New year new seeds

Dogrem

Carnivorous Plant Addict
That's looks great.
But as nepenthes seeds are cold sensitive, how will you protect them from cold while sending them in the middle of Canadian winter?
 

Lloyd Gordon

Cactus micrografter newbie.
Staff member
I've gotten Nep seeds in cold weather with good results. I think storing Nep seeds for any time is bad as they lose viability quickly. However a reasonably quick postal journey is probably ok. I always thought that they wouldn't freeze because there was so little water in them. You may lose viability but that usually manifests as a lower germination percentage. Since you usually get lots of Nep seeds, you should be ok. This only would be true if the seeds were fresh.
Of course, I would probably not buy very expensive seeds in February.
 
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