My Red Letter Day

grannybroon

Well, today I hit the jackpot! I work for a Council and from the end of June the plant nursery has a plant sale, donates to local groups etc any excess plants and then this week any residue is up for grabs for folk in the Council as it will be disposed of early next week to make room for the winter bedding which is already being cultivated and plugs in the greenhouses!.

I popped down today and for the price of a large Tetley teabag pack and some choccie biscuits I have at least 15 huge trailing begonias (which can be lifted and stored), 15 huge petunia surfinias and at least 40 gorgeous bedding begonias in quite a deep red.

My quandry is that while I have some free pots for the trailing stuff, can I put the remainder into my borders in back garden which I don't usually plant with bedding? Will they still be OK if they don't have pots to trail over? I did plant 6 begonia tubers last month in pots and they are not thriving so I think I will replace with these lovely strong plants. The bedding begonias not a problem as I can dot them in anywhere.

I am so chuffed as the plants are so healthy and big! Got DH to bring down a big bag of potting compost from the garage today and can't wait to get going as it is also going to mean instant colour. Beats my usual B&Q multisaving packs of Busy Lizzie!

GB

redruby

Well done GB :j :T :T :j

meanmarie

I know that jealousy will get me nowhere, so congratulations!

Marie

Jack's_mummy

wow lucky you

olly300

grannybroon wrote: »

My quandry is that while I have some free pots for the trailing stuff, can I put the remainder into my borders in back garden which I don't usually plant with bedding? Will they still be OK if they don't have pots to trail over? I did plant 6 begonia tubers last month in pots and they are not thriving so I think I will replace with these lovely strong plants. The bedding begonias not a problem as I can dot them in anywhere.

GB

My begonia tubers took 6 weeks before anything happened. So I wouldn't chuck the ones out in pots yet. I would get more pots and plant the new plants in them.

grannybroon

Thanks olly. I think I will transfer my tiddlers to the borders and replace with the big super duper ones for instant effect.

GB

grannybroon

Well, having thought I had too many plants, I have been out tonight potting like crazy and it is surprising where the plants go. I do like to make sure I cram plants into pots to get a really good show. Begoinias and petunias mostly planted and my wee begonias now in the borders. Just have to plant the bedding begonias tomorrow or Friday to add colour to the borders.

Wind again very drying so have been out hosing yet again to make sure pots don't dry out. Watered neighbours pansies as they were totally gasping over the side of their pots. They don't have a hose so watering can doesn't really tickle the soil.

GB

olly300

I water my flowers without a hose both in pots and in the ground.

The trick is to get your plants well established in the ground and munch them. Then if you need to water them get a device that means you are watering their roots.