Fiska's First Ferfriggin' Grow

[Fiska]

Strain: Blosser
Lighting: Indirect indoor
Grow Media/Soil Mix: Miracle-Gro Perlite and something to be decided later
Fertilizer: None yet
Temperature Range: Typical indoor temperatures (no A/C) in the Pacific Northwest
Humidity: Unknown
Started From: Clone
Start Date: 6/26/2009

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I have a vague idea what I should be doing, as I've never raised a plant or any such learning process, but have done some browsing on these forums. I'd appreciate any help anyone can give.

After unpacking, I followed the instructions that came with the email when I ordered it (perlite, use plastic cups with drainage holes, container with water), and threw up some humidity tents out of bottles and a peanut butter jar, as seen in the following pictures:











Does everything look okay? Any suggestions and knowledge is appreciated. I don't want to screw this up TOO bad (which I fear I have somehow already done).

[CoryDeLarge]

You seem to be doing ok so far. Are you keeping the perlite moist?

[Sea Mac]

(Sigh)

Those poor plants are suffering shipping shock. I usually tell people to remove the lowest 2 largest leaves from the plant to help it regain hydrostatic balance.

It seems counter-intuitive but as long as you save the existing roots and stem it will grow new leaves.

[drift]

Seamac's right. Those plants need to regain pressure, and humidity alone doesn't seem to be doing it. Clip off the bottom leaves with something you sterilized in alcohol.

[Sea Mac]

http://www.salviasource.org/forum/grow-logs/omg-help-me/msg7051/#msg7051

Search the forum for "remove leaves wilt"

[Fiska]

I did this with my plant within the first month. accept i had snapped off the second part of a "Y" branch. it seems the key to rooting cuttings from what ive found is to remove 80-85% of the leaves on the stem you are trying to root, often you are only left with 2 sets of leaves at the very tip of the stem so that it looks like a pine tree.  This is because every leaf needs a certain amount of watter to support itself, and without a rootsystem now, it wont be aable to take up enough to support them all. so you make the decision for the plant as to what leaves to support(the ones you leave) and often 2 sets will be enough to make sugar and energy for the plant, aswell as being sustainable for it.

This coupled with 24/7 humidity tent gives you a great chance of success. (though be sure to read up on our information here about propper care in a tent/greenhouse) good luck!

Seems like sound advice.

You seem to be doing ok so far. Are you keeping the perlite moist?

Yes, the perlite is being kept moist.

Here are some pictures I just took after pruning the lower leaves based on the quoted info above. For the first picture, should I remove the biggest leaf and just keep the two smallest ones, or does that seem about right? I left two large ones on the second one in case the first one ends up having too much taken off, and the third one looks to need only the two smallest.







Thank you for the prompt info everybody.

[CoryDeLarge]

They should be alright now. 

[Sea Mac]

Stems seem to have good turgor pressure now: You've saved them.

Happy Gardening!

[Hero4Evz]

Your plants look a million times better now!!!

[nitelife]

Your plants look a million times better now!!!

Yep. they sure do.
When you transplant them, please update.
Make sure they've recovered fully before you do so.
Good luck!