Chris

Thank you both! Andreas, I do wish I had your growing conditions! Frank, I'm also a hobbyist and grow nearly all of my plants on a large rack in bright window, with supplemental light and humidity in the winter. L. sinuosa and L. mirabilis (which I think I obtained from you on a certain auction site...) are doing very well and I thought to try growing from spores as a fun experiment more than anything else. Thank you for the encouraging post; I'll update this thread as things progress. Chris

Greetings All, I have a large Lecanopteris sinuosa that has been producing fertile fronds (and covering everything with spores). For the heck of it, I gathered spores from a frond and dusted them over some (microwaved) moist peat moss in a clean, clear plastic container with a lid. I wasn't expecting much, but within a few weeks I noticed a bright green carpet of what appears to be prothalli. Or maybe moss. It's difficult to see because of the moisture in the container. But let's assume that these are indeed prothalli: when will it be safe to remove the lid? I would like to inspect these more closely, but I don't want to let rogue moss/fungus spores into the container. Has anyone here tried Lecanopteris from spores? Any tips?