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To pot or not to pot
Bev Fitch
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Hi I'm new to gardening, but decided my hand at trying to grow perennials from seed for next year, they have germinated but unsure when or how they should look so I can pot the seedlings on, can anyone help?
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Can you list the perennials you have germinated Bev? Each one may need slightly different treatment. In general, once they have formed true leaves (rather than just the 2 initial seed leaves) you prick them out from the seed tray and place each one into a small pot (7cm, 3 inch) and grow them on, preferably in a cold frame where you can leave them over the winter. In the spring when they appear again, you can plant them into their final growing positions in the ground.
Hi they are Stocks which are Biennials and Poppy, they both have the 2 little leaves so sounds like I need to leave them a little longer. I don't have a cold frame yet will a conservatory be okay for now?
I sowed them into seed cells ( I think that is what they call them) that sit In a tray, it sounds a good guide looking for the root system, thanks for that. I'll have to see if I can sort something out about a cold frame but the conservatory will have to do for now I think.