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Plug plants

TeriannemilyTeriannemily Posts: 74
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I've been repottting  summer bedding plug plants for the last few years successfully. But this year had a nightmare purchased around 60 healthy plugs decent size.Only have about 8 left. Not sure where I've gone wrong, cleaned pots used multi purpose compost started off ok then they seemed to wilt and disappear. Dread looking every morning and advice on potting on as I plan to start from scratch at the weekend. Ta.

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I'm not sure anyone can offer useful advice without knowing all the detail - quality of compost, how/where they've been kept etc. Photos might help too  :)
    If the plugs have been grown in those 'teabags' as we like to call them on the forum, that can be a problem too. 
    Overwatering can cause problems, and that could be down to the type of compost if it's not the same as you normally use.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    edited March 2022
    Have you kept them warm enough? At this time of year you really need a heated greenhouse or at least a well lit window sill indoors. I used to order a lot of plug plants but never as early as this.

    As you have re-potted them, was the compost good quality? Any chance of weedkiller in it?
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes - I assumed they were somewhere warm @Busy-Lizzie , bearing in mind that it's only the beginning of March, but perhaps @Teriannemily can clarify all the points  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    What plants were they Terrianne? 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • TeriannemilyTeriannemily Posts: 74
    Thanks for replying.They are warm enough in spare room. Do you think the compost could of been to cold as stored in garage. The hardier ones have survived ie fuschia and begonias.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Which ones do you think haven’t survived,  if you looked at my fuchsias at the moment you’d think they were dead,  I know they’re not,  I’ve  got some perennials just about shooting up new green from their pots.   
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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