Even though I made and sold a lot of seeds this past winter, this is only my second year growing my own seedlings. So forgive my newbie observations and what may be an odd question.
I live in zone 4 New Hampshire where winter goes on for an eternity and it gets COLD. So I was amazed and surprised to see a seedling that I started March 2019 has increased from one fan to 10 fans over the winter! (It was still just one fan in the fall). I am sure others may not find this earthshaking but even my established registered cultivars don't do that! Increase tends to be slower here because of our short growing season. I do have several seedlings that increased by 1, 2 or even 4 fans but I was shocked by that one. Have any of you in zones like mine ever had a one year old seedling do that? Is this a common occurrence in warmer climates?
I'm finding this hybridizing 'bug' to be extremely exciting. Lots of new things to learn and observe. I've had a couple of 'twins' (2 seedlings coming from a single seed) and I had some precocious 6 month old seedlings bloom last fall (late September). I didn't know I was supposed to cut the scapes so I let them bloom. The great news is they all came back after the winter. The downside to hybridizing is that I started over 700 seedlings this winter and I have no place for them!
But thanks to all of you who bought seeds and plants from me, I can now afford a dump truck load of loam and materials to make raised beds!
