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Gardening Area => Seeds and Germination => Topic started by: JayWise on January 22, 2018, 03:32:04 PM

Title: Kanna and the gift of patience!
Post by: JayWise on January 22, 2018, 03:32:04 PM
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Title: Re: Kanna and the gift of patience!
Post by: Psylocke on January 23, 2018, 12:19:16 AM
Its been a long time since Ive seen a kanna seedling, but I’m not so sure what you have there is kanna. Maybe that really tiny one is kanna?

If you’re still looking for sida come spring, I could send you a few small plants. I made the mistake of planting some in the backyard, and now I cant get rid of them.
Title: Re: Kanna and the gift of patience!
Post by: Bushytailforever on January 23, 2018, 03:39:05 AM
I've had trouble with aids Cordifolia, too. No luck, and I'm 2 weeks into my second attempt. Oddly enough, I had 3 rhombifolia seeds, 2 of them have germinated after a week.
Title: Re: Kanna and the gift of patience!
Post by: JayWise on January 23, 2018, 01:00:38 PM
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Title: Re: Kanna and the gift of patience!
Post by: JayWise on February 21, 2018, 06:10:05 PM
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Title: Re: Kanna and the gift of patience!
Post by: danzick on February 21, 2018, 08:06:56 PM
How old were the seeds that you planted?  Did you pre-treat them in any way?  I have some old kanna seeds that I bought several years ago from Silverhill Seeds and thought I might give them a try. 
Title: Re: Kanna and the gift of patience!
Post by: Psylocke on February 22, 2018, 12:13:37 AM
Yup, definitely sceletium ;D

Be sure not to subject them to any rapid changes in temp or humidity. Room temp is ideal. They are very well suited for growing in a sunny windowsill. Keep fairly moist in well drained media, but don’t over-water. Other than that, as you said, its just an exercise in patience.
Title: Re: Kanna and the gift of patience!
Post by: JayWise on February 27, 2018, 10:01:28 PM
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Title: Re: Kanna and the gift of patience!
Post by: Lukas123 on March 27, 2018, 10:16:16 PM
Good work.

You might want to try Delosperma bosseranum that is said to have similar alkaloids.
This one is much more easy to take care and are a surviver even if neglected.

I also want try grow kanna and have ordered some seeds just a few days ago.
It is said to have a quite good effect for an etnobotanical plant.
Will be intresting.
Title: Re: Kanna and the gift of patience!
Post by: JayWise on March 29, 2018, 07:43:08 PM
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Title: Re: Kanna and the gift of patience!
Post by: koacaia on March 29, 2018, 11:01:36 PM
I planted some Kanna seeds a few days ago and they have already sprouted!
Title: Re: Kanna and the gift of patience!
Post by: JayWise on March 29, 2018, 11:44:28 PM
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Title: Re: Kanna and the gift of patience!
Post by: Psylocke on March 30, 2018, 04:43:01 PM
I tried to grow D. bosseranum but none germinated!
There's your problem. Every time I try to grow them. It never works out. However, I just found several tiny bosseranum seedlings growing with one of my cacti after a winter with very little water as I was moving it outdoors. And I don't even remember growing any last year. I'd say, just surface sow some seeds in with something that doesn't need much water and forget about them. Eventually, they will appear.
Title: Re: Kanna and the gift of patience!
Post by: MeanGreen on March 30, 2018, 10:13:04 PM
Relatively fresh D. bosseranum seeds germinate readily in a few days. I have a bunch of seedlings, and sowed some leftover seeds literally 4 days ago and I'm seeing tiny sprouts already. Just surfaced sow and keep humid at first. The seeds were harvested by an online friend about 6 months ago.

Added a pic of a couple ~10 months old Kanna seedlings (in my hand), versus my motherplant I started from a cutting about a year ago.


Title: Re: Kanna and the gift of patience!
Post by: JayWise on May 09, 2018, 12:10:51 AM
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