Overwintering new plants
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I bought a load of new perennials earlier this year from mini plugs as well as germinating a few lupin and sweet pea seeds (as deliberate late sowings) and have been gradually potting them on.
The majority of them are now in 9cm pots and are JUST starting to show roots popping out the bottom.
The lavenders, lupin and sweet pea however, are still in cell trays as they came later.
My question is how best to look after them through the winter?
Should I continue potting on to larger pots, leave them as they are or should I look at getting them in the ground? I don't have their final resting place created yet as they will be going in brand new beds, however, I could possibly find space in the veg beds if necessary.
Also I do have more than enough greenhouse space if this would be best, alternatively I have plenty of plastic wall cloches so could leave up against the house and cover.
Up until now I've been more a veggie grower so this is new territory for me so would greatly appreciate the advice.
Lupin - collected seed
Sweet pea - collected seed
Verbena - bought as plug
Coreopsis - bought as plug
Lavender - bought as plug
Geum - bought as plug
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re those foxgloves in the last but one photo? I would get those planted out but none of the others.
In the sticks near Peterborough
I wouldn’t plant those Foxgloves out here, I would pot them on until they are much bigger plants, that way the slugs won’t eat them off to the ground, then plant out in March. The Primulas can be planted out, the slugs don’t seem to go for those much And they are a Winter, early spring flower.
i have several of those plastic greenhouses that I use as upright cold frames, can store loads of plants for very little space, leaving the zips open in all but the fiercest weather,
all the other others I would leave just as they are, they won’t grow much more through the winter and you can pot them on in Spring. I’m a great believer in bringing on a plant up to a 4/5” Pot before it goes out.
I've never known slugs to go for foxgloves ... almost everything else but not them ... you must have some hungry ones down your way Lyn.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It’s always wet here Dove, like at Hostas place, that’s why, there are millions of them, they go for many different plants.