[mrs bouquet]

I bought the same as you loam ranger. £9.99 for 100 + 60 free. They arrived yesterday and are now sitting pretty in 6 and a half seed trays. So 156 good plants plus 3 looking a little travel sick so potted on into paper-pots.

I ordered the ready to plant straight out, Balcony and upright geraniums, and blue and white salvias.
But what were your mystery 3 plants ?

[Paul Plots]

I bought the same as you loam ranger. £9.99 for 100 + 60 free. They arrived yesterday and are now sitting pretty in 6 and a half seed trays. So 156 good plants plus 3 looking a little travel sick so potted on into paper-pots.

I ordered the ready to plant straight out, Balcony and upright geraniums, and blue and white salvias.
But what were your mystery 3 plants ?

Out of the 100 plus 60 "free" I potted on 156. 3 plants were a bit worse for wear so I stuck those in paper pots - they were, like the rest, geraniums. 1 seemed to be missing.. so 159 geraniums for just under £10. Pretty good.

Already they are more than double the original size and looking healthy. Enough for my parents front garden and some for me at home.  :happy:

Picture = 1 of 6 and a half trays just after pricking out.

[tobytyke]

Plus, if you order at jersey plants direct thru Quidco you get 10% cashback, an even better deal 

[fisher]

those plugs look a good deal.  im wondering how much work/space it takes to bring them to flower?  we have a summer fair at school early july and im thinking we could sell geraniums in pots quite successfully then.  ive got somewhere to start them off but would i need to pot on a couple times or somethin?  any help appreciated

[Jamie Butterworth]

those plugs look a good deal.  im wondering how much work/space it takes to bring them to flower?  we have a summer fair at school early july and im thinking we could sell geraniums in pots quite successfully then.  ive got somewhere to start them off but would i need to pot on a couple times or somethin?  any help appreciated

When they arrive i just pot into some 6 cell trays, like you would buy them from the garden centre, then just let them grow into nice big plants, i like your idea of selling them at a summer fair

[Paul Plots]

those plugs look a good deal.  im wondering how much work/space it takes to bring them to flower?  we have a summer fair at school early july and im thinking we could sell geraniums in pots quite successfully then.  ive got somewhere to start them off but would i need to pot on a couple times or somethin?  any help appreciated

I've plonked mine into trays. 24 in a standard tray as the plug plants were very small. Buying pots of multi-cell trays would add to your costs so, perhaps, nearer the July fair you might pot them on into large paper-pots for sale. The plants would be fine for 3 weeks or so in paper-pots and could be sold individually at the fair with no additional costs other than compost.

Just a suggestion. 

[mrs bouquet]

As we have been speaking some have just arrived, The 'ready-to-plant-out' upright geraniums called 'red firecracker'.  They look very good and healthy, but are still very small. I don't think planting out yet is a very good plan.  Mrs Bouquet.

[mumofstig]

It does make you wonder about the size description though, doesn't it 

[Paul Plots]

As we have been speaking some have just arrived, The 'ready-to-plant-out' upright geraniums called 'red firecracker'.  They look very good and healthy, but are still very small. I don't think planting out yet is a very good plan.  Mrs Bouquet.

Who's going to be a busy Mrs B?   

[maxyboo]

Just received my 70 "garden ready" geraniums. They look healthy enough but are smaller than I expected. Wouldn't dare plant them out at this size. Still a good price though.

[Paul Plots]

Just received my 70 "garden ready" geraniums. They look healthy enough but are smaller than I expected. Wouldn't dare plant them out at this size. Still a good price though.

Pot them up... keep them warmish and not too wet... they will soon grow bigger. Mine are doing pretty well from the smallest size plugs. 

[maxyboo]

Thanks Learner.I have some small pots ready but didn't receive them until 5pm yesterday so will have to repot today, after work. They are in an unheated greenhouse at the moment. Never bought plugs before so hope I don't kill them!

[hightide]

The Geranium plug plant deal from Jersey Plants is great, however I struggled to use them all last year and the year before that! This year I bought seeds from them; all 50 germinated in the living room and are now pricked out into modules where there is space. I am happy with a quantity I can handle and so far satisfied with the quality.

My first attempt at posting a picture, which should show a tray with Geraniums and Pansies

[Paul Plots]

Well done you hightide... posted a photo successfully and the plants look great! 

(No cheating like me.... I bought plug plants  )

[Jamie Butterworth]

The plug plants i bought are doing great