When do I pot up my bands...1g. to 3g.?
subk3
10 years ago
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10 years agoPoorbutroserich Susan Nashville
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I did something stupid when potting up yesterday =(
Comments (6)Some plants tend to "stall" their growth above soil somewhat for varied times after being transplanted. It's the period I hate the most cuz it often makes me think they're gonna die, but I just wait it out & treat them like normal and they start back growing again. After a transplant, the seedling will tend to get it's hold on the soil again & grow some more roots before it takes back off above soil. Peace - Steve...See MoreHow am I doing? *pics* and When to pot up?
Comments (4)I used lots of 2-inch pots, but they were also about 2.5 inches deep. More sprouted than not. So probably depth is important. I had to drain flooded trays during and after rain pretty often and had soggy pots, too. Many of the bigger ones (milk jugs and juice cartons) I didn't put in trays, just on the bare ground. That meant I had to water those more frequently, and what I started doing for the sprouted ones just before planting time was rotate them into and out of trays to water them. It's my first year, too, and I banked an entire relandscape/partial lawn removal on it. Nearly 400 containers, many were the 6-pack 2-inch, some were 2-inch peat pots (not plugs), and many more were empty milk and juice cartons and milk cartons. The past few weeks I removed the sod, dug and amended the new beds (clay/rock here), and planted just about everything. Just finished culling the ones I've given up on and still have dozens of containers hoping for a spot in my garden. They're all about the same size as what's in your containers, some a little smaller, but with true leaves....See MoreWhen to pot up cuttings, and what size pots?
Comments (1)Kristen, since they have no need to be rushed into a large pot.....which would not do well by their emerging roots, I suggest you go up only to a 4" pot until you are ready to put them outside in May. Such a sized pot will do nicely by your seedlings. They can be best kept in a moist state--no danger of overwatering in the small pot, less chance of rotting or mildew. Fertilizing can be better controlled for the size of the cutting....See MoreWhen can I tip my pots up?
Comments (7)Just throwing my twenty eight cents and a couple pictures into the pot (see what I did there). I broke the rules and tipped mine upright over this past weekend when we had our first 60 degree day on Saturday. The ground has been thawed for about three weeks now. The daffodils are 4-5 inches out of the ground with buds, crocus in full bloom, snow drops are done and the hellebore are beginning to open up. With all this activity I got nervous the hostas might pop early again this year. So I did my research and looked to see what the average temps would be and sure enough we are into the 40-50 highs with 33-35 lows. So I figured better to tip them all and get them cleaned up and ready for spring because it never fails that someone will show their pips too soon for their own good. Sure enough, two of my three Andrew and Sea Gulf Stream had pips beginning to emerge from the soil. So . . . I removed all of last years leaves I used as insulation to make sure that there was nothing obstructing their drainage and put a fresh coat of pine mulch over them to hopefully keep them asleep for a while longer. When they break my mulch barrier I will know there's no turning back and will have to begin covering them until April. Like the gentlemen have advised, it is best to wait until your hard freezes are done. My zone 7a is fickle in March and everything always has a tendency to think it's spring and shoot 4 inches out of the ground only to get some weird single day snow cover the last week in March (never fails). So I figure this way I am prepared to cover what does decide to show up early. We will also be getting a lot of rain this month but since I know the pots won't freeze and the drainage is good I have nothing to worry about. So here I was Feb 4th, little over a month ago during our two weeks of 20F. Brrrrr. And today March 12th with everyone ready to go. :) The green in the one pot in the middle is a tough-as-nails Pulmonaria that never really went dormant and has started putting out new growth already. AND THE FIRST ROSE OF SPRING !!!! Well . . . not a rose, but cute. Ludi...See Morerosesinny
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