Bigfoot - 10 seeds
Bigfoot - 10 seeds
Gerrardanthus macrorhizus (Bigfoot, Blob Plant, Bigfoot, Pregnant Pancake) is one of the few caudiciforms that do not require greenhouse care and can be grown outside. Gerrardanthus macrorhizus will develop a plump, blob-like caudex which will grow to the size of its container. But in the ground, its handsome caudex will sprawl to over three feet in diameter, resembling a granite boulder! This can be a real conversation starter in the garden.
Sprouting from the top of Gerrardanthus’ caudex is a cluster of ivy-like vine. An easy-to-grow member of the cucumber family, the vine is deciduous and can be trained to grow up a fence or trellis. The medium dark green leaves are ivy-shaped, making Gerrardanthus macrorhizus a great choice for both large containers and hanging baskets.
here is no pre-treatment of the seeds required.
The seeds are sown in mineral-based cat litter (no clumping litter) or perlite (germ-free) in plastic-pots. Please sow the seeds on the mineral soil. Bigger seeds need to be covered with the mineral soil, small seeds should remain on the surface.
Then put the plastic pot in a ziplock bag - with a pot size of 6 cm , a ziplock bag of size 12 x 17 cm is recommended . Fill in the ziplock bag as much tap water with a few drops of universal fertilizer, so that after the absorption of the substrate a few mm of water remain on the bottom. Then close the ziplock bag - Ready!
More watering is not required because no moisture evaporates through the ziplock bag .
Location: on the windowsill or in a small greenhouse in partial shade, daytime temperatures at about 73-83 F, somewhat lower at night at 68-72 F. The resulting micro-climate provides ideal conditions for germination.