Hi Fairygirl Thank you, I've put the obelisk together and driven it well into the ground. I'm hardening off the two plants by day. I'm assuming slugs are a problem?
I find putting smaller plants (I know the size of the Asda ones you've got) into a deep clematis pot for a while lets them get a bit of growth on and a decent root system, so that they are sturdier plants to plant out in a bed or border. It's easier to keep slugs away from them in a pot as you can protect them more readily, especially if you don't like using pellets.
I bought a few that sort of size two years ago, potted them up as described till late summer and then planted them out. By then, they were good sized plants and have gone from strength to strength.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Rouge Cardinal is a good do-er Fishy. Flowers very well
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hi Fairygirl
Thank you, I've put the obelisk together and driven it well into the ground. I'm hardening off the two plants by day. I'm assuming slugs are a problem?
They're always a problem Fishy
I find putting smaller plants (I know the size of the Asda ones you've got) into a deep clematis pot for a while lets them get a bit of growth on and a decent root system, so that they are sturdier plants to plant out in a bed or border. It's easier to keep slugs away from them in a pot as you can protect them more readily, especially if you don't like using pellets.
I bought a few that sort of size two years ago, potted them up as described till late summer and then planted them out. By then, they were good sized plants and have gone from strength to strength.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Good point FG, I've done that with my lupins not to mention poor delphiniums, two more plant species with 'lunch' written on them in 'sluggish'
It's why I stopped growing them years ago Fishy. Too much bother
We've had a cold enough winter to kill more of them off, coupled with a milder spell which let plants get going. Pity it's not always like that
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...