I am gradually taking receipt of plants I ordered on line and a few of them are in 9cm pots. Can I put them straight into the ground/pots where I intend them to stay or do I have to gradually move them up in order to increase strength, growth etc?
I think it depends on the plants. What have you ordered?
Mine go straight in the ground, but that's because I have the philosophy that I don't want to grow plants that need a lot of TLC. If I do something that they don't like and they die, then of course it wasn't meant to be.
Pot on to a good size then plant out. Tiny plants will struggle if put out now. It's surprising how quickly they'll get up to a decent size though, as the weather and conditions will improve rapidly now and encourage growth. If you have small plants which are going into big pots, you might get away with it, but put them outside and under cover at night for a while as they have probably been grown in cossetted conditions [under glass etc ] It does depend what the plants are too - too early for annuals to be planted out, but hardy perennials will adapt more quickly
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I would do just as Fairy says. i can’t ever see the point in putting them out thinking there’s a chance they might not survive! Or they can take their chances. Unless you have a load of money to buy another lot.
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Mine go straight in the ground, but that's because I have the philosophy that I don't want to grow plants that need a lot of TLC. If I do something that they don't like and they die, then of course it wasn't meant to be.
If you have small plants which are going into big pots, you might get away with it, but put them outside and under cover at night for a while as they have probably been grown in cossetted conditions [under glass etc ]
It does depend what the plants are too - too early for annuals to be planted out, but hardy perennials will adapt more quickly
i can’t ever see the point in putting them out thinking there’s a chance they might not survive! Or they can take their chances. Unless you have a load of money to buy another lot.