South African Turtle Shell Plant Sowing Record
An comprehensive introduction to the experience related to the South African Turtle Shell Plant, the sowing record of the South African Turtle Shell Plant, let's take a look together!
The South African Turtle Shell Plant is dioecious, and after artificial pollination, the female plant produces seeds with broad feathery wings, black in color, similar to towel gourd seeds. Many gardening enthusiasts are not very confident in sowing the South African Turtle Shell Plant. Let's take a look at the sowing records of other enthusiasts, with photo sets included.
Sowing of Turtle Shell Plant began on January 16th:
Medium: Easy to plant soil +珍珠石 (Pearl Stone)
Temperature: 18°C to 25°C
Environment: Aquarium, with lights, not stuffy, medium kept moist
Divided into 4 groups according to sowing methods (5 seeds per group):
Group 1: Remove the seed wings before sowing
Group 2: Sow directly
Group 3: Soak the seeds in a promoter overnight before sowing
Group 4: Remove the seed wings and then soak in the promoter overnight before sowing
Germination status on February 27th:
Group 1: 5 seeds germinated (all germinated)
Group 2: 4 seeds germinated
Group 3: 3 seeds germinated
Group 4: 5 seeds germinated (all germinated)
Now there are 17 seedlings in total!
On March 1st, the 3rd and 4th group seedlings, 7 days after germination, the leaves have started to open, about 2 cm tall, today's indoor temperature is 15-16°C!
On 3/4, attacked by locusts, two seedlings were kicked to death, now only 15 seedlings remain,
On 3/6, one seedling was accidentally dried to death, now only 14 seedlings remain,
On 3/7, the largest bulb is already 3mm!
On 3/8, the second bud started to grow! About 4 cm tall,
On 3/12, the leaves of the second bud have opened!
On 3/13, the first leaf has fully opened! Today it's only 11 degrees, it will definitely drop below 10 degrees at night, so cold!
On 3/20, the second leaf has unfolded!
On 3/26, I sowed the seeds given by Feilong Daidu last week. They germinated this week! So now there are 15 seedlings!
On 3/28, the temperature rose! The growth rate is faster now! Some bulbs are already 0.5 cm!
On 3/29, some plants' bulbs have started to grow other roots!
On 4/1, because the bulbs covered with soil grow faster, I covered all the bulbs with soil!
The introduction above () is a detailed introduction to the sowing record (with pictures) of the South African Turtle Shell Plant, have you understood it?