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[BubbleCat]

Little more light, maybe ? 
I'm by far no expert on Salvia D seedlings, like most here keep that in mind

[When]

Little more light, maybe ? 
I'm by far no expert on Salvia D seedlings, like most here keep that in mind

Thanks for the comment I appreciate hearing it. 

This week was a particularly cloudy week, maybe received 8 hrs sun total, mostly cloud cover. On a sunny day they get a maximum of 1200 footcandles and for only an hour or so, and then 700 f/c down to 300 f/c for the rest of the day. Cloudy days bring an avg of aprox 160 f/c. I'm careful not to give them any direct sun, which reads aprox 8000 f/c now.

It's springtime here, so they're following the natural light cycle and gradually getting more and more intense indirect light as the days go by. I'm hesitant to give any supplemental lighting just because I am unsure how the seedlings will react and I want to limit my interference. I have to imagine that if these seedlings were in the wild they probably wouldn't be getting too many f/c, so hopefully my thinking is correct in this but as the season progresses, yes they will be receiving more light as they grow older 

Cheers 

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[When]

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Day 47 update

Sonya and Sophia

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[When]

Things are coming along...

Day 52

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[BubbleCat]

Really cool stuff ! So if I got it right, your not representative amount of seeds got a 100% strike rate ? That makes me hope Jon Hanna's accounts go up to about 30% on batches of 100 seeds. Or at least his quotes ( citations ?) .

[Frog Pajamas]

Wow! They're looking really good!

We're about to have some more salvia seeds being sowed with a few more members here, so hopefully we'll have some more sally babies out there and more notes to compare on germ and growing.

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[When]

Really cool stuff ! So if I got it right, your not representative amount of seeds got a 100% strike rate ? That makes me hope Jon Hanna's accounts go up to about 30% on batches of 100 seeds. Or at least his quotes ( citations ?) .

Yes, 100% only 2 seeds were created, and both sprouted within 8 hrs of each other. I'm growing their mother to flower this fall and to hopefully produce many more seed. I can then determine germination rates more accurately. 

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[When]

Wow! They're looking really good!

We're about to have some more salvia seeds being sowed with a few more members here, so hopefully we'll have some more sally babies out there and more notes to compare on germ and growing.

Thanks 

That's great news!!
I can't wait to see more seedlings grown!!
Let's see if we can make Sally a more prolific seed producer!!!
 

[BubbleCat]

Yes, 100% only 2 seeds were created, and both sprouted within 8 hrs of each other. I'm growing their mother to flower this fall and to hopefully produce many more seed. I can then determine germination rates more accurately. 

Jaaaaaa !

[When]

Update...
Day 60

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[BubbleCat]

Wow, I wonder what other accounts on Salvia from seed mean when reporting "strong vigor"

[When]

It's been far too long.
I've transplanted them into their own pot. They're still together, but now with a bit more leg room.

Day 91 update
Sonya and Sophia

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[Wyald]

Amazing!

[SlowGrow]

Looking beautiful! Yay for new genetics

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