Propagation: 2014 Seed Starting, continuing from 2013, 3 by Pfg

Pfg wrote:
I would have been happy to have been in Fla this past week- We had single digits --brrrrr!!! But it's better today. Wet, but warmer :-).

Soooo... Campanula pyramidalis is up strong, I'm delighted. And I'm up to 9 growing Asclepias. But the leftover seeds are doing nothing, and one of my 2 lonely Lupines is not looking happy... The cotyledons aren't opening. The stem looks strong, but the leaves are hanging down, and the connecting stem is drying up. Maybe it got damaged somehow at a particularly delicate stage. Also, in my experience, occasional Lupine seedlings are prone to suddenly failing for no apparent reason. Spring is too far off, It's much too early to put all my eggs in one basket, so I'm soaking a new batch of seeds.

Also soaking Campanula White Clips and some pink Platy Perlmutterschale. Last year I gave a bunch of the pinks away, then realized I would have liked more. Then I got so excited about the double sport and thought I'd have lots of them... But that might not happen, so I'm covering myself with the regular pink . If they don't germinate I'll have to look at my method again, lol!

Slowly but surely I'm moving into production mode. I got all the shelves up and a couple more lights. There are a few babies out of the dome, roughing it on a regular tray. I have heat mats in place, but the temps seem to be OK for the time being without them.

Happy growing, everyone!