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Post by ERR0R1755 on Sept 8, 2020 18:57:01 GMT -5
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Shawn
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Post by Shawn on Sept 9, 2020 4:31:15 GMT -5
Love the colors
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Post by waterphoenix on Sept 9, 2020 6:10:48 GMT -5
Wishing you luck! For some reason my chard seed in the AG never germinated. I have one outside in the EB doing just fine.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 9, 2020 9:58:35 GMT -5
Wishing you luck! For some reason my chard seed in the AG never germinated. I have one outside in the EB doing just fine.
I get about 40% germination in the AG. I get around that by transplanting duplicate and triplicates in the pods that do sprout to other pods.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Sept 9, 2020 11:22:10 GMT -5
Maybe this isn't true of every swiss chard (or I'm remembering wrong), but I vaguely remember hearing that the "seeds" were actually clusters of seeds, so it was possible to get multiple seedlings from one "seed".
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Post by waterphoenix on Sept 9, 2020 13:23:18 GMT -5
Wishing you luck! For some reason my chard seed in the AG never germinated. I have one outside in the EB doing just fine.
I get about 40% germination in the AG. I get around that by transplanting duplicate and triplicates in the pods that do sprout to other pods.
That's a good idea. It would be nice to have some indoors. I did get 100% germination when I planted in soil. |
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Post by waterphoenix on Sept 9, 2020 13:25:01 GMT -5
Maybe this isn't true of every swiss chard (or I'm remembering wrong), but I vaguely remember hearing that the "seeds" were actually clusters of seeds, so it was possible to get multiple seedlings from one "seed". That is so interesting! A quick Google search confirmed. Apparently beet seeds are similar too. That must account for how huge the chard seeds are..they are pretty too, like little stars. |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Sept 9, 2020 22:07:23 GMT -5
No signs of germination yet. I will put the Cates Family Black Cowpeas I mentioned in my other thread in the two side slots. Considering putting something in that middle slot, but I have no idea what. Maybe another Tom Thumb Pea?   |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Sept 12, 2020 18:49:58 GMT -5
So far one seed has sprouted with two seedlings, but it doesn't look good. I think these seeds are tougher and need to be soaked before planting.
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Post by Shawn on Sept 13, 2020 5:09:53 GMT -5
Will you try soaking first and retrying
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Sept 13, 2020 10:28:09 GMT -5
Will you try soaking first and retrying I'm going to give these a few more days, but if I don't see any more signs of progress, then I will. |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Sept 13, 2020 19:47:35 GMT -5
A few more of the seedlings have sprouted and I've moved in some other stuff, so here's what the layout looks like at the moment.
Back row: Five Color Silverbeet Swiss Chard, N/A, Five Color Silverbeet Swiss Chard (pending)
Middle row: N/A, Five Color Silverbeet Swiss Chard, Five Color Silverbeet Swiss Chard, N/A
Front row: Early Wonder Beet, Dark Purple Opal Basil
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 13, 2020 20:00:07 GMT -5
I am looking forward to seeing your photos. That sounds like an interesting mix.
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Sept 14, 2020 20:16:30 GMT -5
Here's the beet (left) and swiss chard (right) seedlings:  The beet wasn't something I originally planted in here - but I started a single seed in coco coir, and so far I've gotten three seedlings from it:  |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Sept 19, 2020 22:37:38 GMT -5
Added 4ml of nutrients today, since the leaves started to fold upwards. The pod in the back right is a Mung Bean, since the beet never germinated.  |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Sept 27, 2020 11:35:25 GMT -5
Added another 4ml of nutes.  |
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Sept 29, 2020 20:04:18 GMT -5
Added another 4ml.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2020 22:15:44 GMT -5
They are doing well! As for more than 1 from 1 seed...I did experience that with the rainbow chard.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 29, 2020 23:09:55 GMT -5
The colors are showing. So pretty!
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Post by ERR0R1755 on Sept 29, 2020 23:18:08 GMT -5
The colors are showing. So pretty! I'm not sure how well it shows up in the photos, but the two swiss chard in the middle are different colors - the left is more of a golden yellow, while the right is more of a greenish yellow. |
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