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Small alpines from diy shop what to do now

a1154a1154 Posts: 1,108
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I couldn’t resist a tray of small alpines, they are mostly saxifrage and phlox. 7cm pots, the plants fill the pots, so lots of growth, but they aren’t pot bound, I see roots but not that much. 
I don’t know whether to pot on, and I don’t know whether to put in greenhouse or no. I went to put them in the greenhouse but it felt too hot (its still pretty cold here, but sunny today).
i know alpines don’t need heat, but I’m wondering if they come in from warmer areas to make them more advanced, and will now get a shock. 
They will eventually go onto a south facing slope, fairly dry, but it feels wet and cold at the moment. 

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    they will be hardy under normal circumstances but have they been softened up by being indoors at the shop?


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • a1154a1154 Posts: 1,108
    That’s my thoughts. They were outside, but clearly just arrived as they are in such good nick, and anything more than a few days old normally suffers in the diy shops. I was worried about my other greenhouse inhabitants when I found how hot it was though. 
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    can you have them out in the day and put them back at night for a while


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • a1154a1154 Posts: 1,108
    Gardening isn’t for lazy people, is it? Yes can do! Would you pot on or go into the ground in a few weeks? 
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