Since embarking on growing Hoyas from seed a few months ago I wanted to share some thoughts I had on my experience. One thing I would definitely have changed from my initial seed set up, would be using a container that can hold the plant from seed to seedling. For future seedling endeavors, I plan on using a seedling starter with humidity dome. When I first started my seedlings I was really worried about using too much light and potentially burning my seeds/seedlings. The problem that came from me using too little light initially was a bunch of my seedlings were getting etiolated. I've learned that there is a fine line between too much and too little light. My seedlings now reside 6-8 inches away from my LED Barrina T8's. February 2022 Update The beginning of January I started fertilizing the seedlings. I heard from other seed growers if you start too early it will burn the seedlings. January was about 3 months into growing the seeds and I have not had any issues. For fertilizer I use Osmocote (NPK 14-14-14).
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Sown 9/30/21 Sown 10/1/21 Sown 10/1/21 Sown 9/25/21 (Sunrise x UNK) Sown 9/21/21 (Sunrise x UNK) Click here to see my February seed update. I am by no means an expert when it comes to increasing splash. However, I wanted to share my knowledge with you. I believe the two factors that most influence splash in a greenhouse setting is light and air. Plants use photosynthesis to convert energy from light into chemical energy. The three main elements needed for photosynthesis is water, carbon dioxide (from the air), and light. When extra energy is created from the process of photosynthesis, it is stored in the plant tissue as starch. The splash you see on my Wilbur Graves above, is really just starches in the leaves. Despite my limited knowledge, I find that using grow lights (Barrina T8's) for 12 hours a day and fans within my grow tent immensely help keep splash among Hoya like AH-074 or carnosa 'Wilbur Graves'. I keep Hoya's that I'm actively trying to keep splashy closer to the fans and more directly under the lights. |
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