Hello, all!
I just purchased some Camellia sinensis seeds, hoping to grow a tea plant. Do any of you have advice for me?
Thank you,
Alexandra
Camellia sinensis - growing from seed?
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The fresher the seeds, the better. Consider dusting them with fungicide, such as 50% wettable Captan powder. Well-draining seed-starting mix, watered regularly so that it doesn't dry out, in containers with enough drainage holes. That's what I'd try, because my attempts were all hit with fungi and the seeds rotted before they could sprout.
I wonder whether there is some sort of camellia society website with information about germinating the seeds...
Thanks a bunch, gooley, for taking the time to answer, and thanks for the advice! I soaked the seeds overnight in water plus a bit of H2O2 (hope it didn't hurt). I will follow your advice from this point on!
Hugs,
Alexandra
Don't know if you'll see this or not, but there are some places online with good germination advice for Tea seeds. Richters herbs is one that sells them and provides some info on germination. Another site I found was at the Back Yard Gardener, on their propagation page. No membership required to see it, and there is tons of great information on all kinds of seeds there. At the following URL, I also found information on growing tea, it's downloadable PDF, from an Extension service in Hawaii. check this URL.
w.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/scm-17.pdf
Fungus can be a nasty problem with any seed growing efforts. I find using a fan, running it all the time, [oscillating type is good], helps tremendously,, maybe more than any other single thing you can do. Also there is a fungicide, if you want to try it, called No Damp, mixes in the water and you water it in. Helps with prevention and treatment.
A weak solution of hydrogen peroxide, or one tsp. baking soda in a quart of warm water, will do in existing fungal infections, and are non toxic in these concentrations. The peroxide you'd mix by using half 3% peroxide, from the drugstore, and half water. It's actually good for the roots, adds oxygen!
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