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[Bach]

Carth and alba can take anything from full shade to full sun, but I wouldn't expose your seedlings to full sun yet.

Viridis likes it shadier but some people keep theirs in full sun. I have never done that; mine get an hour or two of direct morning sun and maybe half an hour in the late afternoon.

They are all understory plants in habitat so they are well adapted to varying light conditions.

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[Toxicodendron]

Seven weeks in, and the Nexus is the first to pop up! All of the other varieties still have turgid leaves, so odds are pretty good they will pop up in time.

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[FewTrueSeed]

Thought I would share my virdis and alba. One of my first trades. They may get a little too much sun sometimes being in the greenhouse. They are growing fast though.

[TBM]

Nice! Looks like it's sprouting a bit too pale of a green, what kind of soil is it in? Might be lacking some nutrients.

[FewTrueSeed]

It's a local organic potting soil. My hunch is that it gets too much sun. My coffee seedling gets a bit pale like that too. They are both under the top shelf n the greenhouse which gets ten or so hours of light right now. I think I'll get both into a more shady spot.

[modern]

Is it common for leaf sprouts to have triple leaves? Not sure if it will be a stable trait but found it interesting.

[TBM]

I have a P. nexus sprout that started with 3 cotyledons but then switched to two with the next set, doesn't appear to have negatively affected anything yet, although it's still fairly young yet. Those 3 first leaves did eventually fall off.

[Frog Pajamas]

You're likely right about too much light, but the soil might be too heavy too. They do really well in the "Bach" mix- 1:1:1 potting soil:perlite:vermiculite.

[FewTrueSeed]

I was inspired to re-pot using that formula. Thanks. I did my coffee and Myer lemon clone as well. Should I fertilize them a tiny bit once they are settled? I lifted them up a bit as well. The stems should become strong. They are shaded now.

How the heck to I resize images?

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[TBM]

You could fertilize with worm castings, you don't need to wait for roots to settle if you use castings, just add a thin layer on the surface when you water next.

[plantlight]

Great thread!  I just read it again today and picked up some new ideas.  First, I'm going to try that 1:1:1 mix on my next rooting and compare it with the 2:1:1 I've been using.  Willing to try anything to improve results.  Well, almost anything. .

Is there a recommended type of soil?  There are some that recommend Peat-based, Coir-based, or even pine bark based.

Post #31 links to a thread on another forum that discusses using pine bark based soil rather than peat based.  That thread is by someone that goes by Ringworm.  I read that sometime ago and started using pine bark last year in place of peat.  I had a bad experience with peat based soil but that may only be due to using it full strength.

I'm doing a comparison right now between pine bark versus coir and a mixture of the two.

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[Frog Pajamas]

I think they will do ok with any soil type.

Ringworm knows what he's talking about, and the pine based I think is supposed to keep mold at bay.

I have always just used some good Fox Farm or something and watered with a 1% hydrogen peroxide if mold starts looking like an issue.

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[modern]

So here are two of my viridis leaf cuttings... I have one more that looks quite shitty but is starting to do better now outside. I've had trouble with viridis leaf cuttings so a friend sent me a few rooted ones. I still managed to kill a few but think it is was due to poor conditions indoors and wrong soil not allowing the soil to breath, basically pure peat.

I hope that the tri-leaf trait remains into maturity  fingers crossed. This is the second set of leaves and the next set is coming soon.

I'll be trying again once my plants grow large enough.

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[Bach]

Those little guys look like they are doing well. Whatever you are doing now, keep it up and you'll soon be overrun with them. Well, maybe in ten years or so! 

[Greench]

I've got two of these in water. They've been in there for.... months. 
It works but much slower than in soil. One of them has greening roots, the other not. I should have potted them long ago, but for science, you know... 
Most of my cuttings have been repotted in basic soil a week ago, not sure how they'll like it...
Should I let the soil dry completely before watering if there is no perlite/vermi/..?

Cheers!