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Mar 23, 2015 4:52 PM CST
Name: Joe
Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)
Lilies Region: New York Seed Starter Plant and/or Seed Trader Garden Ideas: Level 1
Well I am very excited to say that my transplanting of theses WNA seedlings has mostly been a success.
I had a batch off L. Kelloggii and some WNA hybrids from the seed exchange that didn't go so well when I transplanted them about 2 months ago. They were starting to sprout leaves and I tried to rinse the vermiculite off of them. In hindsight and also concurring with Rick, I believe the delicate nature of the seedlings and heavy handling contributed to their demise (or lack of sprouting a leaf). Also the medium was mostly potting soil amended with sand.
This larger batch of seedlings were handled differently due to this thread, the last batch, and your advice. I transplanted almost all of my seedlings into 1020 trays with holes on the bottom. I felted I needed to futz around with the seedlings less and have a lighter medium. I used some seed starter mix and further amended it with sand, perlite, and vermiculite. I placed the seedlings on top of the mix and added a light 1/4-1/2 inch max layer of more mix on top and watered from the bottom. After that I took a squirt bottle and watered the top lightly. To my dismay it appeared I over watered it as the peat base slowly soaks up the water. I then laid the trays on my kitchen table for a few days and before I knew it, leaves were popping up everywhere! It's been about 10 days and I have a long,long journey to get these to flower but I am ecstatic of these initial results.

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