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Snapdragon Help

KatieSueKatieSue Posts: 31
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Good evening. I planted snapdragon seeds Feb / March time and have just potted on because the 9cm pots are now approaching root bound. My problem is that the plants appear weak. I pinched out the seedlings and have side shoots but the stems, shoots and leaves are weak despite the strong roots. Any ideas or advice, please? Thank you.

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  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Can you attach a picture?  Have you been blowing a fan over them, running your hand over gently, or doing anything to toughen them up?  Are they getting enough sun light?
    Utah, USA.
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited June 2021
    If roots are strong I suggest you plant them asap in the garden.
    Water well and watch them flourish.

    Maybe potting mix was poor.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Where have they been growing?  Have they been getting enough light?

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • selinasallyselinasally Posts: 166
    DeboraWeldon said:
    Good evening. I planted snapdragon seeds Feb / March time and have just potted on because the 9cm pots are now approaching root bound. My problem is that the plants appear weak. I pinched out the seedlings and have side shoots but the stems, shoots and leaves are weak despite the strong roots. Any ideas or advice, please? Thank you.

    mine are the same and I have been holding off planting out incase they get munched
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    edited June 2021
    I have never had Antirrhinum slug chewed,  they may not flower until next year if they’re small, they can be annuals or biennial depending on sowing time. 
    Mine are also small at the moment, I’m not too worried, they will be next years flowers, you need to think 2 years ahead for biennials or perennials.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • KatieSueKatieSue Posts: 31
    Ahhh - Thank you all. Yes your advice makes sense. I will persevere and see what happens. They are a tall variety so maybe it is early days yet and I may treat them as biennial and see ... Also I will water more and read up on feeding advice. I used a grow light and they are now outside so I am thinking the light is ok. Fingers crossed. Thanks all.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    If the winters are fairly mild, some of them might last a few years.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Grow lights will make them weak,  they pull them up quicker than they naturally want to grow.   They will germinate easily and will survive in garden over winter sometimes two. 
    They don’t need feeding. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • KatieSueKatieSue Posts: 31
    Thank you.  
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