VFT seedlings “DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME”

[Haza45]

These seeds were water germinated August 25/2024 and transferred to a peat/pearlite/silica substrate September 28/2024. I’ve started feeding them Maxsea fertilizer at 1280 ppm or 3/8 of a tsp per 2 cups of water in my spray bottle, October 5/2024. 2 spray bottle pumps worth of the fertilizer. I’ll do this every 2 weeks, I’ll post an update pic every 2 weeks or until I get boarded lol.

 

[Haza45]

Starting to fill out, traps are small but emerging. Still fertilizing with the Maxsea fertilizer. Fertilized on October 20/2024

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

I'd spread them around at this stage to avoid crowding.

 

[coconut]

How much light you give them ? I fertilized my Schuppenstiel seedlings with Maxsea at much lower concentration than your, the whole bunch died, only the typical survived. Applied Maxsea by brush.

 

[Haza45]

I’m using a cheap led pannel light off Amazon 11”x13”, it’s 24” off the seedlings right now, 14 hr cycle, these are indoors for the winter. It’s also a full spectrum, you don’t want much pink light. More like a cool white. Around the 6000 kelvin range. But I do use the same fertilizer on all my plants in the greenhouse as well as Osmocote. Just a quick 2 pump spray.

 

[Haza45]

I'd spread them around at this stage to avoid crowding.

I just don’t want to disturb them at this time, they seem to be doing well. If I notice an issue I will separate them.

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

That will work too. But the roots get all entwined and it gets tedious. At this stage, you just tease them up and set them down elsewhere. Not traumatic.

 

[Haza45]

Pics and fertilizer on Nov4/2023

 

[Haza45]

This will be the last photo dump for a month or so. But I’ll keep up with the fertilizing, and post pics later.

 

[jackie quan]

Tried growing vft from seeds iny past but never succeeded in keeping them alive..it takes a long time to grow one to maturity. Divisions or tissue culture i believe is the only way to ensure timely growth.

 

[coconut]

Any update on those seedlings @Haza45 ?

 

[Haza45]

Any update on those seedlings @Haza45 ?

I kind of stopped spraying them with the Maxsea and just put them outside to fend for themselves, they are still alive. But the experiment has stopped.