What do you do with Plug plants? Parts 1 & 2

[veggiechicken]

Nasturtiums? Trailing fuchsias or geraniums? Lobelia? Petunias/surfinas. Any of the hanging basket flowers.
Even, dare I say it..........................begonias

[rary]

Psssst SusieG, sell you some Bacopa. just 20p a plant
No you are not too late to sow seeds, if you get some plug plants, some of the ones VC has mentioned, you can sow nasturtium direct into the barrow, or you could buy some larger plants and take cuttings i have noticed some places selling their larger plants at reduced prices, it just makes your display later but just as good

[rary]

This is an update on some of the plants I was pressured into buying by VC and SP

The ones in the trays are being hardened off and will be planted into an other five tiered container
How are yours getting on girls

[veggiechicken]

Mine are all over the place, rary - especially as the blackbirds seem to enjoy pulling out the begonias and hurling them across the garden. My fault for not planting them properly.
Some of the big leaved begonias look good; the salvias and verbena are NOT a blaze of colour I blame myself for getting carried away with the excitement of ordering, then being overwhelmed by all the little pluggers and not looking after them as I should have!

I'll do better next time - I've just ordered 144 more plugs!



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[SusieG]

VC ..................No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, noooooooooo...................

I mustn't do it ....... going away for a week on Saturday and they'd perish by the time I get back ........

[veggiechicken]

Its OK Susie because I haven't put a link up! Its from T&M and came in an email. If I copy the link it gives you all my email address. Last time that happened all sort of things were added to my basket

[Small pumpkin]

Yours are looking good rary. Mine haven't done so well. The only things that haven't been eaten but voles or rabbits are the begonias and they just haven't grown very much.
Next year I will grow everything on a bit more in pots before planting out, and keep my fingers crossed.

[rary]

SP, I took the dog for a walk earlier this evening and took these photos evidently the snails, voles and rabbits dont like these flowering plants ladies mantle in GCs for �5.00 +

geranium (cranes bill) GC �5.00 +

Achillea? seeds for �2. + a field with hundreds of plants growing in it behind my house, it also has these lovely coloured plants if you wait a bit I could send you thousands of seeds

[Small pumpkin]

That's purple loosestrife rary. Very pretty but a little invasive

[Martin H]

The purple one is Rosebay Willowherb. At its magnificent best just now!

[Martin H]

Rary, the third one - pale pink umbels - doesn't look like Achillea, that has flatter flowerheads. It might be the common valerian, Valerian officinalis ... but it's not a plant I'm very familiar with so could be wrong.

[rary]

That's purple loosestrife rary. Very pretty but a little invasive

A little invasive, I would put it down as very invasive

and thanks Martin, it was just looking at the leaf and flower head it put me in mind of Achillea, which I have never grown, only glanced at them in other peoples gardens

[veggiechicken]

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Hoping for pansies and wallflowers, maybe snapdragons and bellis...............hope there aren't any begonias

[Small pumpkin]

Your not talking me into getting any more plugs

[rary]

Your not talking me into getting any more plugs

I say the same as SP unless you want o send me some to give yourself some room, I would give you a daily report on them so that you would feel connected with them.