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How to plant young plants

If you don’t have the time or space to sow seeds or take cuttings, then growing young plants is a super easy, convenient, and quick way to get a head start on your very own summer flowers.
Just imagine in a few months’ time, when you can look across your garden and take in the sight of the bright, beautiful florals you’ve grown all by yourself 

Choose from a variety of your favourite plants or experiment with growing something new and feel fulfilled with this early spring project 

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WHAT ARE YOUNG PLANTS?

Young plants have already been grown from seeds or cuttings and nurtured to a stage where they can be re-planted and grown onto flowering, so you can get the jump on growing even when it’s still cold out 

KNOW BEFORE YOU GROW: 

  • Young plants need to be grown-on so they are large and established enough to start to grow and flower in your garden as soon as the risk of frost has passed  

  • Put your young plants in pots immediately after they’re purchased. Grow them in individual pots as it’s better for each plant to produce its own root system  

  • Grow seedlings indoors or in a heated greenhouse from January onwards.  Keep them warm, but not too hot - 16°C to 18°C is ideal. Make sure they have good natural light, or you can use electric grow lights  

  • Don’t overwater young plants or they will rot. Feed them every 2 weeks with a bedding plant feed  

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YOU WILL NEED:

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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE: HOW TO PLANT YOUNG PLANTS 

  1. Fill your individual pots or cell trays with compost and level them out  

  1. Make holes in the compost that are slightly bigger than your plant  

  1. Gently remove the young plant from its sleeve/pot  

  1. Place the root ball of the young plant in the hole and firm down the soil around it  

  1. Water gently, making sure not to overdo it  

  1. Place in a warm, bright, frost-free spot, out of direct sunlight  

  1. Turn your plants regularly to ensure even growth  

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When all risk of frost has passed, you can begin to harden off your young plants outside in the garden. ‘Hardening off’ just means putting them outside during the day and bringing them indoors at night, so they can adjust to the change of environment. Do this for 7-10 days, then your young plants will be ready to plant out in the garden and bloom into beautiful flowers