Karyn
I have the same questions. Has anybody responded or have you found out from doing it?

Thanks
Joe

Looks like she posted near three weeks ago.

Wonder what she decided and how it went.

That post was 8 years and 3 weeks ago. I only "responded" in the off hope that she or somebody else might see my post.

:)
Joe

Wow,Joe,..appreciate you pointing that out. How did I miss that?!! lol

My experience with aroid seeds is limited to aglaonemas for now,but I imagine the same tricks/techniques would apply.

Remove berry pulp and put the seeds in a tupperware or ziplock with a little moisture inside,and keep someplace warm. Check on them every other day or so for signs of germination,and when you see the start of a green point emerging,gently place them on top of the medium in an appropriate sized container. I usually use the "cells" I'd cut out of one of those seed starting kits you find at big box stores. Then place the individual cells into a terrarium or some kind of humidity trap and seal it. Soon the roots will start emerging and get a hold of the mix. Keep them in the cells until sufficiently root bound to pot up to a three or four inch pot.

I'm guessing this would work with any aroid type berry,but as stated,at the moment my experience is limited to just ags,

What experimentation have you been up to?
Inquiring minds and all that. :)

This is my first time trying any kind of aroid from seed so it's all new for me. I've got the dracunculus and a few amorphophallus and arisaema seeds that I'm trying.

That sounds similar to how I've started palm seeds. I'll try them like that. At the moment the dracunculus are soaking (I've read that soaking them for at least a day helps) and the others are in compost lightly covered and lightly moist in a warm room.

Thanks

Keep us updated if you would.

Perhaps this thread could be used to document your progress. :)

Ok. I will.

Thanks much.

Looking forward to it. :)

First entry. After about 36 hours of soaking, about half the seeds are planted, barely covered, on moist compost. The rest are in a plastic baggy with a moistened piece of paper to keep them moist but not directly in water.
Today's date is marked in the heading of the post so there is no question.

Wish me luck

May fortune follow!

I've had a thought. Since they are hardy here (temperate climate) maybe they need a stratification period. So I put some in the fridge. I'll give them about 6 weeks of chill then see how they do.

I just leave them on the ground or turn them in slightly ( 1/2" or so) some sprout and some don't. Not a problem as they multiply by offsets also so they stick around and clump up pretty good.

Never had Dracunculus vulgaris but I've had both Sauromatum (Typhonium) venosum and Arisaema triphyllum drop berries in my garden outdoors and they germinated the next spring without any tending to at all.

Outside, I'm guessing, there are insects that will eat the meat off the berry and leave the seed.

If you're still following this thread, how'd you do with the seeds? I ask because I was given a number of drac berries, which I have fermented and removed the flesh from, and I'm wondering if I can plant seeds outside here in zone 6B? The lowest temperature I've ever seen here was -10°F. I managed to get a few corms/tubers of this last fall, and i thought i was doing well by them, keeping them barely damp, dormant in pots in a cool area, but they didnt survive. I'm considering stratifying some of the seeds over the winter, in pots buried several inches deep outdoors. Would this be a bad idea? I look forward to your comments!I