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hey my streptocarpus seeds germinated!
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Posted by whisst zone 7 (whisst69@aim.com) on Sun, Jul 8, 07 at 17:45
hiya all i just want to crow about the fact that i got my strep seeds to grow! lol i had to put the pot in a baggie but it worked. now what i want to know is how long will it take to get them to blooming size, considering they are microscopic in size? please i could you the information.
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RE: hey my streptocarpus seeds germinated!
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| Whisst - you can expect for them to bloom somewhere in 6 months. The secret is repotting them often, every 3 weeks, sometimes just lift them and put them back in the same pot. Dale Martens, the mother of Texas Hot Chile streps and other cool stuff uses this approach all the time on her seedlings and sometimes makes them bloom in 4 months. Good luck Irina |
RE: hey my streptocarpus seeds germinated!
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hi thanks for responding!ok heres another question, how many leaves should the seedlings have before i transplant them? i took a look at them this morning and i had somewhere about twenty little itty bitty seedling in the pot! wow i should have them coming out of my ears if they all live! oh well what a way to go lol.
thanks all whisst |
RE: hey my streptocarpus seeds germinated!
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| W., They are tougher than you think. I repotted mine when the mouse ears were 1/2" long, but I had them covered after repotting. Be sure that they have enough light and after they start growing afer repotting - water them with a very weak fish emulsion solution. You do not need to keep all 100 of them. Looks like they do not show as much variations as AVs. I tried once to plant self pollinated seeds - and I had just 2 types - like Mom and pale blue. Irina |
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