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Easy,........widen the border!!

 

But do they have any seeds inside?

 

Pottering about in the greenhouse yesterday, it occurred to me that I have a space problem....

I have 1000 trailing petunia pellets, 250 marigolds, 500 nicotiana, all wanting sown and now also have a few hundred hypoestes and the thick end of 1000 cineraria seedlings wanting pricked out; I have a handful of 40 cell trays, and a healthy dose of 12 cell trays but when you divide the numbers above into 40 or 12......... well, suffice to say that its a hell of a lot of trays that I wouldn't ever fit in the greenhouse.

So, with that in mind I have just ordered 20 of these bad boys:



http://www.thegardensuperstore.co.uk/acatalog/180-Cell-Plug-Tray-PlantPak-P180.html#.VSJD55OuCUk

 

I am supplying a number of family, neighbours and friends many of whom want some "nice flowers to make the garden look as good as yours" but haven't a flaming clue how to get there. A lot of them (particularly the petunias, calibrachoa and diascia) will go directly into flower pouches, baskets and planters as small plugs - the petunia tree that I have for example takes the thick end of 80 plants (and I am considering making another one), I have 10 flower pouches that will each take a dozen plugs) plus all the border space to fill too [with expansion plans, which will follow in another thread later today]. I am also wanting to have an absolute riot of colour at the front of the house this year - and I mean a flower explosion! I was very disappointed last year, so sort of have a point to prove. Besides, I can spend ages out the front watering everything in the summer and nattering to all the other gardeners that wander past - friendly bunch us gardeners as you know

Given that the cost of the seeds from Moles in relative bulk came to the same or less than I would spend on seeds from the likes of T&M or the garden centre [for a lesser quantity], it isn't really costing me much financially.

What a bonus to be able to fill the gardens of those friends and family that do us good turns throughout the year though

Besides, is there such a thing as too many plants?