Trying to Go Green...

[yoongz]

No no, not talking about Going Green as in environmental issues - but just to be clear, we do do our part - recycling as much as we can, using as little electricity as possible... etc...
But i'm talking about growing green... maybe that would have been a better title - anyhow, i have never been a green thumb at all - so far have killed everything i

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[anonymous]

Hi Sandra, bravo for taking the first step. Yes, it is common for some seedlings to die away when repotting esp for newbie. 1 trick I do is not to repot too many in 1 pot or even start out with that many as it will become too tedious to manage. Another thing is, I might use a transparent cup or small jar to cover the seedlings after repotting, for a few days to allow it stabilize as repotting seedlings is stressful for u and the plants. MSN me if u need more help.

Hi, followup from previous comment

[anonymous]

Hi Sandra,

As I was replying via my iPhone, I didn't realise that I became an anonymous commenter. This is You Yuan. LOLz...

Growing strawberry sounds tempting. I should check if the seeds are purchasable here and try them in my lab. Hope your fingers turn "green" with more knowledge gained.

Re: Hi, followup from previous comment

[yoongz]

Hi YouYuan, i was left wondering after that 1st comment - thanks for the tip. it does look like i will have to repot at some point cos according to a website - the plants need a lot more space to grow - so i will try again...

[prof_irina]

I agree with the other commenter, next time not so many in the same pot. I got some of those little black plastic pot-trays from Migros - there are like 12 together, 4 trays so plenty! and potted one tomato seed in each. Mine are about as big as yours now. The other thing is you probably won't have rom in your flat for that many tomato plants so if some die off it's not such a big deal - same for the strawbs - those things try to take over the world given half a chance! We planted 6 on the balcony last year. I've removed some and thrown them out, but I still have 7! (yes, seven. One more than I started with! lol) the baby strawbs are so cute aren't they. We have some growing in the cracks in our paving stones, I can't bring myself to weed them out.

[yoongz]

HI Michaela, why don't u bring some pots over when u come on Pentacost & then u can help me repot as well as take a few home with u?? What do u think? i'll look into get a couple more pots.