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Post by jcosmo on Jan 3, 2018 20:26:49 GMT -5
Balcony Wildflower mix of 5000 seeds from OutsidePride.com. The varieties aren't listed, but the maximum height is 10", so they're perfect for this machine. I used AG "Grow Anything" pods. Mystery Flower #1: 3 seeds in back pod. Mystery Flower #2: 4 seeds in middle pod. Mystery Flower #3: 5 seeds in front pod.  No idea how long it typically takes flowers to germinate, but I'll post pictures as they emerge  |
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Post by jcosmo on Jan 7, 2018 20:10:04 GMT -5
It's day 4 and I'm seeing germination in all 3 pods, though the seeds were too low in the middle pod to get a picture.   I'm most curious about Mystery Flower #1, since there's a chance I might've planted seeds for 2 different flowers in it. |
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Post by jcosmo on Jan 8, 2018 21:43:53 GMT -5
More signs of life!  |
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Post by jcosmo on Jan 9, 2018 0:03:03 GMT -5
It's amazing how much they can grow in just one day. From now on, all pictures will be taken at night. End of day 5:  |
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Post by jcosmo on Jan 10, 2018 22:28:45 GMT -5
Day 7:  |
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Post by MaryL on Jan 12, 2018 0:02:58 GMT -5
I remember this seed packet of yours from another thread because I was amazed at how you separated all the seeds from one another. I’m so happy for you they’re sprouting. And, I’m really curious to see what happens because I think I have a very similar wild flower packet. Good luck!
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Post by jcosmo on Jan 14, 2018 21:02:06 GMT -5
The pod in the back is turning into a basil! I removed the smallest of the three, but at the rate that they're growing, I think it might be best to just keep one. Hoping the middle pod can grow another inch or two before I have to raise the hood for the one in the back. Day 11:  |
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Post by Shawn on Jan 15, 2018 5:36:47 GMT -5
Have you moved the pods around? Maybe switch 1 and 2? ALso are you sure the wildflower 3 is a basil? Try rubbing the leaves to see if they have a basil smell.
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Post by jcosmo on Jan 15, 2018 20:29:04 GMT -5
Not a literal basil, but I'm afraid it might turn into a "basil" if it starts acting like the basil growing in my herb garden! (Blocking other plants from getting light, roots growing out of control, etc.) I removed the smaller one and the one that remains is growing even faster now!
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Post by MaryL on Jan 18, 2018 21:39:16 GMT -5
Not a literal basil, but I'm afraid it might turn into a "basil" if it starts acting like the basil growing in my herb garden! (Blocking other plants from getting light, roots growing out of control, etc.) I removed the smaller one and the one that remains is growing even faster now! Oh I see. Yes it does seem at risk of dwarfing the others and blocking out light. |
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Post by jcosmo on Jan 20, 2018 20:57:49 GMT -5
Day 17:  |
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Post by jcosmo on Jan 27, 2018 19:41:33 GMT -5
It's Day 24 and I still have no idea what kind of monster the one in the back will be when it grows up, but I've been turning it daily, trying to find the side with the shortest or most angled leaves so the middle pod isn't shadowed so much. I also rotate the front pod daily so it flops away from the middle pod:  |
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Post by Shawn on Jan 28, 2018 3:54:13 GMT -5
That back one is huge.
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Post by MaryL on Jan 28, 2018 8:48:42 GMT -5
Yikes. At some point soon you may have to cut a few leaves off of the big one,
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Post by jcosmo on Jan 29, 2018 23:48:54 GMT -5
I've been looking at the illustrations in the Botanical Interests seed catalogue, and I'm ready to guess what might be growing here. The one in the front looks a lot like it could be California poppy. The one in the back might be a daisy. The one in the middle might be flax.
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Post by MaryL on Jan 30, 2018 14:12:54 GMT -5
I agree about the poppy. I love those. I don't know enough about the others.
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Post by jcosmo on Feb 1, 2018 21:57:46 GMT -5
I might have to move the middle pod to a glass, or plant it in potting soil. The big one in the back is trying to swallow it up, and that one isn't coming out of the machine without a fight. This is what I found when I did the first rinse-and-refill yesterday:  |
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Post by Shawn on Feb 2, 2018 4:31:31 GMT -5
That happens with pepper plants all the time. With your hands, gently squeeze the roots for that one plant together and gently help it along while taking it out .
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Post by MaryL on Feb 4, 2018 10:29:25 GMT -5
It’ll be even harder to remove later, so you may as well remove it now and pot it. The other 2 seem more compatible in size. Plus that huge root mass in such a small machine is displacing a ton of water that the other plants need.
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Post by Shawn on Feb 4, 2018 10:36:33 GMT -5
It’ll be even harder to remove later, so you may as well remove it now and pot it. The other 2 seem more compatible in size. Plus that huge root mass in such a small machine is displacing a ton of water that the other plants need. Great point on the water displacement |
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