|
| There are a couple of houses which have cypress vine growing on their fence. At the moment they are creating tons of seed pods and since the houses were purchased by the school and going to be torn down, I decided to start collecting the seeds. Well, I got a whole bunch and put them in the ground. I'm not sure why I decided to do it since it's only October, but I'll just say I wasn't thinking. The pot they are currently in isn't terribly big, so I could bring it in and put it by a window if need be.
My problem, though, is that I moved the soil too much and the seeds ended up on top of each other. So now I have them growing in in clumps. There is one clump that is rather huge, with 10 seedlings growing in a square inch area! Some are larger than others, some just unfurled while some are about an inch tall and just beginning to sprout their whispy vines in the center. When would it be safe for me to move them apart? Or are they just going to fight each other for space and the strongest will survive? I'd like to save as many as I can. |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
- Posted by yiorges-z5il (My Page) on Thu, Oct 14, 10 at 8:29
| IF you can move them and NOT damage the roots then do so now otherwise delay moving them till the plants are larger and therefore safer to move I would go back & collect some more seed as a back up |
|
| Remember you always want to hold a plant by a leaf rather than the stem since a plant can recover from a lost leaf but not always from a broken stem. Good luck separating them. Transplanting little tiny plants has always been beyond me. |
|
- Posted by wally-1936 Richmond Tx (My Page) on Sun, Oct 17, 10 at 22:58
| It seems that if you end up losing your plants there is a good chance that some of those seeds won't sprout until next year. Be sure to keep them away from any plants you don't want choked to death as they can pull down a very large plant. They are very pretty and produce lots of flowers. I know they can live though our summers even on the coast without weeding or watering and re-seed themselves without any help. They don't like shade but love the sun. They love to climb but will run across the ground to anywhere and climb up any plant it can find. Once they get going they are very hard to weed out if needed, it could take years to stop them once they spread so I find locations where they won't cause any problems with other plants. I love their blooms and foliage so I keep them away from my other plants and enjoy their beauty. |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Growing from Seed Forum
Information about Posting
- You must be logged in to post a message. Once you are logged in, a posting window will appear at the bottom of the messages. If you are not a member, please register for an account.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review your post, make changes and upload photos.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- Before posting copyrighted material, please read about Copyright and Fair Use.
- We have a strict no-advertising policy!
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.
Learn more about in-text links on this page here
