Ok everyone...one of these pods is yellow today so I am thinking they may start to open soon. I have placed little pantyhose socks over each one so I don't lose them to the wind this time. So, assuming all goes right I should have some to give away. I already have Tanya and Karen down for some from the last post, and Carol from last time I had tried to send her a pod. Assuming about 50 seeds per pod (I am just estimating this from the number of seedlings I had this past time) I can give away seeds to 5 more people if I give each person about 25 seeds. If people are content with less then I can change that. What I'd like is an idea of who would like to try growing some of these. I plan on growing some more out to go along with what is already growing, and hopefully will have plentiful seedlings to give when they are big enough. So if you would rather have a seedling than a seed, let me know that too and I'll put your name on one (sort of like "adopt a hoya"). I am trying to be as fair as possible here but I've never done this before, so if someone has a better idea of how to do this please let me know. i just want to be able to share these.
Thanks! Kim
obscura seeds.....
Thanks, Kim!!!!!
I'd love to try my hand with some of the seeds if you would consider it
I would "Love" a seedling Kim if possible? Otherwise I would be very happy with some seeds.I would really like to grow some.Just let me know what I need to do to get on your list.Thanks so much for sharing! : ) Nancy
Please i would love a pod if you have extra...Sandy
I too would love to try the seed. I think it would be great fun watching them as babies growing up. Do you know if they self fertilized or if there was something nearby that helped it out when the bees were around? If you still have some after the list of folks you already have please let me know.
Thanks
Bea
Thanks everyone for your responses. Between here and the d-mails I have received, I've got more than enough people to send seeds out to. I will do my best to split them up so that everyone gets a good amount to try. If anyone else is interested, please let me know and I will see if I have any more after I send to these people. Otherwise I will put your name down for a seedling.
:) Kim
Susan....if I have enough seeds I'll make sure to get you some. I just don't want to promise more than I may have. For sure I will put your name down for a seedling.
:) Kim
Kim,
If you have any seeds left I'd like to try. I'm new to hoyas - just have one, but am fascinated by them.
Sharon
Well....I have a little bad news. The seed pod that was yellowing fell off, so I brought it into the house and sat in a dry spot to continue ripening. Instead of ripening it turned mushy in the middle. I don't think we will be getting any viable seeds out of this one. The other 4 still look good, still green on the plant. So we should still have plenty of seeds.
:) Kim
here's keeping our fingers and toes crossed.. :)
I looked at all the other pods this morning, they are getting darker in color but still firm and look good on the plant. The yellow one just shriveled, no seeds in it. Maybe it had a developmental defect or something...who knows. Weather is looking good outside this week so this baby is still hanging in her spot. All of the rest of the hoya family, minus the carnosas and pubicalyxes, have moved inside. Probably a week earlier than needed but now I don't have to rush to do it.
:) Kim
Crossing my fingers that it all works out.
If you have extra seeds, I'd definitely be interested in some. :)
Kat
Ok....everyone....the first pod popped open this morning. The others should follow shortly. So I will begin mailing these out today. I will post on here when I mail out so you know when to look for yours. These should be planted as soon as you receive them. This is so exciting!
:) Kim
You bet it is exciting!!! Thanks
How fun!!
Ok everyone....this pod had 40 seeds in it and I have so far 11 people wanting to try some seeds. To make sure everyone gets some to try, and figuring that the other pods have about the same amount of seeds in them, I'm going to be sending out 10-11 seeds each. I wanted to send more but this way everyone gets to try some. Also I have seedlings doing well right now, so if anyone would rather have a seedling please let me know. Thanks again so much!!
Kim
Ok....sent out the first batch of seeds today. Those who are wanting seeds and are not in the address exchange, please let me know where to send your seeds. Also, I need to know if there is anything special I need to do to mail seeds to Canada, I have two people up there wanting seeds. I am thinking that since these pods all developed about the same time, it won't be long before the others are open. If I end up with extras and there are some people who would like to try some more, I will let you know. I'll keep updating here. Thanks everyone!
