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| I have 36 seed trays (11x22") of leaves, plantlets, etc in various stages of propagation. These trays will hold up to 50 1 ounce cups each. And no, I don't even want to count the contents....
So, my new motto is "A tray a day". I have been diligently going through at least one tray a day and grooming, separating, splitting, repotting, discarding, or what ever else needs to be done to the contents. I've been through about 15 so far. It's like cleaning out a cupboard or a closet. I'm finding stuff I forgot I had! Just goes to show what that happens to that single leaf I picked up from someone here and there. One result of all this is that I no longer feel compelled to propagate every leaf I pick off. Or take every leaf offered. I actually get about 3-4 trays done when the Red Sox have a game on......more if they are winning - lol. Barbara |
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- Posted by fred_hill 6 (fredchill@comcast.net) on Mon, Aug 24, 09 at 18:46
| Barbara, YOu really sound like a glutton for punishment. 36 trays? Wow! I just pulled apart a petrocossmia today and got two separate plants out of it and then I put down about 10 of the little leaves. I also took a crown off Macs Cameo Camelot because I had tried groing it as a trailer because it suckered so much. When I stripped off leaves to get it down to a small crown without any suckers, I couldn't resist putting down some of the leaves I had just removed. I jsut kept trimming the bottoms of each leaf and inserting it into a small container that I brought home from Wendys which had a baked potato in it. I really got carried away and put 20 little leaves in the container. I guess none of us addicts can resist propagating. Fred in NJ |
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| "I guess none of us addicts can resist propagating." Very hard for me to resist also. I have moved away from standards to more minis and semi's just because of the space requirements. A good mini leaf is hard to turn down.... Barbara |
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| I was good and did NOT put down yet another Rebel's Astro Spinner leaf when one broke off by accident. I was definitely tempted though. What I need to work on now is to quit putting leaves that I picked the babies off of back down to see if I can get more babies. Really, how many more plantlets do I need? It's kind of driving me crazy, that I can't just throw that leaf away. |
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- Posted by fred_hill 6 (fredchill@comcast.net) on Tue, Aug 25, 09 at 10:36
| Quinn, I always put down more leaves than I need. I just can't resist doing it. I keep telling myself that I am growing them to give to friends. About 4 months ago I put about a dozen leaves of Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler. I had them in a covered container and eventually forgot about them. At the executive meeting of my local club we talked about buying a project plant for the members to raise and I said I would donate the plantlets of BCS if I had enough. When I pulled them apart to pot up I hnd 28 of them which is more than enough for the club. At least I have a bit more room now and the club doesn't have to spend a hundred dollars on project plants. Fred in N J |
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| "I was good and did NOT put down yet another Rebel's Astro Spinner leaf when one broke off by accident." quinnfyre, you're prolly better off not having put it down. |
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