Rowyts said: I finally remembered to take a picture of the sprouts. I planted them on the 9th. First is the picture of the Milky Way one that got tore out and you can see I put thorns and a twist tie to keep it up

It's still growing, so I think I can say it survived now.
Here are the the 2 grandpa otts


For some reason I've always had trouble with milky way somehow, but this one is still growing, just very slowly

They all sprouted within a day of each other.

I hope the fiber pot decomposes well for you to let the roots expand outwards.

I'm going to try growing this Japanese morning glory again. Note the different hypocotyl tissue colors (2 seedlings with pale green tissue and 1 with more purplish color). Hypocotyl tissue color sometimes can be used to predict flower color.









Variegated cotyledons is a good predictor that the true leaves may also be variegated.





Here is a late in life flower that opened the other day. It is on the same vine that made the huge flower earlier in its life.



Here's the larger flower



Here is a Japanese morning glory I discovered in my seed stash. I completely forgot I had it. It promises to have variegated cicada shaped leave; flowers could be pale green or pale lilac color, with what is called a brushed color pattern, according to the translation of the Japanese description in the lower left corner of the photo.


I can't wait to start growing outdoors!

Gerris2 said: I hope the fiber pot decomposes well for you to let the roots expand outwards.

The roots just grow through it- I had one in a plastic cup with a grandpa ott and it grew right through just fine

Rowyts said: The roots just grow through it- I had one in a plastic cup with a grandpa ott and it grew right through just fine

Awesome! I wonder if there if the pot has a little fertilizer. That would be pretty cool and beneficial.

Gerris2 said: Awesome! I wonder if there if the pot has a little fertilizer. That would be pretty cool and beneficial.

At first I was going to use a different soil for the pot and biodegradable cup, but decided it was fine. At the very least, it saved that milky way's life when it was tore out
Good luck with the new plants, though I doubt you'll need it. Exciting.

Thanks! Luck is always in short supply growing morning glories.

Some nice finds in your stash, Joseph. Looking forward to seeing them bloom.

Thanks, Loretta! Y'all will be among the first to see them grow out.

A seller on Yahoo! Japan is offering seeds of what is being reported as a yellow Ipomoea nil! Too bad they don't ship seeds to USA.

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co...

Wow! Nice find, Joseph! I hope it makes it's way to the US soon!

Oh my goodness I wish I knew someone who lived in Japan!

I wonder if they are marketing the yellow cultivar that was produced using genetic engineering. It's fun to see all the flower goodies on that website.

Gerris2 said: A seller on Yahoo! Japan is offering seeds of what is being reported as a yellow Ipomoea nil! Too bad they don't ship seeds to USA.

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co...

There are actually services that forward packages internationally- especially in Japan and other places with lots of unique items but not international shipping. It normally depends on the cost of the item, so maybe you might want to check out a forwarding service!

Happy weekend! This is a purp I grew indoors over a decade ago.

Yay, my grandpa otts are finally getting big enough to reach the fence!
(Grandpa ott on the left and milky way on the right of both pictures)

Rowyts said: There are actually services that forward packages internationally- especially in Japan and other places with lots of unique items but not international shipping. It normally depends on the cost of the item, so maybe you might want to check out a forwarding service!

Thank you for the tip. Much appreciated!

Rowyts said: Yay, my grandpa otts are finally getting big enough to reach the fence!
(Grandpa ott on the left and milky way on the right of both pictures)

I wager you will be letting them climb the fence.

Grandpa Otts do really well here in Southern Arizona, Rowyts.

@Gerris2 - your seeds from eBay are great!!!! And THANK YOU for the NGA bonus seeds. https://www.ebay.com/str/takin...
Decided to start with 2-4 seeds per variety. And the first to sprout was 'Stream of Kamo River', 2 of 4 have sprouted so far! Filed/nicked, soaked for ~24 hrs, and planted on Leap Day 2024 - Just 3-4 days!!! Moved plants from humidity chamber to diffuse bright light to "green" them up. Can't wait for the others to sprout.

Yaaaaayyyyyy! You're gonna love the blue color in Stream of Kamo River! You are getting great results! I'm glad you are growing it. I may take a break from growing it for a season to focus on some other mg projects.