Lynne24, believe me, there is no such thing as a silly question - we all start somewhere and somewhen, and we all learn from each other on here - so keep asking and asnwering and we will all do well for each other.
i love foxgloves and grow them every year.. mine are still in green house will palnt htem after xmas...
i have found to keep slugs off plants if you dont want to use pellets.. is to lay all your ol lettuce leaves and cabbage etc round the plants.. t hey eat these instead.. by time get to end of them they are full.. i have been doing that for that last few months and it seems to be working.. and it saves it goin in food waste bin.. but the composter misses them..
I ordered mixed digitalis plugs (24) from jparker and they arrived today, about 3" high and lots of dead leaves some green too, but I can see the roots and they look ok. Just worried its still frozen outside and snow is just receeding, just wondering when I shoould plant them. They are in utility room now and trying best to keep them moist, or should I put them into green house, maybe equally cold, not sure what to do with them, I hope they won't die, I was hoping that they deliver them in March or April (yet true to thier word 28 days;)
The other thing I should say we are quiet exposed and the soil is heavy and not very good drainage, but I try to get over that by making a big hole and filling lots of compost, would that work for digitalis? I've seen them growing in the forest nearby. Many thanks
I would pot them up and grow them on in the greenhouse for a bit-but they are hardy plants so dont want it too warm-then when things dry up a bit outside plant them in the garden-say in around 4/6weeks or so?
Depends how big they are-might need to grow a bit bigger.
If you bought them as plugs now, that means they were grown last year, which means they will flower this year, if you dont get them in they ground October, its best to overwinter in a cold greenhouse and plant them in mid March.
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thanks all you guys for the advice, i dont know what i would without this site, you are all so knowledgeable
Lynne24, believe me, there is no such thing as a silly question - we all start somewhere and somewhen, and we all learn from each other on here - so keep asking and asnwering and we will all do well for each other.
thanks bookertoo, your comment means a lot
i love foxgloves and grow them every year.. mine are still in green house will palnt htem after xmas...
i have found to keep slugs off plants if you dont want to use pellets.. is to lay all your ol lettuce leaves and cabbage etc round the plants.. t hey eat these instead.. by time get to end of them they are full.. i have been doing that for that last few months and it seems to be working.. and it saves it goin in food waste bin.. but the composter misses them..
but it is worth the loss to keep my plants safe.
Hiya,
I ordered mixed digitalis plugs (24) from jparker and they arrived today, about 3" high and lots of dead leaves some green too, but I can see the roots and they look ok. Just worried its still frozen outside and snow is just receeding, just wondering when I shoould plant them. They are in utility room now and trying best to keep them moist, or should I put them into green house, maybe equally cold, not sure what to do with them, I hope they won't die, I was hoping that they deliver them in March or April (yet true to thier word 28 days;)
The other thing I should say we are quiet exposed and the soil is heavy and not very good drainage, but I try to get over that by making a big hole and filling lots of compost, would that work for digitalis? I've seen them growing in the forest nearby. Many thanks
I would pot them up and grow them on in the greenhouse for a bit-but they are hardy plants so dont want it too warm-then when things dry up a bit outside plant them in the garden-say in around 4/6weeks or so?
Depends how big they are
-might need to grow a bit bigger.
If you bought them as plugs now, that means they were grown last year, which means they will flower this year, if you dont get them in they ground October, its best to overwinter in a cold greenhouse and plant them in mid March.
Cheers guys, many thanks I am off to put them out into green house now. Many thanks again
Is it ok to plant the digitalis plugs into pots and leave them outside till they can go in ground in the autumn.