Hi,

Your assumption that there is more than one plant in each pot is absolutely correct. In the first photo there is at least 4 plants, and I can't tell for sure but probably the same number, give or take a few, in the second pot.

I would encourage you to separate the plants when you are able and pot them up one plant to a pot. This will allow each plant to reach it's full potential. Besides, the ideal is to have multiple crowns from ONE plant when working with trailers. Repotting into solo cups for a while is okay too. After the plants have a little more size to them you can repot into 5" pan pots, one plant per pot.

If you were entering trailers in a judged show, the ONE plant would be required to have a minimum of THREE crowns. Three plants with one crown would be disqualified.

As far as taking the blooms off or waiting, I would leave them on since there aren't that many. If they seemed to lag behind, you can always remove the buds then.

Now, you are soon to be the proud parent of about 9 trailers!!

Barbara

now THOSE are some long petioles

Thanks! I just repotted them all yesterday and now I've got a ton of them!