Worldwide new plant pod testing - Calendula

[noipv4]

May I keep one seedling per pod?

[Connie_Stephanie_Che]

Ok will do !

[Gene]

Day 12

Before

After

[Mirjam]

@noipv4, of course, you may do so!

[Gene]

Day 16

Looks like one plant/pod is ideal.

[Connie_Stephanie_Che]

Day 23 very healthy growth. All the pots are thin with max 2 plants

[Mirjam]

@Gene, you might be right that one plant per pod is also quite enough, as one plant produces multiple flowers. Calendula also produces heavy root mass that may lead to heavy rootbound if there are multiple seedlings growing in one pod.

So, feel free to thin yours to one plant per pod.

[Gene]

I’ll leave them as is for now. I hate to damage them or kill them in the process. I was able to save 3 extra plants and replanted them individually.

[Max]

Looking very thick, bushy, and healthy. It’s crazy how fast it’s growing too

[Salvo_Baglieri]

Removed the extra plants and left only 2 per pot. They are growing very fast.

[Connie_Stephanie_Che]

Very healthy growth. Weather in Singapore has turn cooler in door around 22°C. Clicked on 4th Dec. 29 days

[Gene]

Day 25

Taken together with a new Gazania flower

[noipv4]

At 31 days. Spotted a bud

[Salvo_Baglieri]

I don’t know what’s going on but these are growing super fast

[Gene]

Day 35 - Am I seeing flower buds?

[Mirjam]

@gene, @Salvo_Baglieri , @noipv4 @Connie_Stephanie_Che @Max

I see flower buds! It is amazing how fast it really grows, everywhere.

[Connie_Stephanie_Che]

i spotted a bud too on my Calendula

[Max]

I see a bud

[Mirjam]

okay, this is going so well @gene, @Salvo_Baglieri , @noipv4 @Connie_Stephanie_Che @Max

Let’s see who gets the first flower in full bloom

[Gene]

Day 40:

Looks like a twin flower.

Are the flowers opening up?