Buying Bedding Plants.
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Organic Tips for your Garden | Posted:
Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:27 am
The strip has become the most popular way to buy bedding plants for transplanting into containers or beds. These plants are grown in a series of snap-off strips which are made of rigid polystyrene or flimsy plastic.One problem is roots may be damaged as you pry them apart, this is less likely to happen than with tray-grown ones.
Trays. are the traditional method of buying bedding plants, it is also the cheapest way, but roots are often damaged when the plants are torn apart at planting time.
Packs. are made of flimsy plastic and is made up of usually 4-24 individual pots.
Each pot contains a single plant that are usually detached at the time of the sale.It is more expensive to buy plants this way , but there is no root disturbance at planting time. This type of unit is becoming more popular, especially for plants that hate root disturbance.
Pots.Individual pots are the most expensive way to buy bedding plants, this is usually the way to buy dot plants and top quality stock.Plants sold in pots, are usually available over a longer period of time and not just during the bedding-out season. This is a way to buy choice plants, but too expensive for mass bedding.
A`word of warning-------- do NOT buy plants which have been lifted out of the tray, and then wrapped in newspaper.
Mrs Greenthumb
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