[SYANBS] Eucalyptus rubida - started 2024

[Promethius]

Seeds from an eBay seller.

1:1 coir and perlite mix, vermiculite topping, sown this weekend.

[Promethius]

These have not been hugely successful. A couple of tiny seedlings appeared after a month, then didn’t budge for the last 2-3 months. Possibly something to do with the coir used in my mix? I used the same seller a year ago without issues, but that was in summer and the seed may have been fresher.

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Repotted yesterday. I’m not holding my breath but will report back if they survive.

[Promethius]

These are my only survivors (and as you can see, shortly this will be my sole survivor). I was wimpy and didn't stem cut as I've done with this species before.

I don't think I've done anything differently in comparison to when I had a bumper crop from the same seed supplier 12 months earlier, except that I planted the previous crop out later in the year. Even so, growth has been weak this year for both these and the last year's crop. Possibly a microclimate thing, lots of heat waves this year.