Cycas maconochiei ~ Fog Bay Cycas

Barb,
I thought the same thing. Man they look like hamburgers. I get hungry just looking at the picture. I may have to barbque me some today.

Hamburgers

Ha... Eat one of those and you won't wake up again...

Laaz,
a couple of my recent on-the-run (real) burgers almost did the same thing 😐

Agree, Wes, love a winter BBQ...

Cycad seeds seem to be particularly poisonous.
Glad it's weevils that pollinate 'em instead of valuable birds!

Barb

Some more to pot up soon 8)

Most Cycas germinate in the same fashion, these will be ready to pot up when the radicles are between 1/2" to 1" in length.
( just posting these for whoever may be unfamiliar with Cycad propagation )

Even the C.revoluta is moving along,

And here they are almost ready to pot up 8)

C.maconochiei

C.revoluta

The stunning magic of nature...with Steve's help!

Do they go into community -- or invididual -- pots now?
Barb

Since I'm working with a small amount, into these tall cups until the first leaves are hardened off. Then into 1 gallons after that.

Steve

With most of the action taking place below the soil, does growth seem to slow down now?
Or is a leaf just a few weeks away?

Do you give them another fungicide treatment before they go into the styro cups (after the baggies)?

And do you continue with bottom heat?

Barb

There is a lot of growth going on now under the soil, initial caudex and root system will develop before any fronds. ( will probably be about 3 – 8 weeks till the first leaf )

Bottom heat can help speed up growth, but really isn’t necessary once germination has occurred.
Not using any fungicides, just keeping an eye on things, and scrubbing down any seeds that are showing signs of mold/fungus.

Also, this is where using a sterile germination medium is an advantage, once they are past germination and potted up, they are not as susceptible.

Steve

Thanks for the info.
3-8 weeks until we see something on top.
That's well worth the wait.

Looks like you have something other than Perlite in there? Is it bark chips?
Barb

That's just an off the shelf potting mix with about 30% to 40% Perlite added. ( Sta-Green container mix )

This is more or less what I use for everything, ( I'm just being lazy :D, One of my projects this year is to try and fine tune a Cycad mix.

Steve

Thanks, that's good to know about Sta-Green mix.

When I bought my cycads from Lori, she provided info sheet/newsletter on cycad mixes.
There certainly are a lot of them!
Barb

Lost some seedlings due to a gray fungus that literally appeared on the seedlings overnight 😐

After seeing no top growth after a month or two I decided to take a look,

Seemed to be the start of a caudex an inch or more below the surface, ( these were planted with the seed on the surface )

re-potted at what seemed to be the proper height, ( and rigged the seed up until it is spent )

Steve

Cool, Steve, good luck!

Already found some room for these in the green house, 80* - 90*F daytime temps should get them moving along nicely 8)

Steve