Pots for the Cuttings I
Yesterday I found out about a new (to me) kind of planter, with a built in tray underneath to catch drainage. I bought 4 black ones for $1.99 each at the Tru-Value and brought them and a small bag of potting soil to Day Camp to provide new homes for the 4 coleus cuttings M. & I brought there on Friday. I can't wait to hear whether they did the repotting. We still have 3 of the little guys at home waiting impatiently for a new home as their peat pots try to decompose. Also, about 4 cuttings rooting in styrofoam cups, about ready for their own peat pots soon.
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3:41 PM
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Hi, Linda,
I am full of admiration for those who actually successfully transplant a plant from one container to another! I have a few gorgeous plants that are several years old but never get much bigger because I am terrified to move them. Maybe I should just take them to a nursery and ask them to do it!!! (Have been contemplating this for a long time but never did it.)
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Anonymous, at 2:27 PM
I admire that too! I haven't actually done it yet. What I did was cut some of the ends of the original plant off, and put them in a cup of water until they grew roots. Then I planted those in small biodegradable pots, which you can then put into another pot, & the roots grow through it, & it biodegrades.
Some bookstore browsing I was doing yesterday indicated repotting is not always necessary. If the roots aren't coming out your drainage holes, and your plants look fine, you don't need to do it.
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Unknown, at 11:43 AM
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