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Post by Sher on Jun 13, 2021 12:35:12 GMT -5
Machine:Bounty Basic Seeds: Supreme Variety Zinnias - #4 Pink Vendor: FlowerSeedsForAll - Etsy Sponges: Park Seed Nutes: None to Start
Pictures when they sprout
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Post by Sher on Jun 15, 2021 12:35:43 GMT -5
3 are up and one is showing the little white loop that will become a sprout.
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Post by Shawn on Jun 15, 2021 13:27:23 GMT -5
WOW... that was FAST!
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Jun 15, 2021 13:47:04 GMT -5
I know! It shocked me, too!
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Jun 17, 2021 19:34:14 GMT -5
Six are up now. One is a double. And one has done nothing because the seed is upside down. I'll try to fix it tonight.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Jun 19, 2021 9:04:26 GMT -5
I gave the zinnias 3 ml AG nutes today to support the larger plants until the smaller plants get a little bigger.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Jun 24, 2021 9:25:52 GMT -5
All are up, except 3.
I am not worried about whether the others will sprout. These will spread out and fill in the gaps.
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Post by Shawn on Jun 24, 2021 10:11:36 GMT -5
Yours are doing really well.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Jun 30, 2021 7:51:48 GMT -5
The three in the back never came up. I removed two more small ones that were being shaded out and dying.
So I hope the remaining 4 will put on a nice display.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Jul 3, 2021 19:24:30 GMT -5
The two center plants were starting to get tipburn on the tiny top leaves. I pinched some of it off, raised the lights, misted them, and gave them a little calmag.
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maskedsonnet
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Post by maskedsonnet on Jul 3, 2021 20:01:00 GMT -5
It's AMAZING how fast these grow!
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Jul 3, 2021 20:33:33 GMT -5
It's AMAZING how fast these grow!
I hope they don't grow through the roof!  |
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Post by campingcorgis on Jul 4, 2021 10:49:17 GMT -5
It's AMAZING how fast these grow!
I hope they don't grow through the roof! You didn't trade a cow for them, or something?  |
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Jul 4, 2021 11:24:19 GMT -5
I hope they don't grow through the roof! You didn't trade a cow for them, or something? 
As a matter of fact, I did. Do you suppose they are magic beans! |
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Post by Sher on Jul 9, 2021 16:06:48 GMT -5
These continue to grow. It looks like the extra CalMag took care of the tipburn.
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Post by Shawn on Jul 10, 2021 3:57:04 GMT -5
Looks great and like you may have buds soon.
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Post by Sher on Jul 13, 2021 14:56:15 GMT -5
There are flowers on the way in the two center plants. The plants on the outside are smaller and stretching for light.
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Post by Sher on Jul 20, 2021 15:50:00 GMT -5
Once again, I am disappointed in the Bounty Basic. The 30 watt light simply isn't strong enough for tall flowers. The flowers were supposed to top out at 18-20".
Note the stretched stems and the flowers smashed into the light.
I plan to cut the plants way back, lower the lights, and hope they will flower on the lower stems.
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campingcorgis
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Post by campingcorgis on Jul 20, 2021 20:05:27 GMT -5
Fingers crossed!
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Post by Shawn on Jul 21, 2021 6:23:06 GMT -5
It may not be the Bounty or wattage. Some flowers will get taller hydroponically. I always look for flowers that are shorter or at the recommend thread. What I have learned over the years is that a lot of it is trial and error. Also while some flowers say they only grow x amount of inches they do not take into account the tall stems of the flowers, Thumbalinas are one example. The stems grow 12-14" but then after that last upper leaf they only grow 4-6" Very misleading, hence trial and error. I look at pictures online now to see how they actually grow,.
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