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willy1der
01-28-2009, 01:03 PM
I hear how hard and easy these seeds are to grow?I want to order seeds soon but how will the cold effect the seeds in the mail,it is around -10 to-15 celsius at night right now.Should I wait till spring has sprung.Would this be the same for canna seeds also???Thanks for the feedback!!

Bananaman88
01-28-2009, 01:15 PM
Will,

I recommend that you PM member Steve L. He is the man when it comes to growing Heliconia. I can't say if he's tried any from seed but he can certainly advise you on most anything else about growing Heliconias. Good luck!

Steve L
01-28-2009, 03:56 PM
Will, give me a shout. Having killed 50 or so heliconia over the course of the last 10 years, I can certainly tell you what not to do.

Steve

Bananaman88
01-30-2009, 02:22 PM
Now, Steve, surely you haven't killed that many!

Steve L
01-30-2009, 02:27 PM
Probably so. I've killed Sexy Pink 6 times and my latest one is barely hanging on. It's a real picky one.

Steve

Bananaman88
02-01-2009, 12:08 AM
My variegated psittacorum and my scheidiana are doing great in the house but I am waging war big time with spider mites on my regular psittacorum and my rostrata. I'm afraid that if I can get the rostra back outside soon that there won't be much left of it by spring.

Steve L
02-01-2009, 10:44 AM
Mites love Rostrata leaves. They won't kill it entirely but will sure damage last years growth. I'd bring it outside and hose it down. I don't think the cooler temps we're getting this week will hurt it if you leave it in your garage. After this week, it looks a lot better as far as cold temps are concerned.

steve