I bought seeds from Kirsten Dyer aka SmallBatchTropicals on Etsy. I wanted to try my hand at growing Hoya from seed myself. The mom is H. Sunrise and the dad is unknown. When I received the seeds the fluff was already taken off and ready to sow. The fluff does not have to be taken off before you sow them. I took a glass container and put a layer of moistened soil on the bottom about 1/2 inch thick. I then laid the seeds on top. I covered the seed with a thin layer of soil. Once in place, I lightly misted the top layer. I decided to place the container in a gallon sized bag so I could poke air holes in the top with tooth pick. Then, I put my contraption on a 20x10 grow tray with a heat mat underneath. From what I read it should take a couple days for the seeds to start the germination process. I will say the more I've thought about it, I should have put them in a taller container so they would have more room to grow before I have to transplant them. After a few days, I put them under a grow light as well. Side note: If for some reason you sneeze and blow your seeds everywhere you can use a vacuum wand with a sock on the end secured by a rubber band to suck up the seeds. I was able to find a few of them this way but still ended up losing a bunch. Seed Progression Sown 9/21/219/27/21 9/29/21 10/03/21 10/08/21 10/17/21 Click here to read my blog about sprouting Hoya seeds
Click here to see my November seed update Click here to to see my December seed update Click here to see my February seed update Click here to read about lessons I've heard from growing Hoya seeds Additional Resources: Click here for Amanda Law's Hoya seed propagation video Click here for Doug Chamberlain's Hoya seed propagation videos
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