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First Year Seedlings

 
Below are six first-year intersectional seedlings from the Class of 2001.  All of my seedlings are planted in separate 4" plastic pots and grown under artificial lights. After wintering over in a refrigerator, they are transplanted to 6" pots prior to their second year of growth which is also indoors under artificial lights.
 

Seedlings from the class of 2001
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Typical 1st year intersectional seedlings

Intersectional seedlings from 2001, 2000 and 1998
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Comparison of 1st, 2nd and 4th year seedlings

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Comparison of 1st and 2nd year seedlings

First year seedlings (bottom row) are grown in separate 4" pots. Second year seedlings (top row) are repotted to separate 6" pots soon after they are removed from cold storage.

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Comparison of 1st, 2nd and 4th year seedlings

Side view of the three seedlings shown in the larger photo above. The large plant in the middle is ready for outdoor planting in the fall.