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plant out or pot on ?
I've been growing some thing from seed Marigolds, lettuce 'little gem',
tomatoes 'tumbling tom', aubergine (white dwarf one) , peppers They all seem to have their root showing at the bottom of them pots and what I would like to do is plant them out but I'm worried about late frosts . Should I pot them on and leave them indoors until May or risk planting them out. The Marigolds also seem to developing flowering buds which is another reason for wanted to plant them out . Plus I need room to grow some more stuff What do you think. I'm in Berkshire , with an East facing garden with good neutral soil . |
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plant out or pot on ?
Gardening_Convert wrote: I've been growing some thing from seed Marigolds, lettuce 'little gem', tomatoes 'tumbling tom', aubergine (white dwarf one) , peppers They all seem to have their root showing at the bottom of them pots and what I would like to do is plant them out but I'm worried about late frosts . Should I pot them on and leave them indoors until May or risk planting them out. snip Pot them on - no doubt about it. Even down here in Devon we're telling people to wait until the end of April or middle of May before putting them out. If you have room, you could put them in Growbags and leave them there to grow to maturity in the greenhouse. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon |
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"Gardening_Convert" wrote in message oups.com... I've been growing some thing from seed Marigolds, lettuce 'little gem', tomatoes 'tumbling tom', aubergine (white dwarf one) , peppers They all seem to have their root showing at the bottom of them pots and what I would like to do is plant them out but I'm worried about late frosts . Should I pot them on and leave them indoors until May or risk planting them out. The Marigolds also seem to developing flowering buds which is another reason for wanted to plant them out . Plus I need room to grow some more stuff What do you think. I'm in Berkshire , with an East facing garden with good neutral soil . Far to early to plant out :~( Pot on and have patience :~) Tip: You could perhaps make a sort of rack to raise the potted on things above the newly sown stuff? Jenny |
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Thanks all
I'm afraid I don't own a Greenhouse nor have room for one *SOB SOB* So they are in the conservatory and constantly annoying the wife I also have to have them high enough off the ground so my boys 4 & 1 years old won't damage them , especially the 1 year old as he has justy learned to walk (well toddle) and is into everything. Kids have no respect for plants they are just something fun and green to play with Would a cheap little plastic grow house outside be sufficient protection for them ? |
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plant out or pot on ?
"Gardening_Convert" wrote in message ups.com... Thanks all I'm afraid I don't own a Greenhouse nor have room for one *SOB SOB* So they are in the conservatory and constantly annoying the wife I also have to have them high enough off the ground so my boys 4 & 1 years old won't damage them , especially the 1 year old as he has justy learned to walk (well toddle) and is into everything. Kids have no respect for plants they are just something fun and green to play with Would a cheap little plastic grow house outside be sufficient protection for them ? Dubious - depends if you are in a very sheltered position......... Maybe you could make something like this: http://www.proportionalreading.com/plants.html Or even just planks on bricks........ Jenny |
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JennyC wrote: Dubious - depends if you are in a very sheltered position......... Maybe you could make something like this: http://www.proportionalreading.com/plants.html Now, that's really cute. I'd love some for my collection of coloured glass jugs and vases ) |
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