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By Gary
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#456705
Hey all, I spread out a bunch of seeds that I got from one of my large plants. I now have an amazing number of seedlings growing in the pot. This is the first time I've been able to get Cape seeds to germinate (I don't have very good luck with germinating). The seedlings are starting to grow carnivorous leaves, but seem to have stalled at that point. Having no experience with Cape seedlings I don't know if this behaviour is normal. Here's a pic of some of them. I imagine that the plants are doing everything right, and I'm just being a nervous parent!
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By steve booth
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#456708
An awful lot depends on what conditions you have, I presume you are in the Northern hemisphere, are they indoors or outdoors, and what temperatures do you have?
If they are outdoors or in a greenhouse, they will be slowing down now as the days are shorter and the temperatures are lower.
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By Gary
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#456719
They're indoors, under an LED grow light bulb, temps are in the mid-70s. They're exposed to ambient humidity, in the mid-30s.
I can move the pot into a seedling dome if needed. I live in central AZ.
Decided that they'd be happier in the seedling dome. The high humidity should help, I just need to watch for mold growth.
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By cpgrower126
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#456739
Higher humidity (maybe in the 60s to 70s) typically makes the growth faster, but I would also recommend fertilizing your seedlings with Maxsea (1/4 teaspoon per gallon) by spraying them, or feeding them small bits of food, such as fish food flakes (crushed up).
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By Gary
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#456741
I forgot about Maxsea. I have a sprayer filled with it, I'll give them a light dose in the morning.
By Gary
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#456743
I'll have to wait until they get a bit bigger to try the fruit flies (see pic above). These guys are really tiny right now.
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