"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
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I left a pot of fresh seed in the coldframe over winter, and a dozen
germinated in May. All of them have very tiny leaves indeed (some of
them have 6 leaves now). Is this normal for baby metrosideros? Other
than being minute they look healthy, and because they are so tiny they
aren't crowded for light and space yet.

I'm not sure how tough they are; whether to leave well alone and
wait for them to grow, give them a dilute liquid feed, or prick them out
into fresh compost.

Any tips?

Janet.

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Having ascertained that there really is a plant with this name --well you
must admit it does sound just a bit of a p take, I had a Google and no Joy.
Resorted to the old text books which say it will withstand the odd spells
below
zero. That's as much as I can glean.
How about trying all the methods you were querying as you have enough
seedlings to murder a few.
My individual preference would be to pot into a free draining seed compost
and give frost protection this coming winter.