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Post by Sher on Feb 2, 2021 20:29:02 GMT -5
They are beautiful!
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Post by Shawn on Feb 3, 2021 4:41:47 GMT -5
Never two exactly alike
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Post by maskedsonnet on Feb 8, 2021 19:11:30 GMT -5
These are getting tall!! I've had to raise the lights twice in the last week   |
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Post by maskedsonnet on Feb 12, 2021 21:36:29 GMT -5
I've now extended the light all the way up and the plants are growing up into it! It's very pretty, but should I be trimming these? Or just let it do its thing?  |
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Post by Sher on Feb 12, 2021 21:44:08 GMT -5
maskedsonnet , they would have benefitted from being pinched back when they were small. Now they need a drastic trimming.
I would pinch the stems back to the lower leaves and let them start over.
Anytime you pinch a stem or leaf off, it will bush out. Coleus need continual trimming to shape them.
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Post by maskedsonnet on Feb 12, 2021 22:00:47 GMT -5
Thank you for that!! The article was very helpful. When it comes to ornamental things like this I have a bad habit of just planting with zero research. I've cut them all back and put the cuttings in some water like flowers! I couldn't stand the thought of throwing them away yet. Cutting them back revealed a delightful assortment of patterns that I hadn't noticed before!!   |
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Post by Sher on Feb 12, 2021 22:23:51 GMT -5
They are gorgeous! Also, they need to spread. They tend to get tall and skinny when they are crowded instead of full and bushy.
I predict that you will have coleus taking over your house soon!
What a lovely dilemma, huh?  |
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Post by Shawn on Feb 13, 2021 5:49:27 GMT -5
They are very pretty and look good on the shelf
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Post by maskedsonnet on Mar 1, 2021 20:02:10 GMT -5
One last shot before I end this! Coming into my days off and finally back on a semi-normal sleep schedule. I'll be moving a lot of things around this "weekend", which will including ending the coleus mix. It's really lovely, and I'm sure I'll be growing it again some day, I absolutely loved the colors and patterns here!  |
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Post by Shawn on Mar 2, 2021 5:08:06 GMT -5
Very nice. With you ending this, what will you plant next?
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Post by maskedsonnet on Mar 2, 2021 9:02:32 GMT -5
I’m going to transplant my kratky herbs into the machine, I like the thought of having fresh-grown herbs right there in the kitchen |
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