Re: Transplanting
Rebecca,
Im going to have to steal this idea from a northern friend of mine and suggest
you plant it slightly on the deeper side and a bit on an angle ( so the first
true leaf would be up rather than down ). That way, you are not planting so deep
that you increase your chances of choking. By planting on an angle, you are
helping the plant lay down and hopefully decrease it's chance of breaking.
Nine times out of Ten, the main vine grows opposite of the the first true leaf.
Thus, the reason for planting with the true leaf upward.
I have never done this myself but may have to try it. Only other option may be
to scrap them and start over.
Good Luck,
Bob T.
Torrance, Ca.
Rebkin@aol.com wrote:
> Hi to all-
> Well, I've got 100% germination of 5 out of 5 seeds using my lizard
> terrarium set-up. My earliest plant sprouted at 5 days and the last took
> almost 12 days, but it did finally come up. 2-991 Hunt, 2-687 Hunt and 1-685
> Mettler. I put 2-861 Wilsons on top of the refer with no results at all. My
> question is this; even with intense lighting my plants have grown really tall
> and leggy w/stalks about 6-8" tall. Should I bury the stalks up to the leaves
> when I put them in the garden or just cover the peat pot & hope they don't
> break or fall over. I've heard that by burying too much of the stalk could
> choke it off and kill it; on the other hand, I don't want to risk it being
> too tall and breaking off. This happened last year, but I did have success w/
> one plant. Any advice would be appreciated. This is my 2nd year w/ AGs,
> although I have had years of experience w/veggie gardening, this pumpkin
> stuff gets awfully complicated at times. Sometime I think I'll just throw out
> a handful of seeds, say a prayer over them & see what happens:) !! Bye for
> now-Rebecca Steward Martinez, CA
>
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