novice gardener in need of help!!

Hello everyone

I think I have bitten off more than I can chew....

I normally pop down to the local garden homebase and buy my flower plugs on pop them straight into my hanging baskets and window boxes. This year I thought I'd go head to head against my mum and her fabulous garden displays and plant some different flowers so I went on the internet and have purchased approx 100 beautifully colourful plant plugs such as...

BIDENS GOLDSTAR
GERANIUM GERAINBOW WHITE
PETUNIA MILLION BELLS RED
PETUNIA PINK STAR
FUCHSIA GIANT MARCUS GRAHAM
PETUNIA TUMBELINA INGA
PETUNIA TRAILING RED VELVET
FUCHSIA ERUPTION
PETUNIA WHITE


After the excitement of purchasing them I thought that Id better have a little read up on them and realised that I have bought 30mm and 40mm plugs which seem tiny to me. I guess that these plugs need extra looking after and cant go straight outside. Also Im worried that there isnt enough time for them to grow sufficiently ???But on the website it said that the plant would be ready for dispatch by the end of May.

Help, I havent got a clue what I should do with them and will be arriving any day now!!!

Thank you in advance

30 year old novice, kelly *****

 

When they arrive do not believe they glib statements about "ready to plant out now".
Pot them on and keep indoors until they settle down.
The plugs are large and should be ready to flower within a month - just keep them indoors until the flowers start to open (if you have enough room - otherwise keep them in a sheltered area)
I'm sure you'll have a lot of colour with that lot.

 

Taa-very much 'knackered grandad' haha, i know what its like keeping up with small children, Im 30 and I have a two year and a one year old and I find it difficult keeping up with them daily!!!!!

Back to the gardening....

Thank you for the advice one lots arrived today so Im going to nip out and get some large potting tray- thingys and some soil and getting potting!!!

 

Welcome to GC Kelly :WINK1:

Mom Will BE Gutted When Your Display Over Takes Hers

You Have Come to the Right Place For All the Help in the World and Knolage You Will Ever need!!! sorry carnt spell to save my life

Enjoy GC And Good Luck

 

Hi Kelly ,
welcome to the potting shed. Spending a lot of time in here 'cos IT KEEPS RAINING!! Good fun though -enjoy. Would love to see some piccies of your floral displays later on in the Summer.
Jenny

 

ahhh, thanks guys! feeling a little more confident about my little plants now... well my ability to grow them!!!
Jenny, my house is the potting shed at the mo, as my brother in laws and nieces blooming bikes are taking up the room. Just re-potted my first batch.... soon my window sils are all going to be full of plants, hubbys going to love that!!!!

Will defo post some pickys of them when theyre in full bloom.... thats is we have a summer.....!!!

 

My OH has been moaning about sharing the bedroom with 9 tomato plants that grew 24" tall. Said he was having "choking nightmares" 'cos they were nicking all the oxygen at night"

 

That's so funny!!! I put the teeniest tomato plants in grow bags in the porch, and cos I didn't know I had to prune them, we couldn't get out of the door, my neighbour had to come and cut them back for me!