What keeps grow plugs together?
hydroangel
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Comments (35)The last two photos again are breath-taking. I'm in rose heaven on this thread. What a striking difference from the usual suburban sameness that most of us see everywhere. If only more people knew that you can create your own paradise and surround yourself with beauty, and expose your children to the delights of a garden like this, which also draws in many birds and little creatures for them to enjoy and find out about. It's a nurturing and calming place for everyone, just what this increasingly stressful world needs. Ingrid...See Moregrowing mexican heather from plugs
Comments (3)Hi, thanks so much for the advice. I am going to try my nurseries first but I did find out from the grower that they will ship me fewer trays and charge me a small "low order" fee so it might be a little more cost effective than a 4 tray order. (each tray has 100 plugs!) I have a large linear area to plant but I definitely don't need 400 plants. I'm wondering, when you grow from plugs, do you do it in a greenhouse? I was planning on setting them out in a shaded area in my backyard. Also, what are cell pacs and where could I find them. I was thinking about planting them into 4 inch peat pots that could go directly into the garden bed when they are mature enough. Bad or good idea? And lastly, you mentioned potting up to next step. How do you decide when the plugs are ready to go into the planting bed? I'm in Houston so once fall arrives our weather is pretty mild. thanks so much for this info. I really appreciate the feedback!...See MoreGrowing Ornamental Grasses in Plugs
Comments (4)I'm in the process of nursing, and planting out, ~750 plugs of over 50 varieties of grass. I wintersowed the seeds in 1.5" square, 3" deep paper plant bands, 64 to a flat. The seeds were sown by hand, and ranged from 3 to 30 seeds per cell, depending on the type of grass, and the inventory of seeds. Success (or failure) is varying wildly. Some things have had complete germination, and others, none at all. Most varieties are somewhere in between. I'm experimenting with the planting, as well. In some cases, I'm planting individual plugs, and in others, I'm putting as many as 4 together in a clump. Some are being potted up into larger plant bands, and won't be put in the ground until fall....See MoreAnyone growing grasses from plugs?
Comments (20)I thought I'd update what turned into a nightmare of an experience. I ordered and payed in mid-July, and the plugs arrived at the coop organizer's home in Illinois in early August. Here's what they looked like at her house on August 4: I received my plugs today. All except the Acorus are in awful shape. Some will not survive, but I think I can nurse most to health. An incredible combination of excuses accompanied the delay in the organizer shipping the plugs out, and she has many many people threatening legal action against her. So here's my plan: They're sitting in shallow water right now, and I'll start potting them up in 300's this afternoon. I'm going to cut off all dead foliage, but leave the rest be for now. I'll keep them in the indirect light of the carport for a week or two, and just take them outside to get whatever light rain we may get. After a week or so, I'll give them a very dilute dose of compost tea, and start hardening them off with more and more time outside. They'll stay in the pots this fall, and I'll bury the pots in nursery beds for the winter. Any other suggestions for my O*G*M*A*S*H will be appreciated....See Morebilberrybrian
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