Horse's Seedwork '22

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Alrighty.. for the sake of space/time.. I decided to wait until I saw "movement" in my trays before beginning to record their progress. (live and learn)

I ALSO decided to record my seedwork in a thread by itself.. because I post quite strangely to be part of a communal post.

So HERE is where I will record said seedwork.

Acer Tatarican ssp. Ginnala. 4 trays.. about 100 seeds.

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Potentilla Fruticosa - 2 trays... MANY seeds.
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More to come... as I see proof of life.

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Oh no! Coarse soil?!
Are you going to do that seedling cutting stuff?

My experience with coarse soil = coarse roots. Insane taps digging down to the bottom of the container and spreading out from there.
So I'm doing coco coir this year.
 

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Oh no! Coarse soil?!
Are you going to do that seedling cutting stuff?

My experience with coarse soil = coarse roots. Insane taps digging down to the bottom of the container and spreading out from there.
So I'm doing coco coir this year.
This is all recycled/sifted.. so realistically smaller than my Standard "bonsai soil"... and actually close to half organic.. (the pictures and assumed tray sizes MAY be misleading)

I have found real coarse, inorganic soil to be the same way.... with the escaping roots n'all.

Edit: Ahh I see.. that ONE tray.. ended up getting some coarse stuff on top because my cat tipped it over. 😂
 

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Salvia Abiano (white sage) Also tipped over by cat (so will have a few coarse handfuls on top).. but finally seeing the substrate "move"..9E1425E8-B26E-4D4E-B1C5-23B4D5163271.jpeg
 

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My overall germination rate was low this year.

The seedlings that DID sprout, were CLEARLY not "digging" the substrate.

Y'know, @Wires_Guy_wires , we had this SAME conversation LAST year..😂😂😂.. looks like YOU learned your lesson.. I will... next time. 🤓 It's this damn thick skull'o'mine.

They all (Amurs and Potentilla) received, gentle, lunar calendar repots a lil while ago, and sat a few days in the hot box before transitioning back into direct sunlight.

Amur and potentilla (a couple Ulmus in there, too)75D8DA53-165E-4695-95D9-2B5C6D7FCE55.jpeg
 

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I like planting seeds just to see what comes up. I am now the proud owner of 40 osage orange seedlings.
I promise I will post a thread of some pots. I haven't forgot.
 

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What conversation? I don't remember learning any lessons!
About the coarse soil... and germinating seeds in such substrate..

I believe the FIRST time... we spoke of Alders....

Then you had said you are using Coco now.. Good choice...!

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Oh right! Coco coir. Cool stuff.
Still not sure if I can work with it bevause it's the substrate that posed the most challenging for me since 2005. My alders germinated in rocks though. But I have a bunch of pine seedlings in coco, and a bunch of juniper cuttings. It seems to do OK for now.
 

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Ok, these photos were taken a few weeks ago, just as the leaves began to change and fall. (Seasonal fungus and leaf cutter wasp damage present, too!)

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Oh right! Coco coir. Cool stuff.
Still not sure if I can work with it bevause it's the substrate that posed the most challenging for me since 2005. My alders germinated in rocks though. But I have a bunch of pine seedlings in coco, and a bunch of juniper cuttings. It seems to do OK for now.
Since you're updating, I figured I might come back to this before I forget it again.
Coco coir seems to be working well. Got some nice rooting on my pines (rigida and scots, as well as juniper cuttings) and the mycorrhizae seem to love the stuff. I think this is the first time I'm seeing myc in year 1 from seed.
 
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