Update to late seedlings grown inside overwinter, forced into dormancy in a cold room, chill cycled outside in 50 gallon tube during March and April, then brought out into the open under a roofed over Ponderosa type porch in late April until they warmed up. They were put in the greenhouse in early May. Here they are on May 21st. The two on the right and one on lower left
And the next photo shows them today( the two on the lower right, and one on the lower left) They are a little smaller than the general population of n+1 stock, as you can see, but are catching up fast. Two seed lots of these got a touch of botrytis in the greenhouse (power off, no fan one night). Had to spray and arrest and bring back inside the house under lights a few days until they grew out of it.
Now, one more note. During the later part of April, daytime temps began to rise to a point where I was just getting too many points above 35'F (about 4 or 5), so I abandoned the tub and put them in the lily fridge for the final two weeks at 31/32' F. I wanted to play it safe. But the tub experiment was fun and it would have worked had it not been for an untimely warm spell toward the finish.
And the next photo shows them today( the two on the lower right, and one on the lower left) They are a little smaller than the general population of n+1 stock, as you can see, but are catching up fast. Two seed lots of these got a touch of botrytis in the greenhouse (power off, no fan one night). Had to spray and arrest and bring back inside the house under lights a few days until they grew out of it.
