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Running perennials on in pots over winter?

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PensionPuzzle · 03/07/2023 19:20

I over ordered perennial plug plants for my brand new garden (think those bargain bundles from a big company) as assumed the attrition rate would be higher than it has been. I'm going to run out of room in the borders I've done so far and don't plan to do any more until winter now, with the ground being like concrete.

My little plugs are all now bursting out of the single cell trays that I put them in when they arrived. I plan to pass some on to the local school etc but there are some that I would like to plant out next spring in the next phase of borders.

What are my chances of potting on, successfully keeping in pots until spring, and then planting out successfully? Things like salvias, coreopsis, aquilegia. I've got a southwest facing cold frame to bunker them down in.

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FizzingAda · 03/07/2023 19:24

Yes, you can do that. Cold frame is ideal. If it gets really bitter you can put a bit of bubble wrap loosely over them. Lots of extra plants!

wildfirewonder · 03/07/2023 19:25

Absolutely fine. Give them a reasonable amount of room, move them when you are ready or leave them in pots long term.

MereDintofPandiculation · 03/07/2023 20:03

No problem at all. No different from potting up a container for display

PensionPuzzle · 03/07/2023 20:03

Oh that's fab news, I don't know why my brain was telling me it was a silly plan 😂 I'll pot on enough of my favourites to fill the cold frame and then pass on what's left. I think out of 72 plugs I've only lost a couple of delphiniums (so far) they've really surprised me!

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BarrelOfOtters · 03/07/2023 20:05

That’s what garden centres too. Don’t overpot them, you might have to pot on twice.

PensionPuzzle · 05/07/2023 13:29

More than happy to pot on twice or more, the plants and kids are big enough that they can 'help' now 😂 I'm going to donate some to school to sell at their summer fair hopefully so that will help.

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