Propagation: 2014 Seed Starting, continuing from 2013, 1 by Pfg

Pfg wrote:
Kathy, I think those double pink Platy seeds are a bust. :(((

I spent the morning potting up more little ones, I'm trying to get everything into the new transplant mix made for self-watering systems. The MG mix gets soggy, even though I've added a fair amount of vermiculite. Some things don't seem to mind... Salvia transylvanica Blue Cloud had gorgeous roots, yippee! Can't say the same for some of the others. I ended up with 12 of the single pink Platys, some had decent root systems, some not. The P Astra Blues were better in general, but still a few were really skimpy. One lonely Dianthus Siberian Blue looked great, the other two ended at the soil line. Grrrr...

I'm beginning to think I know what the problem is. Somewhere I read that someone was adding cinnamon right into the planting mix, so I decided to try it. I think one batch got too much when the bottle slipped in my hand. I won't do that again. If I need it'll just sprinkle it on top. I haven't seen any gnats yet, so at least it worked for that.

The Linums are very happy, nice roots, but they're growing straight up. So this morning I gave them a haircut. Maybe by the time we get home - if we ever get out of here!- they'll be nice and bushy. :-)

Looks like we're stuck here until Saturday, which is a real bummer. Not so much cutting the vacation short, but we were supposed to visit my family for the weekend at their Florida house, then go to a hotel in another area with friends. My family can only stay for the weekend, so now I get 2 days instead of 4 with them. They are driving down from NJ, left last night and drove all night, taking turns sleeping.

But it's nice and warm here in the apartment, can't complain that much!