passionflower
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A friend received a seed from a specimen unlike anything Ive ever seen. The most amazingly potent beauty I have ever seen. She looks like a Neon green,hairy, popcorn nugget covered in crystalized sugar.
So far, the little bugger is thriving. As a matter of fact, it took less than 12 hours for it to shed it's shell and show the little white tail, yet 2 more days to rear it's pretty little head. It's only 4 days old and it's already about an 1-1/2" tall.
Anyway, right now, It's in a pot of Miracle Grow potting soil under red spectrum fluorescent lights in a closet with a fan.
It's first 2 days of life it was outdoors, saw about 12 hours of sunlight each day(not direct, only about 4 hours direct). Didn't look to healthy. Then she was moved indoors. The type of fluorescent light being used has more of the red spectrum which I understand is better for flowering. For vegetative stage, it needs blue light or daylight.
It's first 2 days outdoors, it didn't seem well. Once it was moved indoors and put under a red spectrum light overnight, then moved outdoors in the early am where it spent the whole day, it seemed to perk up.
To sum it up. It was hatched. In a small biodegradable planter that had Basil plants growing in it, a hole was poked into the loose soil about 1/2 inch down.The hatchling dropped in, covered loosely, lightly watered, put outdoors, indirect sunlight for it's first 2 days. By the 2nd day, it broke the surface!! At the end of it's second day above the surface outdoors (it was out all day) at 6pm when it got dark, it was bought indoors where it sat in the dark till midnight. It was then put under the Red spectrum flourescent light till 9 am (9 hours under the red spectrum light). At 9 am it was taken outdoors where it stayed all day till dusk (tonight) It is now in a dark closet. Has perked up and looks very strong, it responded very well.
What to do different?
What do we do to ensure it's success. Need simple tips, inexpensive things to make her life a good one. Want this to be fun, not an ordeal. Please help!!
If it is male, can it be forced to become female? If it is female, how can it be cloned?
So far, the little bugger is thriving. As a matter of fact, it took less than 12 hours for it to shed it's shell and show the little white tail, yet 2 more days to rear it's pretty little head. It's only 4 days old and it's already about an 1-1/2" tall.
Anyway, right now, It's in a pot of Miracle Grow potting soil under red spectrum fluorescent lights in a closet with a fan.
It's first 2 days of life it was outdoors, saw about 12 hours of sunlight each day(not direct, only about 4 hours direct). Didn't look to healthy. Then she was moved indoors. The type of fluorescent light being used has more of the red spectrum which I understand is better for flowering. For vegetative stage, it needs blue light or daylight.
It's first 2 days outdoors, it didn't seem well. Once it was moved indoors and put under a red spectrum light overnight, then moved outdoors in the early am where it spent the whole day, it seemed to perk up.
To sum it up. It was hatched. In a small biodegradable planter that had Basil plants growing in it, a hole was poked into the loose soil about 1/2 inch down.The hatchling dropped in, covered loosely, lightly watered, put outdoors, indirect sunlight for it's first 2 days. By the 2nd day, it broke the surface!! At the end of it's second day above the surface outdoors (it was out all day) at 6pm when it got dark, it was bought indoors where it sat in the dark till midnight. It was then put under the Red spectrum flourescent light till 9 am (9 hours under the red spectrum light). At 9 am it was taken outdoors where it stayed all day till dusk (tonight) It is now in a dark closet. Has perked up and looks very strong, it responded very well.
What to do different?
What do we do to ensure it's success. Need simple tips, inexpensive things to make her life a good one. Want this to be fun, not an ordeal. Please help!!
If it is male, can it be forced to become female? If it is female, how can it be cloned?