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Community Pots finally separated

Post by lucky1 » Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:13 pm

There's a "fine line" between potting up too early and too late.
Finally had some time to get it done.

7 Brahea nitida, germinated 3 months ago in a 4 litre ice cream pail:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7426152668/" title="001 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5152/7426 ... 2aa9ef.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="001"></a>

No root competition now:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7426196962/" title="002 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8020/7426 ... d3f4dc.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="002"></a>

Next was the T. princeps from Garry...and here's what it looks like when you wait too long to pot up from community pots:
Unlike many palms, these had fibrous roots right at the top of the soil line.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7426193402/" title="003 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7251/7426 ... 785167.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="003"></a>

A bit of delicate untangling of lots of fibrous fleshy roots, and they're potted up:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7426187032/" title="005 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5326/7426 ... 013882.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="005"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7426190112/" title="004 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/7426 ... 747c9e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="004"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7426184006/" title="006 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5452/7426 ... fda39c.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="006"></a>

Leaving the toughest job to last, the P. dactylifera "Deglet Noor" from dates, germinated this winter:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7426180816/" title="007 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7131/7426 ... d08e4d.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="007"></a>

Knew these would have long roots, but holy cow, 12 to 16 inches long, all tangled up: :|

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7426156598/" title="008 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7268/7426 ... ea6f73.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="008"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7426177842/" title="009 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8010/7426 ... 001881.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="009"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7426174478/" title="010 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7257/7426 ... b27910.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="010"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7426171248/" title="012 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8143/7426 ... ebff3a.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="012"></a>


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Post by TimMAz6 » Sun Jun 24, 2012 5:51 am

I always think plants will get hurt when I separate them from community pots.......most do fine after separation......good thing! :D

I just separated some Y. arkansana v freemanii x reverchonii-thompsoniana seedlings and here's what they looked like after I pulled them apart.

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Post by lucky1 » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:08 am

yeah, Tim, it's so tough to know when...some people say wait until there's two leaves on palms.
Then we struggle with separating roots....aaaargh!

Those yucca are fabulous Tim...great looking root development.
Good work.

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Post by TimMAz6 » Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:46 am

I was separating Eucalyptus yesterday.....boy.....I didn't like doing that.....too many seedings planted too close together. For some reason I need to keep every seedling alive even if I have too many! :wink:
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Post by lucky1 » Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:07 pm

That must've been a delicate job, Tim.
For some reason I need to keep every seedling alive even if I have too many! icon_wink.gif
I've got that same disease. :lol:

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