Is this Ipomoea turbinata?

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gofast Aschaffenburg, Germany Mar 12, 2008

Couldn't find it in the plant files as a seedling...

Thanks.

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RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Netcong, NJ(Zone 5b) Mar 12, 2008

Hi Martin - Please show a top view of the cotyledons of the plant,but from what I can see the plant in the photo does not look like an Ipomoea turbinata...

The cotyledons of Ipomoea turbinata are similar to the

Ipomoea alba
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/59080/
The plant you are showing has cotyledons that look more like a type of
Convolvulus
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/11858/
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/143619/
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/146770/

or possibly a type of

Jacquemontia
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/169080/
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/165505/


TTY,...

Ron

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gofast Aschaffenburg, Germany Mar 13, 2008

Hi Ron,

Cotyledon pic is not that brilliant...toilet rolls not that brilliant either in retrospect, the soil inside tends to dry out faster than the other soil...

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RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Netcong, NJ(Zone 5b) Mar 14, 2008

Martin - The cotyledons in the photo you posted do not look like any type of MG that I am familiar with...

Try trimming the portion of the cardboard that is extending upwards beyond the surface of the growing medium because that vertical extension can definitely act as a moisture wick and cause the area to loose moisture more rapidly than if the cardboard was flush with the surface of the medium...

TTY,...

Ron

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gofast Aschaffenburg, Germany Mar 14, 2008

I have removed those toilet rolls almost completely now as they are not so ideal as I thought in the beginning. Also, I get the feeling that ipomoeas do not like to be transplanted a lot. Some plants like tomatoes don't mind being transplanted, on the contrary, the more often you thin them out and transplant them, the better they grow. I know some people sprout their seeds in zipbags and transfer them later on, I am not sure this is the very best method because the root system is somewhat delicate, so I am glad I can now sow directly outside.

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gofast Aschaffenburg, Germany Mar 15, 2008

I am gonna check with Emma, it was definitely one of her seeds. I didn't buy anything except MGs unless it was a gift seed of some other type and I threw it in just to see...

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