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Rookie80Rookie80 Posts: 8
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 Bought some plug plants and have no idea what to do! I didnt even know what a plug plant was! I assumed they would be bigger and i could just plant them straight out in my garden bed. Take it i cant do that?! Dont have that much space in my house, so can i leave them outside or are they all going to die! Too much pressure lol how do i know how to arrange them when i do plant them. Have no idea how they will look!! Arghhhhh ;)
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,896
    😀 What sort of plants are they?

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • LynLyn Posts: 21,921
    What are they, if they are summer bedding they will all need to be potted up into 3” pots and kept indoors for a bit longer, it’s very cold at nights at the moment, I plant mine out at the mid to end of May. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Rookie80Rookie80 Posts: 8
    Your collection will consist of 6 plug plants of each of the following varieties: Achillea 'Cassis', Aquilegia 'Mrs Scott Elliott', Coreopsis 'Golden Joy' (Sunray/Presto/Early Sunrise), Delphinium 'Dark Blue & White Bee', Dianthus (Pinks) 'Rockin Red', Digitalis (Foxglove) 'Dalmatian Mixed', Doronicum 'Little Leo', Echinacea (Cone Flower) 'Primadonna Rose' (Nectar Pink), Gaillardia 'Mesa Bright Bicolour', Gaura 'Sparkle White', Leucanthemum 'Crazy Daisy' and Verbena 'Buenos Aires'. 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 11,429
    You've got a fair few there David , they are classed as perennials but l am willing to bet they are on the small side. Personally l wouldn't risk planting them straight outside, l would pot them up and grow them on until you can see the roots coming out of the bottom of the pots. Then they will be more able to cope with the great outdoors. You could try Freecycle for pots, thereby saving money and being environmentally friendly! 
  • LynLyn Posts: 21,921
    Have you got room for 72 little pots they take up a lot of windowsill space. 
    When you pot them up you may need to loosen the roots a bit or they’ll continue to grow round and round in the pot.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Rookie80Rookie80 Posts: 8
    Thanks for the advice so far. Next stupid questions... where would you leave them inside? Window sill on north facing garden or would there not be enough sunlight? How long do ihave to plant them up if they came today?
  • LynLyn Posts: 21,921
    Pot up as soon as you can, they are probably abit root bound but that’s not a problem if you just untangle them gently. 
    If you had somewhere very sheltered they may live out, seeing as they are perenials, that means they grow again every year.
    Dont suppose you have a little plastic greenhouse or a cold frame, they need to be protected from these mornings frost were getting at the moment. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 11,429
    Whereabouts are you David ? If you have somewhere sheltered, up against the house wall for example,  and you are in a warmer part of the country, you may be okay.
  • Rookie80Rookie80 Posts: 8
    Thanks again. I live in south wales. I have a shed that has a window. Could i put them in there when it is going to be cold?!
  • LynLyn Posts: 21,921
    Perfect, you can bring them out through the day, put them in at nights.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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