:) Kim
Mailed 11-7-06:
gaiadisciple
rmcunham
stownes
MsKitty
AlohaHoya
Hi Kim,
I'm really interested in trying to grow some of your seeds. :) I'm not sure what the address exchange is though. Should I just dmail you my address?
Cheers,
Kat
That would be just fine!
:) Kim
Hi Kim
I've never tried to do hoya's from seeds but if you have extra I'm in the address exchange.
Thanks
Jeri
Kim, I received mine in the mail today. THANK YOU!!!!
Ann
Kim,
I received my seeds yesterday. Thanks again!
Sharon
Ok everyone.....the last two seed pods opened overnight so I will be getting those out tomorrow morning. Anyone who does not have their address in the exchange, please d-mail it to me.
:) Kim
Just wondered if anyone's seeds germinated? I was looking at my plant today and noticed there is one more seed pod developing....not sure when that happened since it has been inside for a while now.
Kim
Kim,Mine should be sprouting any day now hopefully.They arrived tuesday and I immediately put them in a ziplock baggie on a damp paper towel and set it in a warm spot so hopefully I will see sprouts soon.Hope I did it right.This is really exciting for me.I sure do appreciate your generosity in sharing your seeds with us!! I will post pics when they sprout I will be sooo excited!!
Nancy
Hi Kim,
Just got mine in the mail today..thank you.
I will let you know how they do.
LeeAnne :)
Hi Kim,
Thanks so much! I received the seeds in the mail today.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to grow them?
Cheers,
Kat :)
I put mine on top of some moist potting mix and then put the pot in a baggie for humidity. I placed mine under lights and gave them a little bottom heat. They sprouted within a week. Watch for fungus, some cinnamon may help.
Kim
:>( Mine didn't sprout. Wahhhhhhhhhhhh (big tears). But it has only been a week. .... perhaps there is hope.
However, I have 1,237,456 H. lacunosa seedlings sprouted..... gasp.
Carol
Kim
I did mine totally different. I put moistened potting mix in the baggie you sent the seeds in and put it in a warm spot. I hope I didn't do it wrong.
Jeri
I'm sorry yours didn't sprout Carol.....but hopefully we can try this again next year. This hoya seems to be loved my something around here so I am sure if it is still around we will get more pods. Some of the seedlings I am growing have gotten quite big and need to be moved to their own pot, the rest are still smaller yet.
:) Kim
What ever does one do with a million sprouted seedlings of ANY hoya when they "need their OWN pot"?? I am picturing a ton of work involved here. Ha.
Marcy
I don't think I've ever seen seed pods on my Hoya .... what do they look like? Maybe I am just not attentive enough! Does anyone have a photo they can post, so I know what to look for? I would love to try growing Hoya from seed sometime!
Thanks,
Lin
Hi All,
I followed Kim's instructions and put my seeds on top of moist potting mix, put a sandwich bag over top and put them under grow lights with bottom heat. I see a tiny bit of green coming out of one of the seeds. And I mean tiny, maybe 2mm long and very thin. So do I leave that baggie on or should I take it off?
Thanks everyone.
Kat
HA HA...you have an excellent point!!! One can get totally overwhelmed by a tray of seedlings!!!
Well...I grit my teeth, take a pain pill and pot up, into the smallest pots I can find ONLY the biggest seedlings...your choice as to how many. Then as they grow out and need to be potted up again...I save only the biggest ones again until I am dealing with a workable number! The pain pill is to help me deal with throwing the others away!!! Those you have saved will give you good plants and when they bloom you can tell if you have a cross or if the flower was self pollinated.
I took my H. ciliata seed stem out of the stocking I had it in and the explosion of seeds was incredibly beautiful. I hope to get it on film the next time....it was really something!! I planted all of them (that didn't fly all over the greenhouse)....
Carol
kat..if your environment is dry, I would leave the baggie on until you can mist the seedlings and not knock them down.