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Planting Instructions
1. Choose the right size pot.
The reason this is important is simply because plants grow quickly,
it's good for the roots to be able to absorb all available moisture to
prevent unused compost becoming sour. Clay pots will give you better
results as they are porous, but these days plastic is cheaper and more
widely available and perfectly suitable, plus they are easier to clean
which must be done before re-use each spring to prevent the eggs and
spores of any pests and diseases from hatching into your grow room and
killing your plants. For these plants we recommend 9cm pots. We would
also recommend a pot tray to keep them all together, see listing
pictures.
2. Choose a good quality potting compost (Not
multipurpose and never use garden soil.) We can supply professional
grade compost, as used by ourselves, please contact for cost and
quantity.
3. Fill pots with quality compost. Break it up
in your fingers to remove any lumps and get some air into it (similar to
baking a cake! ) Do not compact compost. One of the biggest mistake
made is to firm it down, as this squeezes all of the air out.
4. Make planting hole using a dibber
or blunt end of pencil or pen to gently create a hole the right size
for plug to fit into ensuring the top of plug is the same level as the
rest of compost.
5. Gently lower the plant into its planting hole
(hold the leaf of plant and not the stem) and gently fill around plug
with compost using your dibber or pencil, and water in using a watering
can with fine rose nozzle to help protect plants and retain the air.
6. Growing on.
Provide good light and sunshine with frost free conditions. It's best
to aim for a minimum of 5 degrees Celsius. Wait for compost to start to
look dry on the surface in between watering, never let it go completely
dry or waterlogged as they need water and air in the compost to be
readily available. Good quality potting compost is designed to help
achieve this. Do not at anytime during this stage use any plant food the
compost will contain enough balanced fertiliser for six weeks and by
this time your plant will have grown enough to be replanted in fresh
compost.
7. Planting out. After 3 to 6 weeks you will see
roots coming from the drainage holes at the bottom of the pot. Once this
occurs you know its ready to move your plant into its final planting
position. If you plan to grow in containers please choose a specialised
container compost and again, do not feed for first 6 weeks. After 6
weeks, start feeding with a liquid fertiliser and follow manufacturers
guidelines. If you would like to plant into open ground, dig some
multi-purpose compost into your planting site at the rate of half
compost half garden soil in top 5 inches. Keep the area weed free, and
water and feed regularly.
DELIVERY
We offer
free delivery on all purchases, no minimum spend! All plants are
dispatched on the day of purchase, excluding bank holidays and weekends.
This means they can arrive the next day, although we can't guarantee
this. Therefore it is important to ensure that someone is available to
accept the delivery, as some items will require a signature, or some may
not fit through your letterbox. If you unable to accept your delivery,
leave a note out saying you are happy for your items to be left in a
safe place or delivered to a neighbour. In the unlikely event that your
plants have not arrived, the first thing you should do is check at your
local post office or speak to your local postman as cards are sometimes
not left