Re: too big for the pots
- Subject: Re: too big for the pots
- From: C* W* <c*@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:47:38 -0700 (PDT)
Yes, do re-pot the plants. They will not be happy if they are root bound.
However, here is a tip. Hopefully you have some one-gallon black plastic pots laying around. These are cheap, usually I have these around from trees or shrubs I may have purchased. Take one of these, and cut it in half! Cut it in half lengthwise with some sturdy shears.
Then, use some duct tape to tape it back together.
When it comes time to put the plant out, you want to be able to carefully peel off the tape, then carefully disassemble the pot. This enables you (hopefully) to put the root ball in the ground without it collapsing.
I just did the same today with one of mine.
Good luck!
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From: Diana Sigel <duchessofgladstone@yahoo.com>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:12:20 AM
Subject: too big for the pots
OK. I need some advice. My pumpkins are up; they are growing like wildfire,
and it looks like I won't get them planted for a week because of wet garden.
Should I transplant them into bigger pots? I started them in 4" peat pots,
and the roots are out the bottom as they emerge. Or will they be OK in the 4"
pots? Thanks for you help
cheers,
duchess of gladstone
--- On Fri, 4/24/09, pumpkins DIGEST <pumpkins-owner@hort.net> wrote:
From: pumpkins DIGEST <pumpkins-owner@hort.net>
Subject: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #15
To: pumpkins-digest@hort.net
Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 2:01 AM
pumpkins DIGEST Friday, April 24 2009 Volume 01 : Number 015
In this issue:
Re: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #14 -2-4-D update
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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:02:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: Diana Sigel <duchessofgladstone@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #14 -2-4-D update
Well. Everything seems to be fine in the greenery department. So we're
still
married. It rained another 1/2" last night. Will be days before the ground
is dried out now.
cheers,
duchess of gladstone
- --- On Thu, 4/23/09, pumpkins DIGEST <pumpkins-owner@hort.net> wrote:
From: pumpkins DIGEST <pumpkins-owner@hort.net>
Subject: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #14
To: pumpkins-digest@hort.net
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 2:01 AM
pumpkins DIGEST Thursday, April 23 2009 Volume 01 : Number 014
In this issue:
Honey, can you smell 2-4-D in your greenhouse?
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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:42:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Diana Sigel <duchessofgladstone@yahoo.com>
Subject: Honey, can you smell 2-4-D in your greenhouse?
As I was transplanting tomato plants into larger containers, my husband
yelled
from around the corner, "Can you smell 2-4-D in your greenhouse?" All my
bigger tomato plants are outside enjoying sunshine and 70+ temperatures at
10:30 this morning. The two pumpkins that have emerged (yesterday and today)
are in the greenhouse. I took them out of the incubator (which is in the
house) and moved them to my little toy greenhouse. When I said, "All my big
tomato plants are outside," the reply was, "Well, do you want this circle
driveway to grow up in grass and weeds?"
Remember this is the guy who loaded a gazillion pounds of liquid manure on my
pumpkin patch.
cheers,
duchess of gladstone
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