Thursday, March 1, 2012

Planting annuals

Two canna lilies sprouting in the peat pods.
More importantly, two Strelitzia - Birds of Paradise - sprouting in the coir cells
The third Strelitzia is sprouting as of today as well, and they are probably the most lucrative plants
long-term, so hopefully they continue to do well!

These are geraniums that I planted on the 23rd and have sprouted.
A handful of them are too weak and are unlikely to grow, but the bulk of them
are doing well.

A second tray of different geraniums, a different breed, are not doing so well.
Only a handful sprouted, and have not done well once moved into the light.
The bulk of the tray remains to be seen.  They are supposed to take 3-15 days
to sprout, so I am still hopeful they will do well enough to recover the costs.



This is my ricinus sprout.  The other two died off, though I left the stalks.
Unfortunately, the plants have trouble shedding the seed pod from the leaves, which causes
moisture and rotting on the leaves, and kills off the plant.
If you look closely, you can spot big white dots that represent 3-4 more sprouts emerging.

Bottom -- transplanted canna seedlings.  As opposed to the previous batch, I have
planted these sprouts in much deeper soil.  The last batch grew very tall, very quickly and were
stringy and sometimes unable to stand straight.
I'm hoping that in thicker soil, watering deeply, I can encourage the roots to grow stronger before the
plants shoot upward very much more.

Top, in individual containers -- These are one of my prizes: Alstroemeria Ligtu hybrids, aka Peruvian Lilies
The growing process is very complicated, and for most people, unsuccessful.
I have planted the seeds in two different batches in the hopes I will at least have success with one.

You probably can't make it out, but it appears the daylily sprouts are growing stronger root systems
and beginning to develop a bulb .

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