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I just had to start this thread. Every year I start noticing things which begins a series of questions and hopefully information. :-)
This is something that keeps popping into my head ...
I am seriously thinking of starting some MG seeds in styrofoam cups. I don't want to remove the seedling once they sprout in the cups, but instead cut the bottom of the cup off, and plant it in the ground - cup and all! The reason? Number 1 - Would the insulated cup help to keep the plant temps consistent? Number 2 - Would leaving the narrowing cup base buried in the ground help to promote deeper growing roots? Why? Because in this heat in my zone, these poor plants seem to get fried every day the sun is out during this time of year. I have noticed that the roots on most of my MGs are not that deep. They seem to grow closer to the surface of the soil which in turn cooks them! Perhaps the white cups would deflect the sun rays too? I don't know. I am thinking it is time to try an experiment...
Observation of my current grow out of MGs ...
Heed this warning! I collected some seed pods today. I've had rain for several weeks, every day. It is very hot and humid right now during this time of year. As I opened some of the pods, I found some seeds already sprouting right inside the seed pods! Holy Cow!!! That's not good!!
These two sprouts in the bottom of the photo came from the 4-colors NOID volunteer vine growing along the picket fence. I will of course be planting BOTH seeds. But one of the newly emerging plants looks a bit fried on the tip of what must be - a "root"? I don't know as I usually just plant my seeds not start them with the baggie method. Anyone care to clarify what I am seeing in my photo?
My advice ... if you are getting a lot of rain and the seeds are ripening, collect them promptly. I have also found mold in the past on the seeds if they were left in those humid conditions for too long.
I figured I would start this thread for folks to post their observations, questions, and any replies to those posting.
This message was edited Jul 5, 2009 12:45 PM
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