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Potted plants

I don't know how different Sweden is, but there are a lot of successful gardeners in Alaska. The Matanuska-Susitna river valley is said to have the richest soil anywhere in America, and when you get six months of round-the-clock daylight, in makes for some pretty good growing.

--T
 
carlsson wrote:

> I'm not sure about swapping seeds.. I've heard the
> customs can be very strict with importing foreign
> seeds (or other vegetable parts, even non-narcotic),
> but I can keep it in mind.

Sounds like their concerned about people importing foreign
Seeds, which could become potential weeds. New species are of
considerable concern here, cause their's no knowing how
invasive they may become. Australia has a number of plants
which have become weeds - by simply being Garden Escapees,
it's of more significance when it's around an area which has
bush - since they generally start taking over those areas &
competing with the natural plants found there.

CP/M User.
 
Yes, the risk of uncontrolled spreading but also concern for the local herbivores. If I should send something, it better be a typical Swedish plant, methinks.

By the way, another sprig of Cherimoya arrived in the other pot, so now they're two.
 
Micom 2000 wrote:

> Heh, heh, heh. This must be the only computer forum
> in the world that has an active thread on growing
> plants. :^ ))

Okay, well you let us know when you find another one!

CP/M User.

P.S. Hint: Look for a certain user! ;-)
 
carlsson wrote:

> Yes, the risk of uncontrolled spreading but also
> concern for the local herbivores. If I should send
> something, it better be a typical Swedish plant,
> methinks.

Unfortunately it's a case of that being easier said than done.
A number of things spring to mind when plants are moved
outside their natural zones - soil conditions change (so a
plant confined to a pot is perhaps more desirable) & the if
these plants were controlled through either or all natural
bugs/bacteria/fungi plants can certainally become more potent
(which is why it's the little things which count).

So yeah, it's a bit unfortunate it's a bit like this. Perhaps
a solution to this would be to get a micro-colony happening &
simply monitor how the plant grows - where it's in an area in
which it can't break out. That's about the best I can think on
such short notice!

CP/M User.
 
Slight update on the Cherimoya plant:

cheri2.jpg

As you can see, it has not extended upwards by much more, but the leaves grow bigger. The sister plant in the pot next to it however hasn't developed much yet.
 
Another two, tiny sprigs of the same species have emerged. I even digged out a few seeds that just barely had sprouted, to make a little more room for the plants that have come a longer way. It was ages ago I planted seeds from exotic fruit, but it is amazing if almost every seed would sprout within a few months. These seeds are rather big and maybe have a strong will, but if I raise four plants to large dimensions, it should be enough.
 
The two sprigs have become ordinary plants:
http://www.anders.sfks.se/pics/cheri4.jpg

The root parsley is beginning to grow, a lot of tiny green dots:
http://www.anders.sfks.se/pics/parsley1.jpg

The paprika (bell) however doesn't get going. Maybe I should have covered the pot with plastic film to keep it more moist and improve the greenhouse effect. Dunno if it is too late to try that now. The plant I thought was a bell turns out to be a single tagetes which resided in the re-used soil.
 
The cherimoya plants are well and growing slowly. The root parsley too, but maybe I should remove a few plants to make room for the other, as they are supposed to grow edible roots by October. Pictures another day. The bell never showed at all. Either the seeds were dud or I didn't keep the soil enough moist and warm.
 
carlsson wrote:

> The cherimoya plants are well and growing slowly. The
> root parsley too, but maybe I should remove a few
> plants to make room for the other, as they are
> supposed to grow edible roots by October. Pictures
> another day. The bell never showed at all. Either the
> seeds were dud or I didn't keep the soil enough moist
> and warm.

Usually if seed germination is poor it could be the seed being
low in Viabity, a number of things could explain this - in
some cases it maybe the age of the seed or indeed the seed was
planted too soon - could be something else which mean't the
seed doesn't strike - potting mix, or indeed the amount of
water it gets - or indeed the amount of sunlight or even
temperature.

CP/M User.
 
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