Tried that one and still no luck It might be their system is playing up so I’ve contacted them quoting the codes you good people having giving me and see what they say
A problem with this discount system makes sense, as i am certain that my latest code was not used, or at least I have never received a confirmation email from SGC.
I have used them a couple of times this autumn and have been very pleased with the service and the plants supplied to me, so i would like to continue to use them.
I have only really started to look at my garden this year having fairly recently moved here. Work on the garden has followed a few years working on the house. Buying small, healthy and relatively cheap perennials is a way to hopefully add a lot more colour and interest to a very "green and shrubby" garden.
Could anyone advise me if it is still okay planting out such small plants now the weather is starting to turn, we have had a couple of frosts now here in Manchester. I thought if i could get a few more things in the ground before springtime then it might just help for next year. I don't want to kill anything!
I wouldn't plant out small plants just now - unless conditions are suitable, and they are totally hardy plants. Even then - they are more vulnerable to pest attacks - slugs mainly. Once you're more sure of your climactic conditions, and yourself, it becomes easier. If you aren't sure - keep them tucked away and wait. They wont really need much attention. If they're bursting out the pots, pot them on, but most things are heading for dormancy, so they won't grow a huge amount in the next few months anyway.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Exactly, as Fairygirl states. Pot them on if, pot bound, but wet conditions and cold weather once in the ground would have a detrimental effect on such small plants. You will not loose out because the plants are now on their winter holidays 😀 and there will be less foliage and no further flowering. Most of my plants that I buy cheap and small will be placed out while the weather is ok and then placed in my greenhouse for the winter months. If you pot them on they will have room to grow a bigger root ball and be ready for spring planting
Thanks for the advice @Fairygirl i need to learn a little more about patience! Leaving out any small potted plant in this garden is a nightmare due to those constantly digging squirrels. The garden did however come with a greenhouse, will unplanted 9cm potted plants overwinter in there okay?
Thanks for the advice @Fairygirl i need to learn a little more about patience! Leaving out any small potted plant in this garden is a nightmare due to those constantly digging squirrels. The garden did however come with a greenhouse, will unplanted 9cm potted plants overwinter in there okay?
If they are frost hard, normally I believe, within H6 or H7 range, but check RHS website for your plant. My greenhouse has no heating and these plants will survive because they are better protected from the severe weather and pest attack
Thanks again for the advice @Stevedaylilly What size pots should i use to pot on for my unheated greenhouse overwinter? Do i just water once repotted and then leave them alone?
I would repot them in to 1 litre pots if they are pot bound Rule of thumb is if the roots are showing at the base of the pot then they need repotting I would give them a good water now and leave them in the greenhouse over winter. Water them if the compost become too dried out but do not overwater over the winter months as the compost in the pots will freeze over in a server frost i would place them off the ground as well What plants are they ?
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Tried that one and still no luck
It might be their system is playing up so I’ve contacted them quoting the codes you good people having giving me and see what they say
Again thank you all for trying
Regards
Steve
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have used them a couple of times this autumn and have been very pleased with the service and the plants supplied to me, so i would like to continue to use them.
I have only really started to look at my garden this year having fairly recently moved here. Work on the garden has followed a few years working on the house. Buying small, healthy and relatively cheap perennials is a way to hopefully add a lot more colour and interest to a very "green and shrubby" garden.
Could anyone advise me if it is still okay planting out such small plants now the weather is starting to turn, we have had a couple of frosts now here in Manchester. I thought if i could get a few more things in the ground before springtime then it might just help for next year. I don't want to kill anything!
If you aren't sure - keep them tucked away and wait. They wont really need much attention. If they're bursting out the pots, pot them on, but most things are heading for dormancy, so they won't grow a huge amount in the next few months anyway.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Most of my plants that I buy cheap and small will be placed out while the weather is ok and then placed in my greenhouse for the winter months. If you pot them on they will have room to grow a bigger root ball and be ready for spring planting
Leaving out any small potted plant in this garden is a nightmare due to those constantly digging squirrels. The garden did however come with a greenhouse, will unplanted 9cm potted plants overwinter in there okay?
What size pots should i use to pot on for my unheated greenhouse overwinter?
Do i just water once repotted and then leave them alone?
Rule of thumb is if the roots are showing at the base of the pot then they need repotting
I would give them a good water now and leave them in the greenhouse over winter. Water them if the compost become too dried out but do not overwater over the winter months as the compost in the pots will freeze over in a server frost
i would place them off the ground as well
What plants are they ?