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Postby caroljoyce » Tue Apr 03, 2018 6:02 pm

I bought 6 trays of geranium plug plants today.

Do you think they'd be ok to put in a cold greenhouse?
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Re: Plug plants

Postby Poohdog » Tue Apr 03, 2018 7:40 pm

They should be ok Carol...keep away from the windows.
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Re: Plug plants

Postby laurie53 » Tue Apr 03, 2018 7:59 pm

I would bring them on a bit first. They m might take a check or fail to thrive.

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Re: Plug plants

Postby Monika » Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:56 pm

Personally, I would use some fleece or even newspaper for a little protection. Good luck.
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Re: Plug plants

Postby laurie53 » Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:34 am

You certainly wouldn't be thinking of anything like that up here, Carol.

Lots of the white stuff travelling horizontally and as cold as I've been all winter!
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Re: Plug plants

Postby marieann » Wed Apr 04, 2018 1:52 pm

My brother lost the ones he was bringing on in the greenhouse and he had some heating on. Can you keep them on windowsills for a while longer, Carol?
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Re: Plug plants

Postby caroljoyce » Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:50 pm

Thanks for the replies - Yes maybe I'll keep then indoors for a couple of weeks..
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Re: Plug plants

Postby laurie53 » Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:50 pm

Although you still talk about plug plantsm Carol, I assume you've already potted them on?

Be careful of windowsills, the sun already has some strength and they may burn.
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Re: Plug plants

Postby caroljoyce » Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:24 pm

laurie53 wrote:Although you still talk about plug plantsm Carol, I assume you've already potted them on?

Be careful of windowsills, the sun already has some strength and they may burn.


No I only bought them yesterday. I shall pot them on when they're bigger.
I'll be careful not to let them burn. Thanks laurie.
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Re: Plug plants

Postby laurie53 » Thu Apr 05, 2018 8:10 am

Plugs are very much more at risk, Carol.

The root ball is not insulated by soil, and even one degree of ground frost may kill the fine root hairs.
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Re: Plug plants

Postby caroljoyce » Thu Apr 05, 2018 8:23 am

Last night I kept then in my front hallway.

We don't have heat on in there but it's frost free and there's plenty of light.

I'll see how they progress.
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Re: Plug plants

Postby laurie53 » Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:49 am

You know tout own micro climate best, of course, and normally the first week of April would be fairly safe, but we had -7 last night, and the snow gates are closed again up country!
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