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Post by wildlifefriendly on Apr 15, 2012 13:30:53 GMT
they're looking good, I didn't get to see the others ;D They all look exactly the same Grindle, I thought perhaps they had cross-pollinated and all of them would turn out to be the same. I have been searching the internet and found that ferns do not naturally cross-pollinate. I can only presume that they all produce a similar first leaf. The Pteris's second leaf is very different and far more like the adult plant. The one pot split into two seed trays  |
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Post by Tel on Apr 15, 2012 17:24:46 GMT
Nice to see you back WF, where have you been hiding. ;D
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Apr 15, 2012 18:46:03 GMT
Nice to see you back WF, where have you been hiding. ;D The sun has been out, the garden is waking up, you know how it is, sometimes life just gets busy and time flies by.  |
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Post by grindle on Apr 16, 2012 4:21:36 GMT
you're going to have plenty of ferns for your woodland then ;D
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Post by Rosie on Apr 16, 2012 7:57:31 GMT
You are clever Sue, all the wee ferns look brilliant.  |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Apr 16, 2012 19:48:09 GMT
I'm not that clever, I've had a few failures too. I wonder how long they take to grow into mature ferns  |
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Post by Cherry on Apr 16, 2012 20:50:01 GMT
Well you have come through the hard bit because now you have something to look at. Have they fertilized yet? Then we can look at sporophytes.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Apr 17, 2012 8:30:19 GMT
First I had to look up what a sporophyte was, I'm finding a fern's method of reproduction quite complex and there is a lot of new terminology too. I had a close look at my gametophytes and spotted what I presume is the beginnings of sporophytes. They are tiny at the moment, about 1mm across.  |
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Post by grindle on Apr 17, 2012 9:49:32 GMT
I'm sure I wouldn't remember all the names  |
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Post by Cherry on Apr 17, 2012 18:37:51 GMT
These are lovely words.
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