VFT Seedling Dormancy in College Dorm?

VFT Seedling Dormancy in College Dorm?#391172

By Pickles -  Tue Oct 26, 2021 6:03 pm
Location:  Michigan, US
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- Tue Oct 26, 2021 6:03 pm #391172

Hello! I posted in August about moving my VFT to college dorm and it has been growing great! However now that it is time for dormancy I'm a little worried. The heat has been turned on in my dorm and I can't turn it off (also I have a roommate so even if I could they wouldn't appreciate it lol). The only place I can keep it is my room since it's all I own lol. I live in Michigan so if I was at home I'd put it in my garage but that's not an option right now for me. So should I skip dormancy or do I do fridge? My VFTs are seedlings and only a few months old (they sprouted around May so like 4-5 months old).

Re: VFT Seedling Dormancy in College Dorm?#391174

By Panman -  Tue Oct 26, 2021 6:08 pm
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- Tue Oct 26, 2021 6:08 pm #391174

If all you have are the seedlings, you can easily skip dormancy with them. Just give them lots of light and feed them as best you can. They won't have a problem.

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Re: VFT Seedling Dormancy in College Dorm?#391176

By MaxVft -  Tue Oct 26, 2021 6:11 pm
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- Tue Oct 26, 2021 6:11 pm #391176

Agreed with @Panman. You can skip dormancy for plants up to around 2 years old, and with proper grow lights you can even skip adult plants.

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Re: VFT Seedling Dormancy in College Dorm?#391180

By Cross -  Tue Oct 26, 2021 6:38 pm
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- Tue Oct 26, 2021 6:38 pm #391180

I agree with max and panman. Tiny babies don't need that dormancy yet

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Re: VFT Seedling Dormancy in College Dorm?#391183

By ChefDean -  Tue Oct 26, 2021 8:25 pm
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- Tue Oct 26, 2021 8:25 pm #391183

Another avenue, parallel to the above advice.
You're about three weeks and 20 posts away from being eligible for Maxsea. To assist in their feeding, come November 18th (and 20 more posts), you could make a request for some seeds with a Maxsea bonus, or just Maxsea by itself. If you only have a few seedlings, maybe only request a half portion that will make one gallon of solution. Then, get a little sprayer (a few bucks on Amazon for some four ounce sprayers) and lightly spray it with the Maxsea solution every other week.

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