Hi all,
Last year I found one single lobelia plant hidden in the reject bin at the local walmart and I scooped it up. It was such a tremendous little plant. I adored it's tiny blue flowers so much.
So this year, when I saw a seed packet, I grabbed it. I was really shocked at how tiny the seeds are. They're like dust!
Well, I got some jiffy peat pellets ready and I spread the dust-like seeds over the top and sort of tapped them down lightly. I didn't think they'd all grow ... but ... they HAVE! LOL. Now I have what looks like mossy topped jiffy pellets.
So my question is ... are they supposed to be grown as individual plants - like one seed to a jiffy pellet - from one little seed? Or do they like being all bunched up? Can I transplant all these hundreds of crowded little seedlings after grow some? (I've created a monster, I know it - I never thought they'd grow so easy! I shouldn't have spread them on like peanut butter on a jiffy pellet ... but it is awfully cute. )
Thanks for any tips. I dont want to waste any. I can plant some in every flower bed and container I have if they all continue to grow well.
Last year I found one single lobelia plant hidden in the reject bin at the local walmart and I scooped it up. It was such a tremendous little plant. I adored it's tiny blue flowers so much.
So this year, when I saw a seed packet, I grabbed it. I was really shocked at how tiny the seeds are. They're like dust!
Well, I got some jiffy peat pellets ready and I spread the dust-like seeds over the top and sort of tapped them down lightly. I didn't think they'd all grow ... but ... they HAVE! LOL. Now I have what looks like mossy topped jiffy pellets.
So my question is ... are they supposed to be grown as individual plants - like one seed to a jiffy pellet - from one little seed? Or do they like being all bunched up? Can I transplant all these hundreds of crowded little seedlings after grow some? (I've created a monster, I know it - I never thought they'd grow so easy! I shouldn't have spread them on like peanut butter on a jiffy pellet ... but it is awfully cute. )
Thanks for any tips. I dont want to waste any. I can plant some in every flower bed and container I have if they all continue to grow well.