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Jul 23, 2023 4:25 PM CST
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Name: Duane
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What should I do with these L. philadelphicum that have just sprouted? The 3 bigger ones are plants I ordered and are fading for the year. I ordered the seed and they never did any thing so I spread them out with the 3 plants and all of a sudden they started popping up. Should I leave them all seedlings and plants in the pot or try planting in ground? I'm in zone 7b Alabama and we still have 3 and a half months till first frost. These are the first seeds I've tried to grow and I'm clueless as to what I should do.
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Jul 24, 2023 12:35 AM CST
Name: Luka
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Don't have experiance with that sp. but that soil looks very wet and will probably kill them. Sad
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Jul 24, 2023 9:53 AM CST
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Name: Duane
Alabama, U.S.A. (Zone 7b)
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Thank You Luka
I had just watered everything it was after dark it's really not that wet. I have them in a pot on a table under a big oak tree they get morning sun only and dry out very quick. The 3 big bulbs have been in the pot since the first of May. Two of the seedlings have been sprouted for at least 90 days. More seedlings keep sprouting there are around 20-25 seeds in the pot. I just wondered if I should leave in pot all winter outside, bring inside, plant in ground?
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Jul 24, 2023 10:30 AM CST
Name: SteveW
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Duane - L. philadelphicum will be hardy in your neck of the woods. I would leave them in the pot and keep it outside with some protection over the winter (your oak tree will probably be sufficient), but you don't want the pot to freeze solid or get totally wet either. I can't really tell the dimension of the pot - 6" diameter and 9" tall perhaps? - but what to do with the seedlings is a decision to be made, as there are quite a few of them. You could leave them in the pot until next winter (2024), when the seedling bulbs will have grown some but they may be quite congested in there by that time, or you could take a chance and transplant them this winter after they have died-back. Don't transplant them earlier before their first true leaf has emerged as you will likely have a lot of losses. The other option would be to carefully take the soil and little bulbs out of the pot and put the whole thing in the ground this Fall without too much disturbance to the bulbs and roots and then try to separate them next Fall. Both options will probably work, but others on this Forum here might have some preference as how best to go.
Hope this helps, Steve
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Jul 24, 2023 2:46 PM CST
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Steve is right. If it were me, I would leave everything as is in the pot through the next growing season (2024). There will be natural attrition with the seedlings - some will just peter out.
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Jul 24, 2023 5:03 PM CST
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Name: Duane
Alabama, U.S.A. (Zone 7b)
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Thank y'all
Here's a pic of pot so can tell it's size better. I couldn't get the 3 bulbs out without severely disturbing the seedlings or damaging the bulbs. The pot freezing isn't an issue it doesn't get that cold here, to wet is a concern. It looks overly wet in the one pic because I had just watered everything a little it's really dry here right now. I'll leave it on the table under the oak till winter then I'll move it to a spot beside the house where it can't get to much rain and see what sprouts out next spring. Any thoughts on how long it will take for true leaves to develop they have been like this for 2-5 weeks depending on which one you are talking about.

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