Day 24
UPDATE#5
Grower update
Update #5
So far they still look all white to me. I'm hoping a pop of color will surprise me.
GrowLog
SuccessfulPastel Carpet Alyssum with Pink and White Sprawling Blooms
Grow log by Sher · Original thread
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View recapCrop🌱Alyssum
VarietyPastel Carpet
MethodAeroGarden hydroponics
EquipmentAeroGarden Harvest
Plants6
AudienceBeginners
What you can learnA concise ornamental diary showing germination repair, transplant stress, flowering, colour development, and the difference between bloom success and attractive plant form.
Actions:1 Transplant
Useful practices
- using five seeds per pod
- moving duplicate seedlings into an empty pod
- tracking flower colours
- evaluating cultivar growth habit before repeating it
Problems encountered
- one failed pod
- slow recovery after transplant
- household insect pressure
- sprawling messy growth
- disappointing seed-vendor performance
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Conversation
S
That is the one thing with mixed color seed packets, you never know what color you are going to get.
S
Now that they are getting more flowers I can see the colors better. It looks like I have 3 pinks and 3 whites. I have never grown alyssum before. Is it normal for it to be a little floppy and messy looking? Or is it the Ferry Morse seeds?
S
It is the Ferry Morse seeds. I just took a look at Shawn's project here. They are compact little beauties with flowers in the center. I am so disappointed with the way mine are sprawling. No more Ferry Morse seeds for me again ever!
S
I get mine from Renees for this flower. I may have seeds, if you need let me know I can place them in the mail, once we get plowed out
S
Thanks, Shawn, but I will just move onto something else in my seed stash. This is my third disaster using Ferry Morse seed. I will probably terminate this weed patch.
S
I had ferry morse parsley and was not fond of that.
Day 21
UPDATE#4
Grower update
Update #4
The little alyssum seem to have beaten the bugs and are beginning to flower. So far, all I see is white.
Day 10
UPDATE#3
Grower update
Update #3
Actions taken
TransplantTransferred duplicate seedlings into the failed planting position.
The little alyssum are well on their way. The extra seedlings I transplanted into the empty pod are alive, but very slow growing. They must not like being moved.
Conversation
S
They will fill out nicely.
Day 5
UPDATE#2
Grower update
Update #2
All of the alyssum are up except for one dud pod. Today they are due for fresh nutrients, so I will transplant a couple of extras from the other pods into the empty one.
Day 1
UPDATE#1
Grower update
Update #1
The little alyssum are up!