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seedling size

Hi John,

I don't know if they are typical, but for comparison here is some info I
recorded for my plants this year.  Days are counted from when seed was
planted in peat pot.  "In ground"  means transplanted outside in mini
greenhouse.  ? means I didn't keep track.  4 of these plants are still in
the 'hill".  I have to make a decision soon on which one(s) to keep.  I will
probably choose two tomorrow, and then make the final cut in another week or so.


#       In ground       2nd true Leaf           3rd Leaf        4th Leaf
5th Leaf        Culled
1        10 days             14 days                    17 days        22
days         24 days         n/a
2        13 days             16 days                    22 days        24
days          n/a               25 days
3        10 days             15 days                    18 days        23
days          25 days        n/a
4         8 days              10 days                    18 days        ?
n/a               19 days
5         8 days              10 days                    18 days        ?
n/a               19 days
6         7 days               9 days                     13 days        ?
?                  n/a
7         8 days              10 days                    18 days        ?
?                  n/a

Status this evening:  (your letter inspired me to go out and do an update)

# 1     30 days old.  11 leaves.  Biggest leaf about 7.5" across.  No
"runners" yet.
#3      30 days old.  8 leaves.  Biggest is about 9".  No runners.
#6      24 days old.  8 leaves.  Biggest about 7.5".  No runners.
#7      24 days old.  9 leaves.  Biggest about 9".  No runners.

I'm a little concerned about having no runners or true vines yet, but I'm
not sure if they are getting behind in this regard or not.  Can anyone
comment on this aspect?

Hope this helps.

Kurt Frederick
Edmonton, Alberta


>From: failor.3@osu.edu
>Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 11:49:18 -0400 (EDT)
>X-Sender: failor.3@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu
>To: pumpkins@athenet.net
>Subject: seedling size
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>I was curious how many leaves should a 21 day old AG seedling have and how
>wide should the the largest leaves be? I just wanted to see if my young
>plants are on the right track. My plants have 3 true leaves, 3rd is 5
>inches across- does that sound ok?
>John
>
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