if you have no experience with pots.. then keeping it in the pot... is extremely risky ... its like you want to kill it with too much love ...

same goes for not planting it.. until that late ...

plant it now .. ASAP ... so it can grab hold in the soil [in teh alternative.. the soil can settle properly] ... period.. IMHO ...

its not a baby .. its doesnt need TLC.. again.. you are on the verge of overthinking it all... and that story usually ends is death by love ...

if rocks pop out of your ground due to winter.. a good blanket of mulch.. in november.. will help keep it secured in your soil ...

i have killed more things.. trying to outwit mother nature.. rather than shoving them in the ground.. and letting ma nature.. do.. what she does best.. and me ignoring them .... but for proper water ... [and do make sure.. it doesnt go dry in late nov or so ...]

ken

ps: a cat is just a food bowl with a tail ... lol

pps: i would not try to LEARN pot growing with this sublime seedling ...

Thank you Ken. It will go in the ground this Sunday...

i feel.. that its odds of success.. just went to 99% ...

i can sleep peacefully now.. lol ...

you can increase the odds... by removing all POTTING MEDIA ... throwing it around the yard.. and cursing its very life ... may as well teach it just who is in charge here.. lol

ken

This post was edited by ken_adrian on Fri, Sep 5, 14 at 12:10

As usual, Ken's right. It belongs in the ground.

I just want to say that I really like your seedling. It's got very nice streaking and good color. The official parentage of it would be Fickle Blue Genes x OP. Fickle Blue Genes is an excellent breeder. It is from William Lachman x Hypoleuca and usually produces nice blue color in its seedlings. If you want to know the potential of your seedling you should try selfing it. That is to say using its own pollen on itself, and growing those seeds. The resulting seedlings from a selfed cross will let you know what traits your seedling can pass on to its progeny.

Happy growing.

Steve

Thank you Steve. I sure hope it survives so I can do it....

As usual, Ken's right.

==>>> yeah.. if only he didnt sound so cranky about it ... sorry if it came across as such

no comment on the cat bowl??? ... anyone???

ken

I speak "cranky"... no worries here...
I have 2 of those" bowls"...1 is new from shelter we got 2 weeks ago so she is really trying to eat everything she sees. Another one thinks she is some royalty and behaves as such... love them both

Ken, I think I will thank you for convincing me to plant mine in the ground next spring when they are alive.

But I don't necessarily agree with your analogy with the cat. I think it should be more like a litter box with four feet. You don't need to own one to appreciate the treasures they deposit in your garden.

SCG

As promised ... found a perfect spot for this little guy... so Ken can sleep better now...

My cat is a ^%&$#! vole-and-rabbit-killing machine! Not all cats are useless. Your mileage may vary. : )

Don B.

Don, since we got cats again our mice and vole population has gone down considerably. When our old cat died I was without cats for a few months and mice stripped all the bark off of the Junipers going down the driveway and killed half of the growth.. Guess I can stand them bringing the odd one through the kitty door and into the house. The daschunds take care of those and quickly too! They have caught their weight andbring two or three a night and these are the ones we find. I do wear garden gloves just incase when I am in the hosta beds though. Besides the mice they are love the attention and give the same love back

LOL Nice Faye, you have extermination AND disposal service! : )

Don B.