On 13/11/2012 18:03, stuart noble wrote:
On 13/11/2012 12:01, stuart noble wrote:
On 13/11/2012 11:23, The Original Jake wrote:
On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:03:37 +0000, stuart noble
wrote:

On Jakes's advice I have sown some hardy annuals outdoors under glass.
They are now a couple of inches high in their seed trays and I'm
wondering when to pot them up. They will obviously slow up when the
weather gets colder but I want to give the roots all the room they
need.
What I have are nigella, cornflowers, californian poppies, and night
scented stock. They can probably just about be handled but maybe I
should leave them for a bit?
Any advice appreciated

Mine were started off in 40-cell trays (simply makes potting on a
doddle as I handle the plugs, not the plants) and are now in 9cm pots.
If yours are in "communal" seed trays the usual "large enough to
handle" rule applies though I'd say sooner rather than later so they
have a chance to get over the trauma of repotting before it gets too
cold.

Cheers, Jake
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Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes
it's raining and sometimes it's not.


Thanks Jake, I'll give it a whirl and see just how easy they are to
handle. I think a teaspoon might be best

Wow, pricking out night scented stocks is certainly a labour of love.
Never again!
The cornflower roots were 3"-4" long, so well overdue for potting up
but, at the same time, still too delicate to handle. I don't know how
you resolve that problem.
The others were relatively easy but they all look a bit bedraggled at
the moment. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

If they are not to thick I'd have left them in the trays over winter
then taken a knife to them and cut the compost into blocks about 1 inch
square and planted those into pots before planting out a few weeks later.