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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Schlumbergera Seedlings update & Stapeliad

Stapelia Gigantea bud growing longer...


Schlumbergera Seedlings
I don't like the idea of posting pictures of my schlumbergera seedlings. I guess I'm so discouraged when it comes to them. With the utter total failure of the first pot earlier this year, I've sort of adopted the attitude that as long as I don't develop an attachment, it won't be no skin off my nose when they keep dying. With that in mind, I decided to finally add a smidgen of miracle gro fertilizer to the spray bottle. I figured if this small amount still burns them, oh well. At least I tried.

I can't help but feel some sort of excitement in the back of my mind that there's still a good amount that's still growing. With first leaves popping out of some while random others just keel over... It's survival of the fittest even though I'm trying to find advice online.

I posted on a forum that was meant for growing schlumbergera from seedling. After explaining that my first pot attempt was potting soil and this current attempt is peat moss, I was told that next time I should add perlite and vermiculite to break it up a bit. There's also suggestion of maybe buying a cheap grow light. With how long it's taking these to grow, I'm worried they won't make it in the greenhouse over winter. Maybe I could set up some small grow light in the laundry room and bring the seedlings in to keep them safe. It's something to think about.

1 comment:

  1. I have one hybrid seedling that survived 3 years, a 2nd that died after 2 years. The survivor's well branched from decent amount of outdoor light, underneath other plants. However the leaf segments are strangely short, only 1/4" to 1/2" long. I brought the plant inside this year.

    I also started more seedlings indoor from 2 fruits this June. About 50 sprouted, and currently about 40 survived.

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