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I don't envy you when it comes time to repot...or maybe i do!
Thanks Isaac - There's 19 different Sarr crosses in those photos all germinating within a few days of each other. All of the Sarrs and VFTs are growing in long fibered New Zealand sphagnum moss that I push through a 1/4 inch screen to break it up. It makes transplanting much easier.
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It is pretty tedious but I do enjoy it!
Aloha Fred. i need to try that with the sphagnum. I am using a peat sand mix and the VFTs don't seem to like it as much. Has been better with the sarracenia seedlings, but i do tend to use a fairly thick layer of ground LFS as a top dressing of my seedling pots. maybe it is doing the same thing? New thing to try for next bunch of seeds. I am testing indoor growing in the fall -summer season. then move them outside after transplanting. Ugh cant imagine transplanting all your seedlings
Aloha Mach! I do use a little coarse silica sand mixed in with the NZS just to give it a little weight but I have found that I get a better strike rate with NZS on most CP seeds that I germinate. Good luck with your indoor growing. It's a great way to keep things exciting year round. And don't worry; I don't transplant every seedling...just the ones that end up being worthy.
Aloha Fred,
how do you decide which ones to keep and which ones to let go? Also what time frame?
I have several 4" pots full of things that look like this:
how do you decide which ones to keep and which ones to let go? Also what time frame?
I have several 4" pots full of things that look like this:
You know Mach that’s the million dollar question. “How do you decide which ones to keep and which ones to let go”? Sometimes it’s just a guess but the key is to let them get as big as you can before you make that call. Typically a year or more for me (but it certainly depends on your growing conditions, fertilizer etc.). I look for 3 things at the seedling stage: shape, color and growth rate. If they meet my criteria for all three, they’re keepers until the next round of cuts.
Hmmm. I will need to think about this. These guys were planted last fall. i was planning to transplant them to larger pots and then move them outside this summer. Found i could put 5 seedlings comfortably in a 4 inch pot for grow outs.
I notice this at times also. You just have to let them grow on. Do yours eventually end up dying?
