A Gardeners Forum Forums Members History Forum Life 2005 Wonder Egg part II

awww...sorry about that Jaime.

The one that wasn't really looking all that great is just fine today. Lastnight it was still droopy. I think I gave it too much water. The one in the shot glass is doing surprisingly well. I expected it to be dead by now...but its doing well also! I'll have to take a picture for you to see.

I cut the netting away from around mine(very carefully), and planted it in my big teacup planter out on the back porch.....I only started 2 of them, and I cut one of them down because they were too close together......the one I have left growing is looking good, and getting a little bigger......I'm excited!

Today the one that is still in the dirt was droopy again. Turns out that now the dirt was DRY! Man! I just can't win with this thing!!! The one that I plucked and then put in the shot glass is still doing great! The roots are getting longer! Should I put it in a little pot with some miracle grow potting soil yet?? I've never made something grow roots like this before...I don't know what I'm doing! Also, is it too soon to put the other one into the potting soil and in a small pot??? Its just a couple inches tall and has 3...maybe 4 real leaves.

Well, the little one in the little soilpot is official dead. It flat-lined yesterday. The one that is in the shot glass is doing superb. When do I put it in soil??? How many roots should there be? I'll take a picture so you all can see. I just need advice because I've never managed to make something grow roots like this.

wow that looks great! I don't know what to tell you though if I were you though I'd let it sit in the water like you've been doing to try and let it grow more roots but I don't know what I'm talking about lol I'm trying to grow them outside I planted the seeds a couple of days ago so wish me luck!!

cool...definatly keep me posted on that!

I just had to come back to this post
to see how's everyone's plants/seeds were doing??

I also came back to it to see when I actually posted when I started my seeds...

Goodddddddddd gravy, mine are just now sprouting.
How long does it actually take those poor seeds to growwwwwwwwww???
Geesh!!!
I think I have 3..
*and only one tomato...*
go figure, when I started them, it had a cold snap, down into the freezing mark....
so, they layed dormant all that time I guess...

Go figure...

Weezie

well when I started my first ones inside the house it took maybe about a week or week and a half for them to sprout...the one's outside aren't doing a dang thing :-( but it hasn't been a long time yet though hopefully this rain we're getting will help them grow :-) I do have a pumpking seedling growing :-) I'm so excited about that! and zinnias too!!

Well, I finally put one into a pot-


Ok, so it's not so big, but I thought I would give it some confidence if I put it in a nice pot.

Meg

Meg - that one looks great - really green and healthy!

hmmm for some reason mine look different than that? I don't know why! I'll try to get a pic of what mine look like tomorrow. mine are tiny though so maybe they haven't had time enough to get big enough :-) that looks great megan! I started mine outside this time in little clear drinking cups and they seem to be doing excellent!

My plant is getting pretty big......I should go out and take a picture of it to post in here....the leaves are humungous......I get a little thrill(yes my life is sad--LOL) everytime I look at it and it's grown a little.....can't wait for it to start putting out "eggs" eventually.......

I think out of all the seeds I started,
*10 maybe...* I got one I think...
Lot's of the Tiny~Tim Tomatoes though..

(I think that tells me something,
stick with the tomatoes and leave the
plants that grow "EGGS" alone!!!) :rolleyes:

I've got a few coming up too. Maybe 8 inches tall. Is it too late for them to bloom?

ok here's what my wonder egg seedlings look like...I started them outside this time...it's not a very good pic so I'll try to get a better one tomorrow if I can...

Sheri, I had to start mine over 3 times (and I'm on my last ones now, so here's hopin!), and the one I posted that I just put in a pot, is one of 2 that lived. They are both the same size now, and only about maybe 2" tall. I hope it's not too late for them!

Meg

I'm lucky if mine is an inch tall...

Sheri and Meg - it's not too late to bloom - they usually don't do this til mid to late July for me anyway.

I am surprised that my seedlings are still only about an inch tall also, Weezie! They have been outside in the hot and damp weather for the past few weeks and should be loving that. Don't know what's up with them this year?!?

Mine was planted how many weeeeeeeeeks ago too!!
I am amazed it's soooooooooo slowwwwwwwwwwwwww
growing...
My pumpkins and tomatoes, and cuke's and you name it were all planted weeeeeeeeeeeks after them
and are leaps and bounds bigger than they are...

P.S. Just went back again and looked when I
planted them, April 26, 2005.

I know - me too!

I just looked at them, and even the 2 stems that I was able to overwinter indoors are not showing ANY growth on them yet. They seem to be just in limbo out there - very strange!!!

Have you put any "juice" on them??
Fertilizers, or potting soil with ferts,
or compost tea or foliar sprays?

I haven't gotten to doing anything to mine yet,
kinda afraid to, being it's the ONLY ONE!!!

But somethings' gotta start, or it'll be just getting something when winter's flyin'!!!

True, Weezie - I did water them once with blossom booster, but nothing since. But you're right - they are sitting in the soil from last summer, so they probably need rejuvinating!

Here's my wonder egg plant in my teacup planter that I bought in Kirklands......it's coming along rather nice......

WOWWWWWWWWW!
Mine's one/millionith~tenth of that!!!
Geessssh!!!