Re: HYB: spacing new seedlings
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- Subject: Re: HYB: spacing new seedlings
- From: z*@mindspring.com (L.Zurbrigg)
- Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 06:32:38 -0700 (MST)
>Anticipating way too many seedlings this coming year: for those of you
>who hybridize and are tight on space, how close do you pack them in? I
>have lots of room, but am lazy or let's say I have limited time to take
>care of them.
>
>Can I squeeze four or five into a square foot till I see what the bloom
>is like or will they refuse to bloom in such a crowded state? I'm not
>especially concerned about diseases - I am selecting for resistance.
>
>I'm curious to hear how this varies in different parts of the
>country/world or if it is mostly a matter of personal and/or cultivar
>preference.
>
>Linda Mann east Tennessee USA
Der Linda: Four or five per square foot is definitely overdoing it, Linda.
Wish it were not so. Trouble is each plant gets not quite enough to produce
good flowers, so you may not be able to spot a good seedling even though it
potentially is a good one. Lloyd Z in Durham NC
