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each seedling is one stem right?

14 years ago

Waaaay stupid question but i'm confused here. In another post a gal showed a pic of her salvia and coneflower seedlings planted. Each group had about 5 seedlings or so and someone commented that they'd divide them further. Doesn't each seedling (one sprig) only grow into one stem the first year?? I assumed this and so planted about 20 seedlings in each group to get 20 stems and so 20 flowers in each group. What gives??

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duane456
14 years ago
What usually happens for me is---when I do HOS, one or two plants will win that spot and the rest will die off. It's called survival of the fittest.
e.g. If you have 5 seedlings in one hunk, not all 5 of those seedlings will grow necessarily. maybe just 1 or 2 of them.
This what I find happens.
kqcrna
14 years ago
No, seedlings, even planted singly, don't stay one stem the whole first year. As they grow, more stems form, the plant fills in.

Karen
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beachgrub
Original Author
14 years ago
Ahhhhh, okaaaaay, now i get it! Wow am i an idiot!! I'll be out dividing in this rain for the next couple day. Thanks u guys!
duane456
14 years ago
I think we are all idiots, wouldn't you agree? I know mother nature agrees. LOL

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