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Fri, Jun 1, 12 at 13:11
| Waaaay stupid question but i'm confused here. In another post a gal showed a pic of her salvia and coneflower seedlings planted. Each group had about 5 seedlings or so and someone commented that they'd divide them further. Doesn't each seedling (one sprig) only grow into one stem the first year?? I assumed this and so planted about 20 seedlings in each group to get 20 stems and so 20 flowers in each group. What gives?? |
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- Posted by duane456 z8westernOR (duane_werner@frontier.com) on Fri, Jun 1, 12 at 13:26
| What usually happens for me is---when I do HOS, one or two plants will win that spot and the rest will die off. It's called survival of the fittest. e.g. If you have 5 seedlings in one hunk, not all 5 of those seedlings will grow necessarily. maybe just 1 or 2 of them. This what I find happens. |
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| No, seedlings, even planted singly, don't stay one stem the whole first year. As they grow, more stems form, the plant fills in. Karen |
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| Ahhhhh, okaaaaay, now i get it! Wow am i an idiot!! I'll be out dividing in this rain for the next couple day. Thanks u guys! |
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- Posted by duane456 z8westernOR (duane_werner@frontier.com) on Sat, Jun 2, 12 at 8:53
| I think we are all idiots, wouldn't you agree? I know mother nature agrees. LOL |
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