OK, I"ve been growing Passiflora from cuttings for about 8 years now, but just this year am tapping into the seed grown territory. I now have about 200 Racemosa seedlings as well as a couple different types of my own hybrids. They are only about 2 inches tall, but I have already taken them out of the trays and put them in 2 to 2 1/2 inch pots. What next? Do I use any fertilizer at all and what kind and what details. I do not want to kill these.
Thanks,
Mark
Need seedling Passiflora help
Mark, two-and-a-half inch pots are pretty small, and they will probably outgrow them pretty quickly. I might have opted for four-inch pots or even one-gallon containers. You can also put several seedlings into a one-gallon container if you wish. I wouldn't fertilize them this soon if they are only two inches tall. Just keep them warm and give them lots of light. You might mist them with water with a few drops of Superthrive if you have it.
So it is ok to use the superthrive on a very small seedling then? I understand when you say just a few drops, I do remember that you barely use any at all.
thanks,
Mark
Hi Mark, I buy the 32-oz bottle of Superthrive online, and I use it on everything! I put a few drops, sometimes up to a tablespoon, in a gallon of water and water with it, and I also put some into a mister and mist the leaves with it. I don't think you can overdo it, and it won't hurt your seedlings. I think you can probably start fertilizing half strength at four or five-inches tall, but it won't hurt to wait until spring because you should see some growth corresponding with the fertilizer.
Hey Mark, I just potted up a few seedlings (I can't even imagine 200!) of P. loefgrenii, as well as some P. tricuspis, morifolia, and two (bad germintation on this one) subrotunda, probably around 25 altogether. I have most of them in 3-4 inch pots, and I added a few grains of osmocote to each pot, but I don't plant on fertilizing anymore until I'm forced to repot them again, which hopefully I can hold off until next spring, because I only have so many windows to sit them in over the winter lol. Other than that I can't offer any info, it's my first time starting them from seed too.
BTW, where did you get the seeds of racemosa? It's one I've been looking for for awhile now.
Indigo, I twisted a friends arm for these, he doesn't sell them at all, and I got the last 3 fruit he had. If you are sucessful with the Loefgrenii (spelling), I would trade with you though. I honestly just planted the last 15 seeds about 2 weeks ago. I have just potted up some more Racemosa, so I'm up to 168 with about 20 to 30 to go, plus I just put down another 215 seeeds. Keep in touch, I'll let you know how they do.
Mark
Clare, basically, super thrive is just vitamins, am I right? I've never really used it but have a bottle here at home. You said you get it online, is there a website and do you have the site handy by chance? One more question, do you have racemosa?
Mark
Hi Mark, yes, Superthrive is just vitamins and some growth hormones from what I understand. I get my Superthrive from Rosemania.com. Here's a link: http://rosemania.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/page16.html
That's an incredible amount of P. Racemosa, Mark! No, I don't have that one, but I'm officially out of room anyway in my garden. I had room for just a couple this past summer, and I specifically wanted only fragrant ones so I chose P. cincinnata, P. sprucei, P. serrato-digitata, and P. helleri. I don't really have room for four, but I'm still hoping to find a really tall trellis for cheap. What on earth are you going to do with so many P. racemosa?
Clare, I'm currently in the process of getting a website going, these will definately be on there if they do good for me.
Mark
Good luck, Mark. I can't wait to see them. Remember that most passiflora grown from seed flower in the second year and spend the first year putting on growth. P. morifolia is an exception to this rule and blooms in the first year.
Clare I only have the two blooms from my Ruby is that the norm or will I get more next year?
Gorgeous, Rich. You'll get more next year along with a lot more growth.
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