Re: impatiens question
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] impatiens question
- From: M* T*
- Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 18:58:13 -0500
Agree with Betty - they want a non-sunny window. Bright light, but
not direct sun, which is what caused them to wilt on you. They
should recover...pretty tough little plants, actually. Give them a
relatively cool room, if you can..they will remain stockier for you.
Pinch them back to encourage bushiness. When all danger of frost is
passed, start taking them outside for short periods, putting them in
a shady spot, to harden them off.
You can also start cuttings from them if you want to increase
numbers:-) Will root readily in water or mix and grow on to bloom
for you this summer.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
Editor: Gardening in Shade
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> From: Silke-Maria Weineck <smwei@UMICH.EDU>
> Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 9:51 AM
>
> My grown-from-seed impatiens are fairly tall now, about four inches
high,
> bushy -- I can't put them out yet (zone 6, duh), but I'd like to
take them
> out from under the grow lights. I had them in a sunny window
(6h/day), but
> they became wilty and unhappy. Now I'm wondering whether they would
do okay
> in a West window, seeing that they are shade plants? I'd appreciate
any
> pointers -- thanks!
>
> silke
