Two things to make sure you do when planting out

#8 in Manifesto for Growing Cut Flowers

Manifesto

#8 Plant out or transfer seedling as the roots fill the pot.

And…just as crucially important a footnote to this one.

Picking up on my manifesto for growing cut flowers, after a busy weekend of pricking out and planting, i’d made sure that two things were true before I did anything.

If you are new to my manifesto, there are other posts in the series -

1. Only grow what you love

2. First know what you love

3. Don’t start too early in the year

4. But start the year before

5. Make your own composts (or buy peat free)

Since writing making this set of rules, I have changed my soil and mulch practise. The manifesto needs revising and #6 editing. Funny what happens when you commit to a list but that’s growing innit? In the meantime, looking at this post will help in the interim.

7. Make your own liquid feeds

10. Stake your plants before they need it

11. Allow some flowers to produce seed. Collect and save seed, let the rest self sow freely.

12. Watering

13. Cut flowers deep into the plant, condition well and give generously.

And, almost there,

8. Plant out or transfer seedlings as their roots fill the pot.

But. A caveat.

And one that I think most people forgot this weekend.

It’s probably the most boring, attention requiring task but short cut this one at your peril. Perhaps it should have had it’s own position in this list…