It is interesting to see that there are ways to fertilize seedlings for maximum growth. Most of what I've read so far seemed to indicate that fertilizing semps tends to kill them.
Is it the type of fertilizer Kevin uses, or the way he uses it?
I have a handful of seedlings that are quite distinctive, although that may not make them different from existing cultivars. I will be patient
and wait until next year when hopefully they will be big enough to register on a regular camera before I try to do any serious comparisons. I'll go look to see whether any of the forums give check lists of variations...
I am curious whether anyone knows where Park got their seeds? Kevin said at one point Thompson & Morgan's seeds came from a hybridizer who just sort of shook up everything he had in a paper bag. I had expected to get at most 3 or 4 different types, but there must be at least 20 distinctively different ones and I only let about half survive: one is a very dark forest green, stands out from all the others, its center tips bright red. Several are various shades of chartreuse with various types of red markings or edgings. Some are VERY fuzzy (probably too much to hope that I've got some real cobwebs); a couple of those have green growing leaves in the center, but their older leaves are quite red. Then of course a collection of much larger, plain green ones, although even they show several distinctively different leaf shapes/arrangements etc., etc. I love my jeweler's loupe that lets me pretend they are full-size...
Too many questions! Now to go look for answers...
