Rather than sticking to the golden rule '1 seed per pot', I bought less Jiffy Pots and stuck 2-3 in each...and I suffered the consequences.
And did I mention I'm heavy-handed too?
Some of the pots pushed as many as 5 seedlings up...and they kept on coming....
There's lots of debate as to when the best time to separate is, I couldn't reach a decision and so I figured I'd experiment yesterday morning.
Found that most strains were still attached to the husk (which to my mind suggests safety, as transplant shock results from damage to/or exposure of roots.
Having said that, the Douglahs already had a good root system, and the Nagas... they gave me a headache! 1 big tap root that ran the depth of the jiffy.
So I did the rest of them this morning!
But I was gentle, patient and calm...haha ... some were not even sprouting fully and at last glance this afternoon, they were up and getting the twin leaves about to appear.
I'm happy...80 odd plants in total...with a few possibly coming through...but no White Habs yet.. and only one Barrackpore 7Pot.
Can't complain about that ;)
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