What to do with plant sprouted from leaves

[jimscott]

Back in April I received some VFT's and one plant fell apart when I was unwrapping it. So I put the leaves in my live, swampy, LFS, to see if they would sprout. They did and i'm not sure what to do with them for the next several months.

Below is a picture of the type of tray and conditions they are in, minus the B. liniflora and D. binata.

Should I try to transplant and acclimate them to life outside? Should I keep them right where they, in the attic, by the window? Can they survive a dormancy in the attic, assuming the temps will range from the 30's->50's? (1-12 C)

[mabudon]

Personally I would suggest not giving them dormancy for this year, try to let 'em grow continuous til next summer, THEN try the outdoors thing, little plants seem to die when undergoing dormancy in cultivation IME

[jimscott]

So would you suggest that when things turn cold I should find a room temp window sill for the winter, as opposed to allowing it to get cold in the attic?

[mabudon]

I would. I think it's safe to treat them like you would seedling Sarrs even, leave 'em under lights 24/7 for 2 years to get nice and big, then outside, but since that would be impractical, I think it sould be fine to sill grow them for the winter. I just don't trust tiny plants in really cold temps, though if you're SURE it isn't going below 0 C it would likely be alright, but sill growing it over winter will give it a nice "light dormancy" so it won't have to start from scratch- that's my 2 cents CDN