Gallery of the weak

In this post I will talk mostly about the weak seedlings living in the basement. Most of the 100+ plants are doing exceptionally well but there are a few that are not developing as fast as the majority. It is not clear what is stunting their development especially given the fact that identical conditions exist for all. But before that, here is a new curious addition to the patch. I brought a sample of Arizona succulents from a recent trip:

New "neighbors" Feb 11, 2017

And a shot of the majestic green greatness:

Winter 2016/17 new crop of sequoias is doing exceptionally well. Feb 11, 2017

Three out of four weak sequoias have yellow-grayish needles with the problem starting from the tips. One seedling has the "purple menace" that was taking out a great number of sequoias in the previous years. The growth has stunted. In the past some plants affected by the purple disease fully recovered while some got much worse over time and died.

#303 with yellow needles on top. Feb 11, 2017

#313 with gray needles. Most of th plant is affected. Feb 11, 2017

#319 has significant damage with needles turning gray and thin. Feb 11, 2017

#350 has top (secondary) needles thin and gray. Feb 11, 2017

"Purple menace" started appearing on #345. Feb 11, 2017

Two sequoias from the back up patch were moved to the larger container. No particular reason other than to observe a comparison of seedling development from this stage forward.

#398 immediately before the move. Feb 11, 2017

#398 moved to a large container. Feb 11, 2017

In addition to this "gallery of the weak", here is a complete gallery of all sequoias taken from different angles, or as it goes - if it's worth doing, it's worth over-doing:

The reason for this excessive photo shoot is the difficulty with finding pant development over longer periods of time. As I am looking at the pictures taken four years ago it is surprisingly hard to find early stages of development. And it's absolutely unpredictable which plants would thrive and which would perish. So, this is a message to myself 5 years from today :D

I have also moved 4 final Norway spruce to a large pot. These spruces look very unassuming above the ground, but the roots keep growing vigorously under the surface. The last moved ones the plant above was about an inch and below was in excess of 4 inches:

Norway spruce at about two months old. Feb 11, 2017