Seedlings planted 8/27/21

Seedlings planted 8/27/21#389727

By Rachael -  Mon Oct 04, 2021 6:26 pm
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- Mon Oct 04, 2021 6:26 pm #389727

I planted 10 of the FTS's legally wild harvested seeds on 8/27/21. So far 5 have sprouted. I had them covered until about 2 days ago. Now they are out in the open, under a covered porch and getting morning sun. I'm a little worried about them going through dormancy since they're so tiny. Hopefully I'll still have 5 in the spring. I intend to baby them through the winter.

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Re: Seedlings planted 8/27/21#389729

By Panman -  Mon Oct 04, 2021 6:52 pm
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- Mon Oct 04, 2021 6:52 pm #389729

How many did you sow? If you have lights, you can keep them indoors under good lighting without any problems.

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Re: Seedlings planted 8/27/21#389731

By Rachael -  Mon Oct 04, 2021 8:06 pm
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- Mon Oct 04, 2021 8:06 pm #389731

I sowed 10 seeds. I have more seeds but I held them back to sow in the spring. I do have some lights and I've grown plants under lights before but I found it to be a pain so I'm going to see how these make it outside.

Re: Seedlings planted 8/27/21#389733

By Apollyon -  Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:24 pm
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- Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:24 pm #389733

Yeah, in the future if you have dormancy plants like VFTs or plantlets, they can skip the dormancy period the first year. Good luck!

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Re: Seedlings planted 8/27/21#389747

By thepitchergrower -  Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:47 am
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- Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:47 am #389747

Just wondering, do you feed VFT seedlings?? or does it use up too much energy? I saw a video about feeding small drosera seedlings, and it said that it speeds up growth alot.

Re: Seedlings planted 8/27/21#389748

By Rachael -  Tue Oct 05, 2021 4:53 am
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- Tue Oct 05, 2021 4:53 am #389748

I have heard of feeding VFT seedlings but I've never tried. I think it would be done by spraying lightly with Maxsea but I'm not sure. I'd be interested also if anyone would like share their experience feeding vft seedlings.

Re: Seedlings planted 8/27/21#389757

By elaineo -  Tue Oct 05, 2021 5:44 pm
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- Tue Oct 05, 2021 5:44 pm #389757

I use a 23-gauge insulin needle to put tiny drops of maxsea into the seedling mouths. I don't recommend spraying them, as their roots are small and close to the surface so it's easy to kill them that way. When the seedlings get a little bigger, you can feed wet bloodworms with a toothpick.

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