Hold Eryngium Alpinum plants over to next spring?

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  1. cajokid48

    cajokid48 New Seed

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    Guys I wonder if someone could please help with a problem?
    I have a couple of Eryngium Alpinum plants that are starting to sprout (shoot)and bearing in mind it's now December I dont think its advisable to plant them out now because of frosts.
    So is there some way to hold them over to next spring
    bearing in mind I dont have a greenhouse.
    Any thoughts on the question would be gratefully received. Stu. :-?
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Do you anywhere in your home that you could store them until the risk of frost is past? If not then maybe a garage or an outside building that's frost free would be a good idea.
     
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    Droopy Slug Slaughterer Plants Contributor

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    I have to ask - did you sow them somewhere indoors since they're sprouting now?
     
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    cajokid48 New Seed

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    Thanks for replying eileen and droopy, should I put them in pots of compost( John Innes) and keep them in the porch (frost free) till next spring?
    If so should I water them or leave them dry? Thanks. :-D
     
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    cajokid48 New Seed

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    Hi Droopy,no I didn't sow them indoors I just left them in a paper bag as I was given them and left them in a closed porch and totally forgot about them till last week. :oops:
     

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