Sher
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Post by Sher on Feb 13, 2022 16:31:42 GMT -5
These are pelleted Wave seeds from Park Seed.
I raised the pH to 6 to counteract our very hard lime water.
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Post by Sher on Feb 17, 2022 8:55:32 GMT -5
One little petunia is peeking out. The rest are still hidden in the pellets.
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Post by Shawn on Feb 17, 2022 9:03:19 GMT -5
YAY
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Post by lynnee on Feb 17, 2022 22:54:22 GMT -5
Can't wait for the flowers!  |
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Post by Sher on Feb 19, 2022 12:47:19 GMT -5
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Post by Sher on Feb 26, 2022 16:19:15 GMT -5
They are creeping along. I am impatient. I want color now! 
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Post by Sher on Mar 4, 2022 12:45:12 GMT -5
They are all up, although the one in the left rear is a slowpoke.
I reused sponges left over from kits I had never grown. I was surorised to discover a red lettuce shading out the petunia on the left front.
Now all are petunias, I hope!
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Post by campingcorgis on Mar 4, 2022 12:56:39 GMT -5
They are all up, although the one in the left rear is a slowpoke.
I reused sponges left over from kits I had never grown. I was surorised to discover a red lettuce shading out the petunia on the left front.
Now all are petunias, I hope!
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Post by lynnee on Mar 4, 2022 13:26:24 GMT -5
Exciting, waiting to see what comes up!  |
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Post by Sher on Mar 4, 2022 14:02:24 GMT -5
Exciting, waiting to see what comes up!   |
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Post by Sher on Mar 6, 2022 19:26:21 GMT -5
The petunias are up and looking good except the one at the right rear. It is yellowing for some reason.
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Post by Sher on Mar 8, 2022 16:01:52 GMT -5
But wait! There are more surprises in the second go around for these sponges -- there are not one, but TWO mint planrs in my petunias!
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Post by lynnee on Mar 8, 2022 16:53:55 GMT -5
At least you know what the intruders are, Sher! I'm hoping that mine will be something as nice as mint. |
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Post by Shawn on Mar 9, 2022 5:29:51 GMT -5
Anticipation.... they are making us wait. |
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Post by lynnee on Mar 9, 2022 22:43:46 GMT -5
Anticipation.... they are making us wait. |
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Post by Sher on Mar 12, 2022 23:43:43 GMT -5
My petunias are not doing too well. I had to remove some brown spotted leaves.
I don't know how much the extremely hard water here has to do with it.
In case it was a potassium or phosphorus deficiency, I added 2.5 ml of Dyna Grow Bloom. And I added 3 ml peroxide in case it was a pathogen.
We'll see.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Mar 15, 2022 17:05:11 GMT -5
My multi colored petunias are fighting for their lives. The roots are tiny, and when I did an R&R yesterday, the water smelled awful. I added a half teaspoon of peroxide to help kill the bacteria.
It wasn't enough. Today the water is scummy. This time I added 1-1/2 teaspoon of peroxide. If that doesn't work, I'll do another R&R tomorrow.
They do look decent from the top, though.
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Post by lynnee on Mar 15, 2022 18:38:41 GMT -5
How very odd! The plants look wonderfully healthy from above. Do you have any idea what might have tainted the water? Algae? Fingers crossed for the petunias' survival! |
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Post by Sher on Mar 15, 2022 18:52:35 GMT -5
How very odd! The plants look wonderfully healthy from above. Do you have any idea what might have tainted the water? Algae? Fingers crossed for the petunias' survival!  No, there is some algae in the white decked AG that the yellow petunias are in, but none in this one. It's a mystery to me. But I will keep babying it. Once it has good sized roots, it should be able to fight it off more easily. |
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Mar 16, 2022 10:45:43 GMT -5
The peroxide did the trick. The scum is gone!
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