Foxglove query

AnniD

I sowed a fair few foxgloves seeds earlier this summer, and while most have grown on well & have been planted out, I have others that are much smaller. Although they look healthy enough, they are still really small & in 2 inch pots ! The roots are only just beginning to show through  the bottom of the pots.

I think they will still be too small to plant out in a month's time, so my question is, do I pot them on , keep them in a cold frame overwinter & plant them out in Spring, and will they flower if so?

Or shall I cut my losses & compost them?

Thanks for advice 

 

sanjy67

i put out some tiny ones last week and they seem like they are growing well so far 

nutcutlet

I'd put them all out. Maybe some won't flower til the next year but they'll get there

Posy

Very small seedlings struggle in my garden and I overwinter them in a cold frame. This year, with the late, cold spring, my indoor babies did much better than the big beefy ones I planted out in the autumn.

AnniD

Thanks all, maybe I'll hedge my bets & plant some out & put some in the cold frame

nutcutlet

a good decision Anni

Fairygirl

I find them quite robust and have kept small plants outdoors up here (Scotland) without any issues, but you could also tuck them in a sheltered spot - behind a shed or against a wall - for the winter, if  you're worried about them.