JungleShadows said:The soil in my major semp beds drains so freely that I give the semps at least a 1/2" of water/ week. My well water is very cold (4C or 40F) so i'm betting the semps think they're in the Alps! remember they are succulents but not DESERT succulents. Of course in OR we have mostly cool nights so there is less problem with rot than in more humid sections of the country.
The baby seedlings get more than that plus every other week I treat them with an aqueous fertilizer. That really kicks up the growth on them so they mature in one season. The seedlings that were rowed out in late April are in some cases 3/4" across already, some even bigger.
Kevin
JungleShadows said:Connie,
What I use on the Semp seedlings is Quick Start by Miracle-Gro . It is 4-12-4 and you just mix one capful into a gallon of water. You then drench the plants with this once every two weeks. Really starts the babies off with a BANG. stop doing this in early September so the plants can harden off for winter. I use the same on established plants but much less often. I use it on my iris seedlings with similar fantastic results. Many others have started using it after seeing my results. I got 100% bloom on the iris seedlings the first year by using it.
Kevin
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