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Originally Posted by Orchidtinkerer
Hey isurus,
thx for posting this very long video lol but good watch.
I've tried my luck with seedlings so had something to relate to - especially the different growth rate of seedlings which intersted me the most but the tip on keeping better record is also good advice.
I can't tell who was who on the video, sry, but the Rex seedling shown was really small and slow growing if it's siblings have already bloomed by now.
Is it worth carrying on growing them? They might turn out interesting but if they take that long to flower would you want to use them for breeding?
To me that is another advantage of buying seedlings, you can see how it grew up and know which is the strongest to use. But such a long wait .
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Ha! I try to keep my videos between 10-15 minutes (same with William), but whenever William and I start chatting we end up geeking out and make 30 minute videos
As for the Cattleya rex question, I personally would have tossed that small seedling long ago (you can see the surprise on my face when he says its the same batch of siblings)! lol Reminds me I need to do some culling of my own this weekend... I personally would not breed with them, but we discuss the potential of having a polyploid variant showing up in the slow growers that could end up being something super valuable. A 4N plant could be a useful breeder, but a 3N plant likely would not. Its' tough to tell until you actually grow it out and then breed it with something else.
It really depends on what you want to do with a batch of seedlings! Maybe William will see this and chime in.
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