Will it live?

SummerSky · May 13, 2015

One of my Cow's Tit seedlings was damaged by a bird this morning (I spooked it when I opened the door, so I know it was a bird). It was snipped down to just above the cotyledon leaves. The seedling had two sets of true leaves and was *just* potted up into a 4" pot yesterday morning.

The baby was not showing any signs of lateral branches yet. I plan on pampering it to see if it'll grow lateral branches from the node at the cotyledon, but I'm not sure if I'm fighting a losing battle on that. Normally I'd just be irritated and toss it, but I only received four Cow's Tit seeds in the swap. All four germinated and were growing slowly, but now I'm down to two good ones. The third one was taken completely down to the soil by the bird. The last two are back under the grow lights until I can get my pop-up greenhouse together.

Of course, the stupid bird would try to thrash my Cow's Tit babies, not the Better Boys that were RIGHT next to them

bughunter99 · May 13, 2015

It will likely live but the bird likely set it back quite a bit. Stick him under the lights and see what happens.

The bird has good taste.

Stvrob · May 13, 2015

If its above the cotyledons, it will likely be ok. When I grow scions for grafting, I always try to cut above the cotyledons so I can harvest the new sprouts later for body parts. The loss of time shouldnt be too bad, a week or ten days perhaps?

SummerSky · May 13, 2015

Thanks for the input! It's currently hanging out under the grow lights until it sprouts new branches

May 13, 2015	#1
SummerSky Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 126	Will it live? One of my Cow's Tit seedlings was damaged by a bird this morning (I spooked it when I opened the door, so I know it was a bird). It was snipped down to just above the cotyledon leaves. The seedling had two sets of true leaves and was just potted up into a 4" pot yesterday morning. The baby was not showing any signs of lateral branches yet. I plan on pampering it to see if it'll grow lateral branches from the node at the cotyledon, but I'm not sure if I'm fighting a losing battle on that. Normally I'd just be irritated and toss it, but I only received four Cow's Tit seeds in the swap. All four germinated and were growing slowly, but now I'm down to two good ones. The third one was taken completely down to the soil by the bird. The last two are back under the grow lights until I can get my pop-up greenhouse together. Of course, the stupid bird would try to thrash my Cow's Tit babies, not the Better Boys that were RIGHT next to them

May 13, 2015	#2
bughunter99 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: zone 5 Posts: 821	It will likely live but the bird likely set it back quite a bit. Stick him under the lights and see what happens. The bird has good taste.

May 13, 2015	#3
Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	If its above the cotyledons, it will likely be ok. When I grow scions for grafting, I always try to cut above the cotyledons so I can harvest the new sprouts later for body parts. The loss of time shouldnt be too bad, a week or ten days perhaps?