African Violets and Gesneriads: neat tricks in producing huge numbers of streps, 1 by Snowrose

Snowrose wrote:
Thanks, bonnie, yes, that's what I meant when I said I "jostled them a bit with a toothpick". I learned this trick from Dale Martens in her article about episcia seedlings.


Quote from Dale -

Seedlings looking different although they are of the same age!
See the photo with 4 containers of seedlings. All of these are exactly the same age. The two containers on the left have been transplanted every 2 weeks for the first 8 weeks. Then their cotyledons were removed. The container on the right received transplanting every 2 weeks for the first 8 weeks, but the cotyledons were not removed. The cotyledons are yellowish on those plants. The container in the middle is the original seedling container. Those small seedlings are the siblings to the larger ones. It truly makes a difference when one fusses over the plants and transplants often!

http://www.greenculturesg.com/articles/sep05/gcs030905c.htm

Photo credit Dale Martens -