Thank you Julia. Sure hope the 'Oddity' seedlings gain some color as they mature.

Me too!

Here are the three 'Oddity' babies. Two are rather hairy, one is less hairy and shinier.
Oddity 1


Oddity 2


Oddity 3


Jug of heuffelii 'Musketeer' seedlings


I sat for a little while on the deck and pricked a few out of the jug and planted them in a flat. I'll keep them on the covered deck where I can mist them as needed.

Those look good Lynn.

Some of the bigger heuffelii seedling have roots that go all the way to the bottom of the jug. Some are definitely hardier and faster growing.

I am so amazed at the variety of the heuff seedlings, even from the ones I have carefully self-pollinated. Of course the ones I have chosen are ones where I knew what crosses Bill Nixon did. and was trying to see what things segregated out from the combinations of them. As you remember, there were only THREE heuffs when I was hybridizing as a kid. Now there are so many wonderful ones.

Anyway, fun things and they make such sturdy little plants. Several of the seedlings that I rowed out in the spring of '13 have BLOOMS and have made clumps of 6-8 rosettes, I have given away some gorgeous ones. Think Patty got a couple.

Anyway, I would definitely row out the heuffs. There should be some nice ones.

Kevin

I am trying Kevin, not sure I will get them all planted out. Funny thing is, the ones with red leaves don't seem as hardy and are very slow growing.

Lynn,

I do see some interesting segregations in the heuff seedlings. If 'Henri Correvon' is in the pedigree I get some huge and very vigorous greens but also a few reds that are huge and vigorous too. In these crosses I'm also getting some very small reds and some very tiny greens. These generally have the form of 'Giuseppi Spiny', which is the red parent in the hybrid used in the cross. The genetics of this seems to be simple in that red is dominant to green and you get 3 reds" 1 green in the F2, just like Mendel said they should! Size seems to be controlled by more factrors or at least not a simple Mendelian ratio.

Kevin

Keeping an eye on them. I will try to row out some more of them this weekend.

valleylynn said:Keeping an eye on them. I will try to row out some more of them this weekend.

Could you define "rowing them out" Is it simply moving them to a new planting bed? Or is there more involved?

Separating them from the container and planting into a nursery flat. I don't have anymore room out in the raised beds.
I need to put a new bed over by the woodland, out of full/all day sun.

A nursery bed for all the little chicks!

Now I just have to get it built.

Yes, those raised beds are a ton of work. Thankful my oldest son was here to help me with mine and it was early spring. This hot weather is not good for me.!! Chris don't laugh, I'm sure you get way hotter!!

I may have to wait until cool weather comes back. It is so hot outside right now.

Yep, good idea to wait. NO HEAT STROKE!!!

Seedlings from that chia pet flat. I need to pull them apart more. Are the dogs barking in Lake Stevens?

Those are looking really nice, Julia (aka sempmommy Julia).

They look great, Julia...so healthy with a look of color many of them!

I think the hot weather stressed them. I may row out in nursery flats next week. It was hard to keep them moist.