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My Red Piranhas came in a day early! I have them soaking now so I can run to the store to get peat moss and perlite!


EDIT: THANK YOU STEVE! The plants look great!

Congrats! They look great! Good luck with them!

Nick wrote:My Red Piranhas came in a day early! I have them soaking now so I can run to the store to get peat moss and perlite!
EDIT: THANK YOU STEVE! The plants look great!

Looking good, Nick. I hope they grow well for you. I sent a few dozen of those vigorous little Red Piranhas to new homes Monday. Most will be delivered tomorrow, Thursday.

Nick,

Looking good!

Giovanni

Steve_D wrote:

Nick wrote:My Red Piranhas came in a day early! I have them soaking now so I can run to the store to get peat moss and perlite!
EDIT: THANK YOU STEVE! The plants look great!

Looking good, Nick. I hope they grow well for you. I sent a few dozen of those vigorous little Red Piranhas to new homes Monday. Most will be delivered tomorrow, Thursday.

I have them in their pots now with 50/50 peat and perlite, and I was just wondering when it is safe for them to get full sun. Should I "break them in" with 30 minutes full sun one day and increasing the sunlight afterward, or should I go ahead and put them in the sunlight?

Nick wrote:I have them in their pots now with 50/50 peat and perlite, and I was just wondering when it is safe for them to get full sun. Should I "break them in" with 30 minutes full sun one day and increasing the sunlight afterward, or should I go ahead and put them in the sunlight?

They look great.

I would start them just a little conservatively. Let them get enough sun to turn the whitish exposed parts of the leaves green (or red and green) before putting them in full sun most of the time. These little plantlet divisions grew right next to and in the shade of their larger parent plants, so they are not quite accustomed to full direct sunlight yet, so let them develop a "suntan" as mentioned above first, to keep them from burning immediately.

Sounds good. I gave them 30 minutes direct sunlight today, and now I have them under the table they are pictured on so that they have some sunlight but not full sun.

Got mine today too!! I put most of them out in the bog and am going to keep them slightly pampered (i hope) for a few days... the other one is under the growlights! Wish them luck! Yours look just as good as mine! Thanks Steve!!

nealfor wrote:Got mine today too!! I put most of them out in the bog and am going to keep them slightly pampered (i hope) for a few days... the other one is under the growlights! Wish them luck! Yours look just as good as mine! Thanks Steve!!

bog garden?? pics please