We suspected that several of the seedlings would not make it when we first put them in the ground. These were the plants that sprouted in teeny six pack containers. My watering schedule during the month of April was not sufficient, therefore they did not get a proper start. I theorize that the small containers allowed for quick evaporation of the water, thus stunting the plants.
Many hung on for a while. It was always so strange to see the four inch high plants situated next to the two foot plus monsters. One by one, the tiny seedlings faded and died. Some I pulled out of the ground as soon as their pitiful little leaves begin to wilt. No sense prolonging the inevitable.
Below is a picture of one of the lackluster specimens.
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