How many new plants have your acquired this year?

GermanStar · Post by **GermanStar** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:17 am

How many new plants have your acquired this year through some means other than propagation? I feel I'm at a disadvantage in regard to you indoor gardeners, yet I'm sitting squarely on 60 at the moment, all planted outdoors as ornamentals. Most are succulents of one sort or another. The bad news is that I may never have this opportunity again.

Andy_CT · Post by **Andy_CT** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:22 am

disadvantage with 60? I think like 4-6 new ones for me this year. I will be starting more seeds in December but that's not the same I guess.

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:31 am

Since I grow 99% of all my plants from seed my number will be low

GermanStar · Post by **GermanStar** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:44 am

If your plants didn't produce the seeds, then they count!

GermanStar · Post by **GermanStar** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:59 am

Andy_CT wrote:disadvantage with 60? I think like 4-6 new ones for me this year. I will be starting more seeds in December but that's not the same I guess.

Disadvantage sure. You disagree?

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:36 am

I dont really keep track but I bought at least 50 different species of seed alone this year and off the top of my head bought roughly 10 or 15 new species of plants at least.
When I started growing from seed three years ago my plant buying/trading spree's took a big hit.

GermanStar · Post by **GermanStar** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:43 am

Just curious, do you have any cacti in your yard as ornamentals, which you started from seed, or will that take a while yet?

*Barracuda_52* · Post by ***Barracuda_52*** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:55 am

Ive lost count

plus im growing lots from seeds as well.

Post by **daiv** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:10 am

I did the lower number because I really focused on seedlings. I am forcing myself to go from seedlings so I don't run out of room any faster than I am.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:33 am

GermanStar wrote:Just curious, do you have any cacti in your yard as ornamentals, which you started from seed, or will that take a while yet?

Yes, I have planted 8 different species, probably around twenty plants in total, in the ground. Most are doing ok but growing much slower than their pampered siblings.

vlani · Post by **vlani** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:43 am

At what point do I count seedlings? When transfered to the main GH? When flowered? When awarded a privilege of individual pot? And should I count each or just a position in my list?

GermanStar · Post by **GermanStar** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:44 am

Count anything you didn't propagate yourself. For example, I have Agave offsets that I wouldn't count.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:48 am

I guess you will need to put an over 100 option in the poll.

GermanStar · Post by **GermanStar** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:50 am

Tony wrote:
GermanStar wrote:Just curious, do you have any cacti in your yard as ornamentals, which you started from seed, or will that take a while yet?
Yes, I have planted 8 different species, probably around twenty plants in total, in the ground. Most are doing ok but growing much slower than their pampered siblings.

That has to be really interesting to watch, noting the differences. I mean, even planted in your yard is pampered compared to untended in the wild, right? Around here, we have all manner of Cylindropuntia and Ferocactus growing everywhere like weeds. For my part, I have never seen a Ferocactus in the wild smaller than a softball. Yet, I assume they must exist.

GermanStar · Post by **GermanStar** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:51 am

Tony wrote:I guess you will need to put an over 100 option in the poll.

I did add 100+ as the final option. It didn't show for some reason. Perhaps an esteemed administrator/moderator can fix it?