Hi Primrose. They'll be very soft now if they've been indoors, don't put them straight out, harden them off a bit first. We've got frost, or close to, for the next few nights here.
Primrosecottage many people start foxgloves in propagators in January. Else you have to wait a full two years for them to flower. With luck yours may flower in a single season. Just keep potting them on. Harden them outside and plant out after the last frosts. They are a hardy plant but frost can destroy the foliage. They grow enormous in no time if treated with care.
Hi Nut&Gemma I will have a go at pricking out a couple today,but will keep them in the conservatory .(under the reading magnifier they look really good)
Thanks Gemma&Nut I can take any encouragement. Have taken the plunge and potted on the 3!!!Zinnia that germinated and chanced sowing another batch there are a few little pinhead s left in the foxglove modules so have left them to possibly get bigger , if I haven't disturbed their roots
I have a greenhouse full of seed propagated foxglove and am unsure when to plant. Our mornings are getting rather chilly here (40's) and I wonder if I should plant my foxglove out in a bed, or just let them die back naturally outside? These were pricked out seven weeks ago. Thank you, in advance, for any advice. Laura in Tolland, CT, United States
This is a UK based forum with a few posters from the EU and USA so we have no idea how cold or wet your winters get.
I think they're too small to plant outside just yet, even for a mild winter, so I would keep an eye on them and pot them on into bigger pots when roots start showing at the base. Then keep them sheltered in a greenhouse, polytunnel or cold frame and plant out in spring once any snow has gone and the ground is soft enough to plant.
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Hi Primrose. They'll be very soft now if they've been indoors, don't put them straight out, harden them off a bit first. We've got frost, or close to, for the next few nights here.
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Primrosecottage many people start foxgloves in propagators in January. Else you have to wait a full two years for them to flower. With luck yours may flower in a single season. Just keep potting them on. Harden them outside and plant out after the last frosts. They are a hardy plant but frost can destroy the foliage. They grow enormous in no time if treated with care.
Hi Nut&Gemma
I will have a go at pricking out a couple today,but will keep them in the conservatory .(under the reading magnifier they look really good
)
Hi guys
just an update on foxglove seedlings I have been promising to pot them on but have bottled out each time I looked at them
here they are I am going to use the little hair pin to do the job
They'll be OK primrose. Quite big really. They'll grow on quicker in new compost
In the sticks near Peterborough
About the size I would pot them on. If they are big enough to get hold of, it is time.
Thanks Gemma&Nut
I can take any encouragement. Have taken the plunge and potted on the 3!!!Zinnia that germinated and chanced sowing another batch
there are a few little pinhead s left in the foxglove modules so have left them to possibly get bigger , if I haven't disturbed their roots
I think they're too small to plant outside just yet, even for a mild winter, so I would keep an eye on them and pot them on into bigger pots when roots start showing at the base. Then keep them sheltered in a greenhouse, polytunnel or cold frame and plant out in spring once any snow has gone and the ground is soft enough to plant.