One more mold....what is interested is it isn't hurting the zinnias....tho my spraying might have !
The leaves on the zinnia, tho, today, seem to have some brown spots....so, I guess I am going to remove the plants and replant after spraying something.
John
And, here is a pic of the greenhouse...
And, the longview...
How long is it?
14' x 98'....
John,
" 14' x 98' " That's huge. The zinnia seedling in your first picture looks like it is "stretching" for light. Is it possible that some of the brown spots are just brown soil or growth medium that has splashed up on the zinnia leaves?
I'm attaching a picture of one of the seedlings saved from an odd specimen that showed up last fall that I thought of as my "dinosaur" zinnia, because it was extra large (over 7 inches in diameter) and had some rather primitive characteristics. At the time, there was some thought that the freakishly long stigmas of the dinosaur zinnia meant that it would be sterile. They are several times as long as most zinnia stigmas. But C65 (my code ID for the original dinosaur specimen) has had several progeny, one of which is pictured here. The dinosaur zinnias have extra long petals and extra long stigmas. Their flowers are rather loose and not very double, but I kind of like them. I am continuing to cross pollinate them and save seeds from them.
ZM
I showed a picture of the original C65 "dinosaur zinnia" over in the Annuals forum in the "Zinnia time.....continued" message thread:
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=7552839
ZM
The brown splashes, yes, might be soil and it might also be the sodium bicarbonate. Not sure. I am surprised at how etylated the stems are on some of my seedlings.
John,
Etiolation is a form of growth seen in plants receiving insufficient light. It is characterized by long, weak stems, small leaves, and chlorosis. In your case, the seedlings may be just crowded and competing for light. A plant is its own worst weed, because of the exactly same needs.
Excessive sodium bicarbonate could be harmful for two reasons, alkalinity and sodium phytotoxicity.
I'm attaching a picture of another of the "dinosaur zinnia" progeny. I think we have only scratched the surface of what zinnias can do.
ZM
Thanks...I will focus on getting them out of trays and into beds.
J
Hi all,
Since this message thread has become rather long and slow to load, we are continuing this discussion over in It can be fun to breed your own zinnias - Part 4 http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1136291/
See you all over there.
ZM
