Alstroemeria seedlings

Jane McGary janemcgary@earthlink.net
Sun, 06 Nov 2016 11:35:12 PST
Although this means a pot crowded with seedlings, the best method is 
probably to grow them on until they naturally go dormant in summer (dry 
them out to force this), then dump them out and repot them in separate 
deep pots, such as band pots. You should be able to separate them 
without damaging them at this stage, given care.  If you have them in 
flexi-pots or band pots, you could also consider cutting away the bottom 
of the seedling pot and resettling the whole thing into a larger pot 
filled with the same soil (that would be hard to do with rigid pots).

I avoid planting more than five Alstroemeria seeds in a 3.5 inch pot, 
because they do tend to germinate well. I use a 6-inch deeper pot for 
more seeds.

Congratulations, incidentally, on your A. werdermannii, and don't let it 
suffer any frost. It inhabits sand dunes right on the coast of northern 
Chile.

Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon, USA

On 11/6/2016 11:03 AM, arcangelo wessells via pbs wrote:
> Hello all,I was hoping to get some advice on treatment of seedlings of Alstroemeria magnifica. I had good germination of several subspecies, with about a dozen seedlings in each of the 3.5" pots. Any recommendations as to whether I can leave them together for a year or two or should I separate them while they are small. I see on the Wiki page it says that they can be transplanted at 2". I know their dormant state is not as distinct as many other bulbs and wonder if I will have trouble separating them when their roots grow together. Thanks Arcangelo WessellsVallejo CAnorthern Californiawhere we just had two good rain systems and now some clear weather. Gethyllis leaves are out and Alstroemeria werdermannii are sending stems up through my sand dune
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