These all came out the propagator to claim their spot in the sun today. I was waiting for the 3rd seed to germinate in Lemon Tree, Floridity and Snowberry which were all put in on the 14th. But no show. Next time around I wouldn’t wait – it’s probably best to take out the ones that have come through and get them into the fuller light.
They’re joined by the Apero which were sown on the 15th.
Small observations (which need a bit more scrutiny) but the ones in pots seem to be leggier than those sown in the seed trays. Could this be caused by the higher sides of the pots? I didn’t fill the pots as high as I could have done (thinking they won’t need that depth of compost – but without thinking through the consequences of that leaving them emerging lower down, further from the light). Whereas with the trays, the compost mark was higher and the trays low sided so providing better all round light access.
However the compost in the trays dries out and needs watering after 5 days in the propagator whereas the pots are still moist. The drying effect of the bottom heat of the propagator on the greater base area and lesser depth of the compost of the trays versus the lesser base area and greater depth of the compost in the pots must account for this difference.
Oh I love a bit of a pro-ing and con-ing…..
