Gardenia help
Help! I don’t know all the technical terms so here’s what happened
I put gardenia seed in soil and covered with a plastic Bag, I put 6 seeds in 4 seed starter pots, I’m seeing a couple sprouts about 1/2 on two of the plants baby pots. Here the best pic I could get without removing the plastic!
When do I take the plastic off. 🤷♀️help!
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I put gardenia seed in soil and covered with a plastic Bag, I put 6 seeds in 4 seed starter pots, I’m seeing a couple sprouts about 1/2 on two of the plants baby pots. Here the best pic I could get without removing the plastic!
When do I take the plastic off. 🤷♀️help!
#PlantsMakePeopleHappy #TheWateringHole #HappyPlants #TheThread #brunchataudreys #Seedlings #Gardenia #GregGang @SuperbRaspfern @SweetAzurebluet @MamaLinne @stephonicle and anyone else who can help
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Best Answer
So when I do this with tissue cultures, once I see leaves or startings of my plants, I put a little stick in to prop the bag up. If your plants get too much of the plastic, it can make them bruise or turn mushy at such young ages. I generally only water with distilled water to avoid the plant getting too much moisture without damaging the tissue. Then I gently start cracking my bag. I generally just get gallon or slightly larger Ziploc bags that have the sliding top so I can really see how much is open. Then I increase how much I open the bag till the plant fully adapts. It’s worked pretty well. I usually do my variegated tissue cultures (Alocasias this way). I hope this helps a little. If I can help at all, please let me know. ☺️😉 It’s nerve-racking I know, so I truly wish you luck with nerves of steel! 😂
Hi Sherri 👋 @Preciousplants1 congrats on the sprouts 🌱! So adorable 🥰.
I’m 💯 on board with @Idplantthat approach 👍. I use Ziplock bags and have the opening up top so the seedlings don’t touch the plastic as they grow. I keep them like that for a while, at least until I get through what I call the “baby” baby leaf stage 😊 Those first few leaves are so fragile and precious I want to protect them allowing like the next set to come through before I make changes. Just like @Idplantthat says start to crack the bag a little bit every few days to acclimate it to life outside the bag. A lot depends on the plant - my anthurium seedlings grew fast and acclimated quickly while my begonias and Silver Dragon babies are still in baggies or in a cloche after many months. Your gardenia should be able to handle the transition gradually, they’re not as delicate or need as much humidity as alocasia. Can’t wait to see your bèbès grow up!!!
I’m 💯 on board with @Idplantthat approach 👍. I use Ziplock bags and have the opening up top so the seedlings don’t touch the plastic as they grow. I keep them like that for a while, at least until I get through what I call the “baby” baby leaf stage 😊 Those first few leaves are so fragile and precious I want to protect them allowing like the next set to come through before I make changes. Just like @Idplantthat says start to crack the bag a little bit every few days to acclimate it to life outside the bag. A lot depends on the plant - my anthurium seedlings grew fast and acclimated quickly while my begonias and Silver Dragon babies are still in baggies or in a cloche after many months. Your gardenia should be able to handle the transition gradually, they’re not as delicate or need as much humidity as alocasia. Can’t wait to see your bèbès grow up!!!
@MariansOasis @Idplantthat they’re all leaves now. So I removed the plastic 🤞🏼can’t wait for the next faze of seeding lol 😂 thank you both