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Baby
Plants - Seedlings
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GIVING YOUR `BABIES' A
MIRACLE GRO START
NO 1 - BABY PLANTS - SEEDLINGS
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INTIAL
CARE:
1. Always make sure that the compost your Seedlings are in is
moist, but never over wet.
2. When you get them home, keep the pots in a light, frost free
position - if this is a window sill turn the pots around once
a day to avoid lopsided plants. And at night if it is going
to be very cold take the pots away from the window sill.
TRANSPLANTING:
3. When your seedlings have 2 true leaves and are gowing well
its time to 'pot them on' into a slightly stronger compost.
4. Fill a transplanting tray with the multipurpose compost.
Do not firm this down or water at this point.
5. Tease the young Seedlings apart after knocking them out in
the compost. The longer you leave them the more difficult this
becomes as the roots will be all interlocked. When you are handling
the young plants always pick them by one of the true leaves
and not the stem or roots.
6. Dibble a hole in the centre of each of the pack units and
with the dabber ease the roots of the seedlings into the hole.
Gently push the compost back around the plants, but do not over
firm them.
7. When the trays are filled and planted lightly water-in the
seedlings and then place them in the propagator or back on the
window sill.
WATERING:
Initially only water them when the compost surface is dry and
only increase the frequency as the seedlings start to grow away.
Feed at least once a week initially and increase to twice a
week once the plants have established. Feed with Miracle Gro
Plant Food with
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Produced in association with: Baby plants
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Baby Plants
- Plugs
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GIVING YOUR `BABIES' A MIRACLE
GRO START
NO 2 - BABY PLANTS - PLUGS |
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INITIAL
CARE:
1. Always make sure that the compost your 'Babies' are in
is moist, but never over wet.
2. When you get them home, keep the pots in a light, frost
free position - if this is a window sill turn the pots around
once a day to avoid lopsided plants. At night if it is going
to be very cold take the pots away from the window sill.
POTTING - ON:
3. When you are ready the 'Baby' plants should be potted into
fresh compost in a bigger pot of tray before they are potted
into their final container, tub or basket.
4. Fill the container or pot with a suitable compost such
as Multipurpose compost. Do not firm this down or water at
this point.5. Note the existing mesh pot around the 'Baby'
plant should not be removed before transplanting. Only solid
sided pots should be removed.
6. Make a hole in the centre of the compost and transplant
the 'Baby' plant into it. Do not firm the compost around the
plants at this point.
7. When the plants have all been transplanted place containers
on a flat surface and water the plants into the compost. No
further watering should then be applied until the plants have
rooted to the sides of the new containers or the surface of
the new compost really appears to be drying out.
8. Once the plants have established into the new compost then
they should be fed and watered regularly - at least once a
week in the early part of the season and then more frequently
as they continue to establish with Miracle Gro 15-30-15 Plant
Food with Trace Elements for excellent results.
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I hope you find these information sheets helpful
as a basic guide.
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Room, Campsie Road, Torrance, Glasgow, G64 4EZ
Tel: 01360 620248 -:- e-mail: info@westcarlston.com
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