Baby Catt's 13 wks Outa Flask UPDATED!! 3/20/11
 

:) Just wanted to show you the growth and repotting i did of some baby Catt's 4 wks outa the flask, they got moved out of the neo grow chamber to larger grow chamber. Needed to make room for more flasks comming in. These babies have done very well since i deflasked 4 wks ago, some of the roots have bark and pea gravel stuck to them i dont dare try to peel it off, as you can see in a few pics the tons of new larger fat root growth compared to the thin small flask agar root growth on the very botom, some random pics of my classification, larger babies, medium babies in hand and then pin dot babies on paper towel the ones some folks dont dare trying to grow out they were sooooooooo tiny in the flask, now putting on good size and new roots. Not all the flask babies are in these pics as my cam batteries took a dump on me..:blushing: But ya get the idea on how well there all doing. Also a pic of the potting mix i make up and use and then pics of some in one of the larger grow chambers where they will stay for the next 6 wks befour moving to open grow rack..:biggrin: I had 130 babies right from flask and culled 8 pin dot babies and then few others that i just didnt like the way there leafs/whole plant was growing, so now im at 111 babies. I have had NO LOSES since deflasking, i just have a habit of culling what i dont think will not grow right. Now comes the real test if they continue to grow like this and do well with no loses from this repotting and moving for the next 6wks, well i guess i did something right.. LOL!! Couldnt get all the pics in will reply with more pics..


ENJOY!!:waving

Few pics that i didnt get in the first post, one is them BUSTIN OUT of there first pot.. LOL!! :rofl: You can really see how nice the root growth is..

oh wow! they look great! it's cool to see how they come along - thanks for sharing!

Wow, you don't just have a green thumb, you have magic green thumbs, and fingers!:bowing

Great to see pics of some seedlings! Aren't they so fun to watch grow?! I miss it!

Wow, what a sight! What do you do to get roots like that!

Wow, that's a lot of very happy Catt babies!

Can you give details of the potting mix?
I think is great

thanks

Nice job - they are so cute!!

Thanks everyone..
The potting mix i make up and use i dont messure out or anything as i always seem to know how much of this and that to add to get the total mix..
I use standard orchid bark mix with the charcoal, pumice, diffrent types bark chunks, i toss it into a old blender i use just for this purpose and run it just for a sec to make everything alittle smaller, then i add some topsoil, perlite, peat, handfull of pea gravel and some Zoo Med Repti Bark which is a nice clean fur bark, mix all this together and moisten lightly and pop it into the nuke for 8 mins on high, it kills all bugs and bactieria, then pour into a larger BIG plastic bowl and keep doing the same thing till i have the bowl filled, which i make alot up befour hand of the nuking, and then let cool down befour using. What i dont use right away i zip lock baggie the rest, when i need it later i pull it out and renuke/cool down again befour filling pots.. It keeps moisture long enough to nurish the roots, but also is light airy and drains fast plus dries quickly. Aparently they love this mix from just looking at the size and health of the roots and the plant there getting some nutrients from the mix. Im not a big on of fertalizing i would rather find a way for the plant to get more nutrients and what it needs from the potting mix its in... I have 3 flasks comming in tomarrow and those babies are going right into the same mix i start these babies out in right out of the flask.. I will post pics of those and also ther growth process.. :biggrin: