I'm up to 18 zinnia sprouts... and 8 portulaca sprouts! I read online that portulaca need light to germinate, so I decided to move them to the window. While I was desperately looking at them for any signs of germination, I noticed that there were TINY sprouts. They were hard to see in the darker bathroom, but once I moved them into the light, I saw many more!
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| Portulaca sprouts - hard to spot! |
I also transplanted some moved some zinnia sprouts where two sprouts had germinated in the same cell. They need their space.
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Crowding each other
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| Really long zinnia root - they grow quickly in both directions! |
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| After reorganizing zinnia sprouts. I also rotated the trays yesterday so that the zinnia sprouts wouldn't end up completely leaned over toward the sun. |
While I was digging up empty cells to find a new place for the transport sprouts, I discovered many more seeds that have germinated but not sprouted yet. I am going to have TONS of zinnias, but that is ok with me! I may even devote the whole back garden to them!
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