By Barbarak
North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Agapanthus seedlings. I bought a seed head back from Italy of a delicate mauve agapanthus in early October. I sowed the fresh seed immediately and 5 seeds germinated. They have been on a kitchen window sill that faces north east. They have been in a mixture of very fine vermiculite and some compost. I have transplanted the seedlings now into individual pots as they have had 2 good leaves each but seemed to have stopped growing in the past few weeks. I am going away for 3 weeks in January and not sure whether to leave them in our cool house or move to a cold greenhouse. Anybody help please. Thanks.
- 27 Dec, 2019
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As long as the greenhouse doesn't actually freeze, they will benefit from the extra light. Long term, they want sharp drainage, bright light, and regular light feeding with something close to 3-1-2, such as 15-5-10, 21-7-14, etc. Like many tropical plants, good levels of potash do more to stimulate bloom than high levels of phosphate.
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I'd put them in the greenhouse personally. if you have only recently potted them on then I wouldn't expect them to do much growing until the roots have established and it start to warm up a bit.
they wont need any water while you are away either. Hope you have a lovely break away.
27 Dec, 2019