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Post by Apoplast on Dec 26, 2011 15:05:12 GMT -5
Hi DVG - Sorry to hear they didn't make it, and I agree they might make it better potted, but I envision all sorts of permitting issues with the soil.
I'm still curious how long they lingered until their final demise? Did they stay alive for, say, a month?
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Post by dvg on Dec 27, 2011 0:56:49 GMT -5
Hi DVG - Sorry to hear they didn't make it, and I agree they might make it better potted, but I envision all sorts of permitting issues with the soil. I'm still curious how long they lingered until their final demise? Did they stay alive for, say, a month? If you were to have someone stateside send you a potted plant, you wouldn't have to worry about the soil issue, at least from most states. And i wasn't entirely sure the shipped Roridula plants were even alive once they arrived because i never observed any new growth from them. It might be a good learning experience to ship out a homegrown Roridula plant, either potted and/or barerooted and see how easy it is to revive/rescue the plants once they come to you in the mail. Here is a pic of one of my seedlings, getting close to escaping from its seed case....hopefully not too much longer now, judging by the small green bulge just below the seed coat... dvg
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Post by cpgeek on Dec 27, 2011 14:01:29 GMT -5
Its has been my experience also that Roridula plants don't travel well. I received once from an experienced European grower 3x carefully packaged 5 cm dentata seedings each rooted in a large ball of medium The plants looked in perfect condition when they arrived but never grew and eventually rotted. They also do not transplant well beyond a few months in age. Roris can be deceptive in appearance - the picture of health on the surface but underneath they may be in fast decline. Establishing plants from seed has been the most reliable for me and surprizingly fast.
Good growing these amazing plants, Rob
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Post by Apoplast on Dec 27, 2011 15:06:09 GMT -5
DVG - That's a nice thick, healthy stem developing there! I think mine were a bit more spindly at that stage. They seem to be doing okay though.
CPGeek - Sounds like they really don't travel well. I realize they didn't grow, and died, but I'm still curious how long they maintained living leaf tissue before they succumbed to the stresses of travel. I think if I could keep them going to 3 weeks to a month I might be happy with that.
I'll still be growing my long-term plants from seed though. I hope the repotting sensitivity you mentioned is not a hard and fast rule. Mine have been in their pot a few months and they will need to move to something larger probably this spring. So, they'll be moving. I'll report back on the results; sad as they may end up being.
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Post by dvg on Jan 1, 2012 19:11:25 GMT -5
These seedlings are glacially slow, at this stage...almost like the world's longest strip-tease in how tantalizingly slowly they remove their coats... ...but i see cleavage! ;D dvg
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Post by hal on Jan 1, 2012 20:11:20 GMT -5
Looks more like buttcrack. Those plants are mooning you, dvg.
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Post by dvg on Jan 1, 2012 20:20:45 GMT -5
Looks more like buttcrack. Those plants are mooning you, dvg. Please try to keep it above the belt there hal...this is a family forum. dvg
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Post by dvg on Jan 11, 2012 19:29:19 GMT -5
Not too much to update on, mainly because these seedcoats seem to stay on a while... ...but it definitely looks like something is trying to get itself out of there... dvg
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Post by Apoplast on Jan 11, 2012 21:03:45 GMT -5
Hi DVG - It's coming along nicely. Mine took quite some time to escape its seed casing too. I've been told that dentata doesn't take as long, and that it grows faster too, but I don't have a point of comparison from personal experience. Yet! Thanks for sharing the update.
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Post by dvg on Jan 26, 2012 18:59:42 GMT -5
Thanks Apoplast, i didn't think the seed caps would remain on the seedlings this long. Here's a pic of this seedling taken on Jan. 14... ...and here is a shot from today. Gotta love this plant's tenacity for working around and through an obstacle. dvg
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Post by Raymond on Jan 26, 2012 21:49:43 GMT -5
very slow .... but ... nothing ;(
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Post by peatmoss on Jan 26, 2012 22:13:02 GMT -5
Almost... There...
Must... Be... Patient...
Looking good!
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Post by Apoplast on Jan 28, 2012 15:43:26 GMT -5
Hi Doug - It's looking good. Once they break free they take off. Mine are growing. They are always slow, but they've got some nice color. The little one is finally starting to get some elongated leaves.
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Post by dvg on Feb 4, 2012 17:37:12 GMT -5
Haha, your plants are growing like weeds...bug weeds. ;D Meanwhile, the seed cap on my plant is still stubbornly holding on, but the main stem has managed to get out from between the cotyledon leaves and now just has to pull some of its leaves through the gap to continue growing onward and upward. dvg
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Post by Devon on Feb 4, 2012 21:19:23 GMT -5
Apoplast: Nice plants! dvg: If it were me, I wouldn't be able to resist taking off the seed cap.. Nice update. I would like to try growing these some day.
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