Wow, I am full of questions today. :) My Tempo Blue Satin impatiens are looking nice and stocky and some are working on their third set of leaves. I was about to give them a bit of fertilizer but Stokes website says not to. What do you guys think? Would you stay away from fertilizing impatiens? What is the downside to doing so? Here's a pic of one of the babies.
Wow, your impatiens look great! I started my own and have the same question. However mine just germinated around a week and a half ago. So mine are tiny! Can I ask how old is your seedling posted here? Are you growing in a soil-less mix? I must say your plants look great! Sorry I am not the one providing answers. Hopefully someone skilled will answer all these questions.
Here is my impatiens 5 days ago. I am so envious of yours :( ! ha ha!
Awww, that's a cutie! He will get big in no time. I sowed mine February 14th, and they germinated five days later so they've had a little over three weeks to get to this size. I bottom water with H2O2 and chamomile tea and keep the plugs moist (impatiens like it wetter). I also have the little guys very close to the lights and run a fan on them all day. Right now they are in the Parks BioDome plugs but I plan on moving them into 4" pots of Pro Mix very soon (maybe today or tomorrow). I hope someone has answers for us! I'm tempted to fertilize a tad just because it seems like the right thing to do.
I did post the very same question here's the link to it if you'd like!
How to successfully grow impatiens from seed?
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/958660/ Copy/paste in url.box
I finally got some answers to the fert. question we both had, let me know if you decided to fert. yours!
It is so nice to finally get some answers check it out and let me know if it helped!
Tigerlily123 provided some great advice on fert. on the post and helped me understand when to transplant and when to fert.
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