I had an unfortunate mishap which cost me 5 of the 6 Yunnan seeds I sprouted a few weeks ago.
I planted the sprouted seeds in cups of coco that I had flushed very well and moistened with RO water and a tiny, tiny bit of Hygrozyme. They all came up strong in a matter of days, and then started to damp off. I carefully extracted them from the coco and re-planted them in Foxfarm Ocean Forest (the only other medium I have available aside from large Hydroton).
Although they're all still green and technically still standing, only one appears strong enough to make it. It's getting its second set of leaves, and is standing tall and proud. The rest are just pathetic little shriveled cotyledons with two tiny little leaves poking out. To paraphrase John Doe, "not what you'd call living, really, but they're still awake". Oh well, I still have 4 seeds. Doesn't leave me much for selection, I think I need to bite the bullet and buy another pack.
So please, nobody buy up the ones up on Seedboutique until I can get more.
Sorry to hear it,
I dont like to start seedlings in coco. Coco is very well airated and seed germinates fast, it grows but then stops because coco has no food. Then you must use liquid fertilizer which is a dangerous thing with very early seedlings. It's better start them in a well airated and (a little bit) rich soil, so they have all the nutrients they need in the first days straight from soil.
I hope it helps. If you have any doubt, please ask it. We are here to help.
Best wishes.
