I have big problem when it comes to planting and sowing. No matter what time of the year it is I always have trust that seed/plant will grow. That was the case with papyrus. First seed was sowed indoors in December 2011. and...nothing. But I didn`t gave up, so I sowed more seed and few small and very fragile plants emerged from the soil. The mixture I used was half ordinary soil from the store/half cat litter sand. When seed starts to germinate root is very fragile so the soil must be wet and soft. Germination usually occurred within 7 to 14 days if it is kept in a warm place. Just to mention this; seed is very very tiny so be careful you don`t lose it!
I didn`t have much luck with papyrus first several months. Since it was wintertime there was very little or no sunlight, and daylight period was very
