My 1st experience in growng plumeria from seed and lots of question
Hi All;
These are my plumerias. I've kept them indoor (22-30 °C ) under 2*50 watt CFL lights . Please answer my following questions .
1- When to remove container plastic cover ?
2- When to repot them ?
3- When/How to pinch/prune them ?
4- Any suggestion please ?
Thank you
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Hi All;
After 47 days by growing larger and the roots either began to grow through the drainage holes,
I decided to repotting .
And these are my fantastic four.
Any advice please, specially for the shortest one(All are 47 days old ) ? 
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Update
After 3 month , they look nice but the legs are thinner near the soil. I hope in spring by sun light it will be better .
the shortest one is still the shortest but she is growing and alive :)
6 years agoAli (Tehran/Iran) (9a) thanked Loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, Virginia- 6 years ago
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Good Day Ali!!
You can always go ahead and plant from those bottles to a six inch container or even a small one gallon container. I took a picture of a few of my seedlings that were sowed last year. The smaller one was sowed March of 2017 and the larger seedling was sowed May of 2017. You would think the older seedling would be the taller one, but it just depends on the genetics and how it's going to grow! The smaller seedling ( older) will hopefully be a little more compact grower, but time will tell..
These seedlings wil be potted up to one gallon in a few weeks so they will be ready to take off for spring. They have been under my T-5 lights and are enjoying the winter more than me!! Lololol!! I just wanted you to see how tall mine are and how I'm going to go right into a one gallon .. just in case you might want to do the same. Your seedlings may be ready because it looks like they will have a nice root system !!
Just a thought for you, Ali!!
Have a good day!
Laura
Ali (Tehran/Iran) (9a) thanked Loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, Virginia - 6 years ago
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Jose stems will fatten up as they grow, Ali!! When you do expose them to filtered sunlight and then introduce them to more sun, they can handle a little breeze. Like Tony mentioned, be careful not to let them blow to much. Because they might have issues. ( bending and or breaking) Exposing them to breezes will strengthen those stems as in what Mother Nature does to her seedlings naturally to be able to withstand what is sent into their growing grounds! Hardening off will come to these seedlings but we also need to help them along. Sometimes I will take a bamboo skewer or chopstick and use as a stake or I wil even use two ( one on each side) if I feel it necxessary! I have taken a few pictures of my set up with my seedlings growing today in my house. It's winter here in Virginia and spring will be around come April!
I will find pictures of some of my blooms from this past summer so you can see my trees!!
Here are some seedlings. ( inside under lights and on heat mats )
Laura
Ali (Tehran/Iran) (9a) thanked Loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, Virginia - 6 years ago
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Ready to Keep indoor , 2 out of 4 remain after about 1 year without any bloom.
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