Only have room for 2 out of 5 sungolds- how to ID the best ones?

Vespertino · April 20, 2013

Newbie dilema: 4 sungolds lovingly grown from seed. One earthainer...

Dun dun dun!!!!

I need to select the best 2 out of 4 (5 if you include the runt seedling that is lagging behind the others) since I can only fit 2 in my earthtainer (18 gallon), and they all look the same to this newb: similar height, thickness, leaf count, color. I'll be giving the extra plants away to whatever neighbors will have them, but I want to make sure I keep the BEST ones for myself. I'm just not sure which ones they are. Obviously I won't be planting the runt, which I'm nursing with hopes it will eventually catch up, but I'll probably give it away when/if it does.

How do I determine which are the best to keep? Any subtle signs that make some plants more desirable than others? Other than some minor sunburn on older leaves they look the same to me!

I can post pics of the 4 earthtainer candidates if needed, I'm not sure if that's necessary but let me know if it would help.

April 20, 2013	#1
Vespertino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Southlake, TX Posts: 743	Only have room for 2 out of 5 sungolds- how to ID the best ones? Newbie dilema: 4 sungolds lovingly grown from seed. One earthainer... Dun dun dun!!!! I need to select the best 2 out of 4 (5 if you include the runt seedling that is lagging behind the others) since I can only fit 2 in my earthtainer (18 gallon), and they all look the same to this newb: similar height, thickness, leaf count, color. I'll be giving the extra plants away to whatever neighbors will have them, but I want to make sure I keep the BEST ones for myself. I'm just not sure which ones they are. Obviously I won't be planting the runt, which I'm nursing with hopes it will eventually catch up, but I'll probably give it away when/if it does. How do I determine which are the best to keep? Any subtle signs that make some plants more desirable than others? Other than some minor sunburn on older leaves they look the same to me! I can post pics of the 4 earthtainer candidates if needed, I'm not sure if that's necessary but let me know if it would help.