One Week Later (for the new seedlings)

It's been one week since I started the new batch of seedlings. I honestly can't believe how well they're doing. I also decided to give up on the other seedlings. I pulled them out, opened them up, and sure enough, rot. Boo. I killed them. Double boo. Hopefully I'll be able to keep these little guys alive. Although this is no longer a journey of the first set of seedlings, this is still a journey of my experiences and another set of seedlings.

Today I decided to pot the rest of the Thai Mango Blush. They all sprouted roots. One was about 3/4" long and curling up into itself, the rest were maybe 1/4" long. I decided to plant them in honor of losing one very sweet girl (dog) earlier this morning. Maybe when they get big and hardy, I can send them to the girl's honor and let her know how these grew for her. Such a sad morning.

Here's a photographic update of the others that I planted on 9/13. 

The row on the left, with two germinating and so pretty green, is the Thai Mango Blush. Obviously, this type is either hardy, easy or I'm just dang lucky. 

The right row is the Kaleinani (which I found out is supposed to be Ka Lei Nani, oh well, I'll keep using it the other way). The germinating one there was the first ever. Those seeds are doing well too. In the photo above, it's also the germinating one near the top. And in the photo below, the very bottom one is starting to push off the outer casing. 

That leaves me with the PinkerBlue. Will it germinate. Is it even rooting? Well, the ones in the plastic container under the paper towel haven't done a thing. I don't believe they're viable, because they never plumped. It was a crap shoot when I left them in the towels. I will keep at it and see what happens. I may pot them later, in case they prefer that. You never know, right? On the upside, I can see that one of the five below in the middle row, is coming up out of the soil. Which means it probably rooted and is starting to grow. Yay. Fingers crossed.

In case you were curious what they will one day hopefully look like*. Here's some photos from Brad's Buds and Blooms (where I bought them from). On average, it'll take 2-3 years for a first bloom. Talk about needing some patience. The Thai Mango Blush and Kaleinani I got because I rarely see those colors around (only in Hawaii). The PinkerBlue was to replace my pink that I left behind. 

Thai Mango Blush (US Version)

PinkerBlue

Kaleinani

*FYI and a disclaimer: a seedling may not look like either of the parent plants. It may look somewhat like it, but not always. Therefore, although we can call these what we want, and I can show you photos of what they will possibly look like, in all honesty, I won't know until it blooms.