Moss Roses Bloomed but Grew Poorly under a Harvest Light
Grow log by Sher · Original thread
What you can learnA useful mixed-result flower diary showing bloom success but poor morphology under a low-output compact light.
Useful practices
- surface-sowing tiny seed
- planning to thin crowded seedlings
- using peroxide during recovery
- terminating a cultivar with unsuitable indoor growth habit
Problems encountered
- excess seedlings per pod
- slow establishment
- near-death episode
- limited flower colours
- stretched upright growth
- flowers buried in the lights
*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.
Did you mention where you got the seeds? I'm wondering why yours grew so different from the ones I grew. Mine were a Happy Hour Mix from Park Seed.
Mine were from Outside Pride, campingcorgis. My guess is that it was due to the Harvest's 20 watt light. The plants were stretching for their lives.
Are these the same as portulaca? I grew those which looked the same and mine stayed at a nice height.
That makes sense.
Yep, Moss Rose is another name for Portulaca.
Hmm, good to know. I grew mine in a harvest. I wonder if it is the vendor or variety that it is growing like that.
If you grew yours in a Harvest, it probably is the vendor, Shawn. I will toss that package of seeds.
I can send you what I have here if you still want to grow them (or plant them outdoors)
No, but thank you. I am moving on to other projects now.
I noticed today that AG now has a Moss Rose kit selection. 3, 6, 9 or 12 pods!
That is really interesting! They must be a better behaved strain than mine were.
Are they watching what we grow here and finding seeds? LOL
If they are smart!
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It may still surprise you!
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Actions taken
Beautiful!
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Beautiful, Sher!
Another pretty flower
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Nice and bright. A happy color.
Very pretty!
Gorgeous photos! I love yellow flowers.
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YAY
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This should provide a lot of flowers
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You may. Always a surprise
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I had planted flowers like that in the past. You never know until you try but you have a plan!
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If you want this to be your GAL, by all means move it there. A week is not that far off to begin
Thanks, Shawn, but I have some yellow petunia seeds for the GAL. I also have forget me not and honey alyssum seeds coming in the mail. I plan to do more than one GAL project in case one fails.