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geranium question
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I planted a geranium bulb (more a root) in a trough yesterday... then today was using a broom handle to make holes for other bulbs and realised I think I put a hole straight through where I planted the geranium. I won't say the words I used... How long will it be before I can be sure of the geranium's fate please? If there's no shoots by mid-april can I be sure it's a gonner and replace it? Thanks a lot, C Ps: I'm new to gardenning. Clearly :-) |
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Are you sure it was a geranium? When you're first gardening it's difficult to get your head around all the latin names. If you were making the holes with a broom handle, I find it hard to imagine how you would have done major damage - More likely to have roughtly shoved it out of the way. So I'd be hopeful. Mid April is a bit soon to decide it's a goner. I'd wait till May or June.
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On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 23:03:01 +0100, Craven wrote:
Hi, I planted a geranium bulb (more a root) in a trough yesterday... then today was using a broom handle to make holes for other bulbs and realised I think I put a hole straight through where I planted the geranium. I won't say the words I used... How long will it be before I can be sure of the geranium's fate please? If there's no shoots by mid-april can I be sure it's a gonner and replace it? Thanks a lot, C Ps: I'm new to gardenning. Clearly :-) Geraniums don't produce anything like bulbs so I guess you planted something called a "bare root" of a hardy geranium rather than a plug plant of an annual variety (technically called "pelargomium"). Given that you only planted it a couple of days ago, the easy way to check for damage is to GENTLY, preferably with your fingers rather than a fork or trowel, poke around where you planted it. Lift it gently and check for damage before popping it back in place. It's unlikely you've damaged it beyond repair unless you whacked the broom handle in just beside the main stem bit and sheared the roots off. I'd guess the worst you've done is press it a bit deeper in the soil and it may take longer to show above the ground level. Hardy (perennial) geraniums are tough little blighters and usually shrug off our mistakes. Though if you've planted a "plug plant" of the annual variety, it'll probably be killed off by any remaining frosts you get. Don't worry about being new - we were all beginners once and we're all still learning. Jake |
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On 28/03/2011 18:15, Jake wrote:
On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 23:03:01 +0100, wrote: Hi, I planted a geranium bulb (more a root) in a trough yesterday... then today was using a broom handle to make holes for other bulbs and realised I think I put a hole straight through where I planted the geranium. I won't say the words I used... How long will it be before I can be sure of the geranium's fate please? If there's no shoots by mid-april can I be sure it's a gonner and replace it? Thanks a lot, C Ps: I'm new to gardenning. Clearly :-) Geraniums don't produce anything like bulbs so I guess you planted something called a "bare root" of a hardy geranium rather than a plug plant of an annual variety (technically called "pelargomium"). Given that you only planted it a couple of days ago, the easy way to check for damage is to GENTLY, preferably with your fingers rather than a fork or trowel, poke around where you planted it. Lift it gently and check for damage before popping it back in place. It's unlikely you've damaged it beyond repair unless you whacked the broom handle in just beside the main stem bit and sheared the roots off. I'd guess the worst you've done is press it a bit deeper in the soil and it may take longer to show above the ground level. Hardy (perennial) geraniums are tough little blighters and usually shrug off our mistakes. Though if you've planted a "plug plant" of the annual variety, it'll probably be killed off by any remaining frosts you get. Don't worry about being new - we were all beginners once and we're all still learning. Jake Brilliant, much appreciated, thanks. |
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