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TheWaterbug
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Seedling ID help?

I sowed some arugula, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower into some starter cups. Clever me, I put them in alphabetically so I wouldn't have to label them.

Then I forgot which way was up :D

Each set of 2 columns is one type of seed:
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3552590/AruguBroccoBrusseCauliflowerOrCauliBrusseBroccArugula_web.jpg[/img]

So the leftmost columns are either arugula or cauliflower.

They all look alike to me!

Here's a closeup of the arugula/cauliflower:
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/3552590/AruguCauliflowerOrCaulArugula_web.jpg[/img]

TWC015
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You will have to wait a little longer to ID these seedlings. They don't have any true leaves yet so it is nearly impossible to determine which Brassica are right. It is still hard to determine which type they are basing it on the first 1 or 2 true leaves, especially B. oleracea (broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, cauliflower).

When the first true leaves of arugula show, you can probably differentiate these since they have a different shape and are a different species. The rest are the same species and have nearly identical leaves until the 3rd or 4th true leaf which is when they begin to take on their actual shape. I'm quite good at determining them at this stage.



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