Hi Philip!! Currently have 9/10 above soil level, #10, the final one is thinking about it. Hopefully I will be able to get them growing better this time, now I have a BIT more experience. I'm again amazed at the size of the little seedlings, as soon as they appear they seem too big to have popped up out of those slim little seeds, fascinating stuff this growing business!
Have decided to grow them on in the community pot until larger as last time I re-potted them individually quite soon after they germinated...may have been a mistake as I could have damaged some, thats possibly why they all dwindled and I was only left with the one. Just my idea anyway, we'll see how these fare being treated differently. The other DR from last year is still around, think it will be ok now, it had some leaf loss, that now appears to have stopped so hopefully it will improve once the growing season is in full swing.
Cheers!...Gill.

hello, Gill, they are looking good. they are so cute. more than other seedlings: these really look like babies.
sue

Hi there Sue, yes I'm very pleased with them so far but they have a long way to go yet! Anything could happen in the days to come, who knows? I feel a visit to the garden centre coming on quite soon as I'm in need of a winter fix. Have some monetary gifts from our anniversary that need spending, will give John his half, don't worry! I'm into palms at the moment and am trying to sort out a swap for some Yellow Clivia seeds, but not heard any news on that for a while, have 2 large orange clivias, but not seen a yellow one yet.
Sue, how are your DR seedlings progressing? Recall Karyn having sowed some seeds last spring round the time I did, wonder how they're coming along also...anyone else trying their luck?
Gill.

hello, Gill, they are still growing: I still have them on a heat pad and under lights: I am afraid to move them off. I have some which are about 4 inches tall and some about an inch tall.
sue

Hi Gill!
Just wanted to let you know that I thoroughly enjoyed your last email and photos. Last week I had written back and sent a page long letter back to you only to find out that the exchange server at work REMOVED IT because I used the word "bugger"!! Needless to say, I will send another one from my home address with pics shortly. So far so good with the adenium babies. Planted 9 and all popped up so I planted more this weekend. They are cute, chubby little things, aren't they? It's interesting that the Purple Hybrid seeds I planted have a purple tinted stem at this stage. Hopefully it's indicative of how they might look when they're bigger. Anyway, keep up the good work Lady, will chat with you soon & send pics too.
Karen R

Hi Karen Number3! Am looking foward to your email and pics when you have the time. Great to hear of your success too with the adenium seeds, they are very quick to pop up I find. Will be interesting to see the progress of the purple ones. Mine are the regular pink Adenium Obesums, nothing spetacular as nothing much available on eBayUK other than those, and I had to wait a while for them to be offered. But hey, I too have 9 to play with! Noticed the stems of my batch last spring sported red stems for a while, but the colour didn't last. OK catch you next via email probably, take care.
Gill.

Hi Gill,

It's great to hear of your success with these! I just planted approx. 25 yesterday after soaking them in water overnight. Have another 25 or so to plant today. Each are in their own tiny little pots, LOL. I hope I have as much success as you have, they are quite cute and your large one is branching nicely! :)

Best wishes,
Jerri

Gill your little babies look wonderful. And so glad to hear your one that was on the way out decided to kick back into gear. It's hard to know about when to water, with plummies being so easy to rot. Do I water, do I not, and will they rot? I am enjoying the DR's as much as my plummies. Gotten an itch to buy some more seeds, but trying not scratch that itch. Being in school and working part time, money is tight, and I shouldn't be buying more of what I already have plenty of, goodness knows. But it is so enjoyable seeing them popping up out of the soil and actually grow. Of all the DR seeds I tried last year only one actually grew......
Ok, got yet another test today so gotta get to studying. Haven't really had much time to play on the computer this semester, way too much studying to be done. I will certainly be glad when this school is OVER!

Lauri

Jerri, hi there. Just wondered if you're the proud mum of those 50 little DR's yet?? Have they all popped up?
Mine were quick in germinating again and are looking good. My 10th seed, the stubborn one that was thinking about germinating gave up and rotted into oblivion, number 9 sprouted above the compost and then went brown and died off, so I have 8 left that are growing away nicely. They keep hopping from the warmth of the south facing window during the day as we have had some lovely sunny days of late then back to the top of the tropical fishtank come evening, over the light unit and beneath a wall light.
Last years DR is still surviving, the stem has hardened so hopefully the roots have re-grown. Hope the leaves will re-sprout and fill in the gaps on the bare stem where it lost several earlier and make it look a bit better than it does at present....but at least it's alive!!
Hello Lauri..yes it's a real juggling act to know when to water all these different plants isn't it! I have always got the 'buying itch' and have to try and restrain myself..haha! Not yet made it to the garden centre, but I WILL real soon! Hope you get a good result in the exam again.
Gill.

Hi Gill,

Thanks for asking! I am the proud mom of 54 out of 60! They are so cute with their first two little leaves, for some reason they remind me of bunnies, LOL...Once they grow a bit more I'll try to get a picture posted. I initially soaked the seeds for approx 24 hours in a pickle jar of warm water sitting on my heat mats. They came up really quick!

I think I have to cut back on water soon so that the caudex will develop into a fat little round thing (right now they're just sticks with two ears, LOL). So all together I have about 100 seedlings that I am watering each day by hand with a huge syringe, I sure hope this doesn't make me crazy! It takes awhile but I enjoy watching them grow.

The weather here is beautiful (knock on wood). It was up to 100 in my GH today. All the big plants are out there and my babies are in my room to make it easier to water them. I'll post pics soon.

Jerri

54...good grief!!...what ARE you planning on doing with 54 DR's Jerri...are you setting up a nursery?? They are really fast to sprout aren't they? You could always swap them for other interesting plants I guess! I've tried that with surplus stuff myself but no one round here is into such things as we are rural and few and far between. Have pushed some onto my sister at times but she is a plant killer!! Now the 3 kids have flown the nest they are becoming increasingly into plants for their own homes...or so they say, or maybe they are just being kind and accepting my offcasts??..haha!! G-Web UK is not very active even during high season, and the G-web European swap site is only displaying wanted stuff at present and no one hardly ever offers tropicals which is what I am into.
Weather here too is good for the time of year, g/h up to high 80's but goes awfully cold at night so a frost stat kicks heater on in there. Have my big stuff in there and seedlings in house for that extra TLC. Look forward to the pics.
Happy growing everyone!
Gill.

Great Adeniums ! the secret to germinating seeds is warm as can be and WET ! and I mean WET. The first week maybe even two keep the soil wet ! Then back off once seedlings come up but still keep them evenly wet.

Same with grafted or older plants I keep mine evenly moist in good draining rich soil.
My plants in Winter go into sunny windows grow lights over head and grow and bloom all Winter.
I have hundreds of seedlings and many garfated plants. Now to learn how to post pictures. I love growing Adeniums !