All 3 are Black Fire from the same batch, I planted them about 3 months ago. The one on the right got kind of deformed when I tried to remove the seed casing. I stopped when I saw what was happening and it has grown a little crooked. That's ok, I love it anyway. I may try and bury it a little deeper when I transplant them, cover up the really thin part of the caudex.
Mike, do you think I can give them some weak fertilizer now?
Robert dont clip your seedlings I will post a few pics of some of mine and why tomorrow got to hit the hay getting bad vibes from other side of bed...LOL
I've yet to find a fish emulsion type fertilizer down here but I do water them with pond water, maybe that helps I'm not grinding up any of my fish though
I'll try some weak miracle gro type fert and see how it goes.
The reason i say dont nip your baby are look what some do in 6-9 months with out nipping these are some of my older ones. and my resident frog love him blends right in with my baby and he can eat eat eat till he heart is content!! blow up the bigs and see they are starting side branches with out topping.
i will wait several more months and then decide when to top IF i top you can always cut later but once you cut its hard to put back!!
Name: Melissa E. Keyes St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Zone 11+
Mike, I have plants that want to go UP and that's THAT. Cut the top, and get one shoot continuing the climb. I believe if there are tiny buds, shoots? around the bottom, then you can get branches.
I agree Melissa but don't you thing their babies are a little to small ti pinch at this time I like to wait until there re 6-8 in tall and then decide. That seems like when i start noticing side branches or not
They really are cute!
I'm not grinding up any of my fish though 
