos of some seedlings in a sweater box.

The flower is Sinningia Little Venus, which I put in there to recuperate.... Most of the other things in this one are sinningias or sinningia seedlings.

clearly I went a little crazy.... These are more gessies - more sinningias, and some episcia, eucodonia, gloxinia (not florist's, but a gloxinia species) and who knows what else.....

and just a few more sinningias....


anyone else growing seedlings?

Key you are amazing! Wow love the photos am not growing seedlings, but you are doing well enough for both of us!

KR~ What a beautiful group of babies!! I was growing some AVs by seed until my sweet husband put vinegar in my spritzer and I used it on the little tiny seedlings. *croak* The funny thing is all the while I am spraying them I'm thinking, hmmm...something kinda smells like vinegar... ~lol~

Oh well, time to try again soon. Did you buy the seeds, collect, or trade for them?? They look great!

LOL at the vinegar! What did he add it for?

Most of the seeds are from The Gesneriad Society fund, the Gesneriad Hybridizing Association, and Chiltern's.

He was moving some stuff upstairs and the carpet smelled like cat pee...yuk. So he just grabbed a bottle that was handy. Yeah, it was handy, it was right on my plant stand ~lol~

And I must add, in my cats' defense...our house's carpets upstairs reeked of pee when we bought it a year or so ago. We've ripped the worst out, but I guess there is another room to do...gross.

Wow Ki looks like you are having great success. Looking forward to watching for future pics of them growing up.

Deb

Ki,
Those look really great! I just love the sinnigia's!

MsC

Hey MsC

Good to hear from you!

Hey Ki. The only seed experience I had was the ones you shared and I believe the already stated word is "croak". You have done wonderfully. AND there are so many of them. Way to go.

The sinninga is beautiful. Hadn't thought of a sweater box. Great idea. I have been using Costco cookies containers because of the heights but a sweater box would give even more.

Ki you are amazing all those cute babies. WOW my eyes are so excited they can't believe this how wonderous and to come home to all these babies so exciting !
And Little Venus, just the prettiest and cutest plant . pretty flower ! Love it.
Great growing as alway !
Allison

So many babies! You really know how to grow them.

Way cool Key! I put down my glox seeds yesterday. Keeping fingers crossed. Some were the Charles Lawn mix and others were noid.

My c. tamiana seeds that you sent me never came up =(

But as you know, my streps did! They're doing great! Keep your photos coming so we can watch their progress!! YEA!!

Hi Key!

I got some episcia seeds from the genesriad society last week. Will be planting it anytime.

Do they take long to germinate?

PMcP - lol. your cat is lucky, with you to defend it, lol.


nanna - give seeds another try sometime. Once you find a setup that works, there is really no effort involved (other than sowing them and leaving them alone). I can always send more seeds.

Lali - I can't believe the strep seeds germinated but the tamianas didn't! They are such weeds ;-)

Sp in GA - if the seeds are fresh, they should germinate quickly. Be sure to space them out a bit. If you have enough seeds to sow two batches, perhaps you can keep some in the fridge - I wrecked my first batch of episcia seeds...... I find they like to have high humidity after germination for longer than other gessies, so keep them enclosed for longer. Good luck! And, oh yes, they don't show their true colors for quite some time, so if they look boring at first, give them time :-)

I think I will try again. I have much better luck with this last set of leaves. I used a cap mat and humidity dome. Worked great and very little effort. Constant environment really helps, I think.

Oh my goodness Key,So many wonderful babies! I tryed your seeds also.No luck hear.
What in the world are you going to do with them all?

thank you for the tips, Key.

Unfortunatley, they sent me very little seeds. Nearly nothing. I will keep you informed of their progress.

what will I do with them all? I'll probably have things to trade later this year :-)

Hi All; I have micro's growing of rio das pedras & pucilla right now, from seed ,they are doing great

Oh Bonnie their so cute ! Greart growing. Thanks for sharing

I took more photos today and thought I would post one in case anyone is interested.

Bottom row from left to right:
Chirita tamiana
Koehlikeria erionoides
Eucodonia mixed
Sinningia mini hybrids
Nematanthus brasiliensis

next row up from left to right:
Phinaea multiflora
Sinningia noid
Gloxinia maculata
Episcia mixed
Sinningia Little Tiger (not a seedling)

next row up from left to right:
Sinningia sp. Rio das Pedras (looking like then need help)
Epithema species
Diastema vexans (from rhizomes?)
Sinningia rupicola (not sure if they are supposed to be this pale)
Sinninga macrophylla

top row from left to right (barely visible):
Codonanthe venosa
Sinninga leucotricha (?)
Sinningia concinna (?) (not a seedling)

Those are fabulous, Key! You're certainly doing something right with all those little guys popping their heads up. Too cute! Thanks for posting the picture!

Mrsbonnie, yours are so cute, too! I love those teeny, tiny leaves! :o)

Oh my goodness! Your one lucky girl! Do you know of any sources for seeds for gesneriads and epicias or cuttings? Thanks Rosa

Hi Amanda,

I know that the Gesneriad Society has seed lists for its members.

Have you checked the AV forum plant sources? You may find a nursery from Canada.

Where is Keyring???

I have checked the "source for plants" at the top of the Av forum and there are some canadian nurseries listed there. Good luck!