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April 15, 2017 | #91 |
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One thing you might try (because one person's experience is not always the same as another's) is doing both. Transplant one or two plants now, and let the others grow. See which ones do the best. If you want to be cautious, though, I'd probably let them mature more before transplanting, as it may be a gamble in your growing conditions to set them out too soon. If you don't like experiments, I'd recommend being cautious. You probably have a long enough season where you don't need to worry much about how fast they mature.
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April 15, 2017 | #92 |
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Before thinking of transplanting I check the roots. My seedlings either grow on flats or in yoghurt pots with a hole punched in the bottom, wide enough to enable me to push the the whole content out without breaking the mix and thus check the importance of roots. If they don't show at all or just a little I wait. The same rule works if there are several seedlings in one pot. The more I (resonably) wait, the stronger seedlings get. I use liquid fertilizers, but never more than a third of the recommended dose !
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April 15, 2017 | #94 |
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Weather here isn't a concern. We are definitely in the clear. I'll give them about a week more indoors, then a week or so to harden off. Will try to get them in ground right around May-
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April 15, 2017 | #95 |
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It would be interesting to know if this difference in size is temporary or long lasting. I have noticed that breaking the mix often stops the growth of the seedling for about a week, and if it is not kept in the shade it may die. I think that a month later there is no difference between seedlings coming from entire or divided blocks of mix, but it's just a first impression.
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