Hello everyone.
I recently decided to take up growing bonsai as a hobby. I have absolutely no gardening, plant and especially bonsai experience whatsoever.
I ordered www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000ZUDW5K?p...i_detailpage_o03_s00
and decided to try one sachet of seeds as a test. With the weather being up and down in the UK, I opted for doing it all indoors.
The instructions said to plant the seeds and leave them somewhere warm but out of direct sunlight. I followed the sowing instructions and placed the potted seeds in a small vegetable bag from the supermarket and left it on the windowsill, behind closed, thick blinds - so they would get some light and warmth but not be in direct light.
It then said after 2-3 weeks to place the potted seeds into the fridge for a further 3-6 weeks.
However, by about day 9 of the first step, shoots have already come up. I'm not sure what they are because each sachet was supposedly mixed (Cedrus Atlantica, Cryptomeria Japonica, Pinus Excelsa, Pinus Roxburghii, Thuja Orientalis and Abies).
Now that they've sprouted, do I forgo the refrigerator stage (I thought that was to encourage the seeds to start shooting, but they already have) and remove them from the bag and leave them in the same location?
I figured, following the instructions, I would have 9 weeks to research the next steps and ordered a number of books. However, the little tykes have already started growing, before even finishing the first stage.
I just realised, whilst typing this, that the windowsill is above a radiator, which I totally forgot about, so they would have been receiving some heat on a morning when my parents had their heating on for a few hours.
Are these shoots salvageable or should I start again away from that location? I've attached a pic, I think. They look like little cress
, long skinny stalks with two small leaves. It's only been 8-9 days :-/.
Thank you in advance.
I recently decided to take up growing bonsai as a hobby. I have absolutely no gardening, plant and especially bonsai experience whatsoever.
I ordered www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000ZUDW5K?p...i_detailpage_o03_s00
and decided to try one sachet of seeds as a test. With the weather being up and down in the UK, I opted for doing it all indoors.
The instructions said to plant the seeds and leave them somewhere warm but out of direct sunlight. I followed the sowing instructions and placed the potted seeds in a small vegetable bag from the supermarket and left it on the windowsill, behind closed, thick blinds - so they would get some light and warmth but not be in direct light.
It then said after 2-3 weeks to place the potted seeds into the fridge for a further 3-6 weeks.
However, by about day 9 of the first step, shoots have already come up. I'm not sure what they are because each sachet was supposedly mixed (Cedrus Atlantica, Cryptomeria Japonica, Pinus Excelsa, Pinus Roxburghii, Thuja Orientalis and Abies).
Now that they've sprouted, do I forgo the refrigerator stage (I thought that was to encourage the seeds to start shooting, but they already have) and remove them from the bag and leave them in the same location?
I figured, following the instructions, I would have 9 weeks to research the next steps and ordered a number of books. However, the little tykes have already started growing, before even finishing the first stage.
I just realised, whilst typing this, that the windowsill is above a radiator, which I totally forgot about, so they would have been receiving some heat on a morning when my parents had their heating on for a few hours.
Are these shoots salvageable or should I start again away from that location? I've attached a pic, I think. They look like little cress
, long skinny stalks with two small leaves. It's only been 8-9 days :-/.Thank you in advance.
