I don't really know what you mean by the sin bin? These were just with all the plants in a small garden centre. They seemed to care very much about their plants - they were well watered. These were the only ones that looked sad and I thought I'd resuce them and I really wanted some geranium Rozannes. I don't know now if it's eggs or this Osmocote stuff, I am really confused about what to do. Might try the pot thing but do I have to get John Innes 2 or can I used a mix of multi-purpose and organic compost? I also have some john innes 3.
OK, use a mix of JI No 3 and multi purpose - I'd use half and half.
My Rozanne looked really poorly earlier this year - it hadn't been happy where I'd planted it - too shady. I dug it up, split it into three and put them in pots with some good gritty topsoil and a sprinkle of Fish, Blood and Bone, and now they've really bulked up - each plant on its own is bigger than the original one was - I've planted them out in a sunnier position and they're looking great with lots of buds.
Hope yours perk up soon
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Vine weevil eggs are brownish and tiny (less than Imm in diameter) and impossible to spot in compost.
Yellow balls that pop when squashed sounds like the Osmacote slow release fertiliser balls - they have a liquid fertiliser in them - the shell of the ball becomes permeable when wet and the fertiliser passes through them. http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/thread/?threadId=948638
Logically, if vine weevil larvae were eating the roots of your plants you'd find the larvae in the compost, not the eggs. The eggs don't eat anything!
I think your plants just need the chance to grow on a bit. I'd pot them up in a mix of John Innes No 2 loam based compost, with some added grit, and look after them for a while - you should get stronger plants that way.
Thanks Dov, yes I did think how can eggs be doing any damage loooll. :-) But I was/am worried. There was no water in these balls when I cracked them. I have asked do I definitely need JI2 compost and grit? I am quite annoyed about having to now pot these up when I had earmarked where to put them in the bedding area. Sigh and cryyyy :-( Can you please advise on other care - shall I feed it with anything or just water?
Osmacote slow release fertiliser balls are hollow shells with liquid inside ...Dovefromabove says:
....... Yellow balls that pop when squashed sounds like the Osmacote slow release fertiliser balls - they have a liquid fertiliser in them - the shell of the ball becomes permeable when wet and the fertiliser passes through ......
That's okay Dove..okay I will not panic and throw these plants away. After work I am goin to go and pot them. Thank you v much for the help! I will give the balls the benefit of the doubt and not think they are eggs. Anyway most of them are now in the bin but I will rescue the plants after work, they are laying in a bowl with not much compost around them at all.
On a separate note, if I want anymore hardy geraniums, can anyone recommend a good supplier? I would like healthy plants.
The sin bin is where they put dying plants at reduced prices. Always worth a look for cheap plants you can nurture back to health. It's particularly good for shrubs and perennials but it might not be worth buying annuals . I don't know about vegetables.
Oh okay B3 well these were not in a sin bin. This shop didn't have one - their prices are just good overall. Another shop I've been to does have a sin bin as you call it and I did buy some lavenders for 20p a couple of month ago. But these were definitely not on the sin bin, but maybe could have been if they had one loolll!!
Osmacote slow release fertiliser balls are hollow shells with liquid inside ...Dovefromabove says:
....... Yellow balls that pop when squashed sounds like the Osmacote slow release fertiliser balls - they have a liquid fertiliser in them - the shell of the ball becomes permeable when wet and the fertiliser passes through ......
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Well if it's in the sin bin, they've given up on it anyway
I don't really know what you mean by the sin bin? These were just with all the plants in a small garden centre. They seemed to care very much about their plants - they were well watered. These were the only ones that looked sad and I thought I'd resuce them and I really wanted some geranium Rozannes. I don't know now if it's eggs or this Osmocote stuff, I am really confused about what to do. Might try the pot thing but do I have to get John Innes 2 or can I used a mix of multi-purpose and organic compost? I also have some john innes 3.
OK, use a mix of JI No 3 and multi purpose - I'd use half and half.
My Rozanne looked really poorly earlier this year - it hadn't been happy where I'd planted it - too shady. I dug it up, split it into three and put them in pots with some good gritty topsoil and a sprinkle of Fish, Blood and Bone, and now they've really bulked up - each plant on its own is bigger than the original one was - I've planted them out in a sunnier position and they're looking great with lots of buds.
Hope yours perk up soon
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks Dov, yes I did think how can eggs be doing any damage loooll. :-) But I was/am worried. There was no water in these balls when I cracked them. I have asked do I definitely need JI2 compost and grit? I am quite annoyed about having to now pot these up when I had earmarked where to put them in the bedding area. Sigh and cryyyy :-( Can you please advise on other care - shall I feed it with anything or just water?
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Sorry, we cross-posted
If the balls were empty then the fertiliser has all been used up.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
That's okay Dove..okay I will not panic and throw these plants away. After work I am goin to go and pot them. Thank you v much for the help! I will give the balls the benefit of the doubt and not think they are eggs. Anyway most of them are now in the bin but I will rescue the plants after work, they are laying in a bowl with not much compost around them at all.
On a separate note, if I want anymore hardy geraniums, can anyone recommend a good supplier? I would like healthy plants.
The sin bin is where they put dying plants at reduced prices. Always worth a look for cheap plants you can nurture back to health. It's particularly good for shrubs and perennials but it might not be worth buying annuals . I don't know about vegetables.
Oh okay B3 well these were not in a sin bin. This shop didn't have one - their prices are just good overall. Another shop I've been to does have a sin bin as you call it and I did buy some lavenders for 20p a couple of month ago. But these were definitely not on the sin bin, but maybe could have been if they had one loolll!!
Oops
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Or the weevils have hatched out