Day 108
UPDATE#10
Grower update
Update #10
My Scarlet Nano Geraniums are definitely not nano.
GrowLog
TransplantedScarlet Nano Geraniums Bloomed before Moving to Pots
Grow log by Sher · Original thread
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View recapCrop🌱Geranium
VarietyScarlet Nano Geranium
MethodAeroGarden seed starting, AeroGarden hydroponics, container transplant
EquipmentAeroGarden seed starter, AeroGarden Harvest, wet split sponges
Plants6
AudienceAdvanced
What you can learnA detailed tiny-seedling transplant example that follows geraniums from duplicate rescue through hydroponic bloom and pot culture.
Actions:2 Transplant1 Training1 Nutrients
Useful practices
- splitting duplicate seedlings with roots intact
- using slit wet sponges for tiny transplants
- moving a small seedling for better light
- potting plants after indoor flowering
Problems encountered
- unknown sowing date
- duplicate seedlings in pods
- flowers reaching the light
- plants taller and weedier than expected
*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.
Conversation
U
Look at that gorgeous cluster of buds on the plant to the right just waiting to open!
Day 94
UPDATE#9
Grower update
Update #9
Whle not as robust as its outdoor siblings, I finally have a potted nano geranium blooming indoors!
Conversation
U
Love that vivid red
U
Gorgeous!
S
Bright and Cheery
Day 39
UPDATE#8
Grower update
Update #8
This is so weird. I don't like the way these flowers are growing in the Aerogarden. They actually irritate me. I am planning to repot them. I'll keep one in my window, and harden the others to transplant outdoors.
Conversation
S
They seem to be growing taller then mine did. Hmmm, I wonder why.
U
I see lovely clusters of buds, but they do seem like they are stretching a bit.Still pretty, though.
S
Yes, they are pretty, but some of the flowers are almost touching the light and they are starting to look weedy. I cut a couple of the plants on the left back a bit to limit height and they look better. Anyway, I will love seeing trimmed back versions in my window and on my deck.
Day 33
UPDATE#7
Grower update
Update #7
These little geraniums are pure joy!
Conversation
U
These are looking beautiful. May I ask where you got the seeds?
S
Zyphax, I got them from Park Seeds. I bought the very last pack they had in stock. Sorry!
S
Bright and sassy
U
Sher Thank you! I will bookmark for next year.
Day 27
UPDATE#6
Grower update
Update #6
These haven't changed much since my last picture, so I decided to just show you how pretty they look next to my petunias.
Conversation
U
and look at those promising buds!
S
You have nice buds growing. They will turn into lovely flowers.
Day 24
UPDATE#5
Grower update
Update #5
They are starting to bloom!
Conversation
U
Vibrant!
S
Now things get really exciting. Wonderful color too!
Day 15
UPDATE#4
Grower update
Update #4
Actions taken
NutrientsAdded nutrients one day before the documented growth spurt.
Look! I have not grown these before and was stunned by the growth spurt after adding nutrients yesterday. And buds! On these tiny things!
Conversation
S
Yes they are. I love those little clusters.
Day 12
UPDATE#3
Grower update
Update #3
Actions taken
TrainingRepositioned the smallest plant to the left rear for better light access.
I moved the baby to the left rear so it could get more light. I LOVE those leaves!
Conversation
S
So pretty.
U
The leavves are lovely. The pristine deck is outstanding!
Day 6
UPDATE#2
Grower update
Update #2
Actions taken
TransplantPulled one duplicate seedling from its sponge and inserted it into a slit wet sponge in an empty Harvest position.
I discovered two tiny geraniums growing in the pod in the left rear of the Harvest. I decided to try to save the duplicate since I had one empty hole. This is the pod with the two babies. I removed the pod from the Aerogarden, and pushed the sponge up so I could see the two stems. Carefully and slowly I pulled one of the plants straight up until it was free of the sponge. You can see a decent piece of the root remained. I then slit a soaking wet sponge from the hole to the base, opened it up, and laid the little seedling in the split. Finally, I put the sponge in a basket and inserted it into the empty hole in the Harvest. The right rear plant is one that I split off of a duplicate, and it is well established. It had a much smaller root nub than the new transplant. So I'm hoping I end up with 6 geraniums out of the 4 pods I planted.
Conversation
S
Nice save
Day 1
UPDATE#1
Grower update
Update #1
Actions taken
TransplantPlaced the extra geranium seedlings into a Harvest after splitting one into a wet sponge.
I don't remember when I started these. I planted 4 of them in the seed starter, planning to move the best 3 of them to a pot. But all 4 pods germinated, and one pod had two babies. So I soaked a sponge, cut a slit from the hole down to the bottom of it, and insert the tiny baby. In spite of a rough start, it lived. Since 5 were too many for my pot, I put them in the Harvest instead.