What do you do with Plug plants? Parts 1 & 2

[veggiechicken]

I got a bit carried away this morning and ordered 680 begonia plug plants - and they'll be here before next weekend
I know I'll feel totally overwhelmed when they arrive. Can you suggest any ways to make my life easier please? Any preparation I can make?



.........They were cheap

[gardening_gal]

I got a bit carried away this morning and ordered 680 begonia plug plants - and they'll be here before next weekend
I know I'll feel totally overwhelmed when they arrive. Can you suggest any ways to make my life easier please? Any preparation I can make?



.........They were cheap

You could invite all the neighbours round for a garden party. Every 50 begonias they each plant earns them an egg and cress sarnie.

Other than that..........eh, no.

[WendyC]

That's a lot of begonias! Presumably they are the bedding sort. I'd offer to take some off your hands but I can't stand their squeaky leaves! If you put them in 24 cell module trays you'll need at least 28. Perhaps start filling some trays?

[veggiechicken]

Squeaky leaves!! I've never noticed but I wish you hadn't said that, Wendy
There are 4 different varieties, 170 of each, one is trailing.
I don't even have 680 modules to plant them on

[roitelet]

Don't get tempted next time!

[veggiechicken]

I can resist anything ..............except temptation (and cheap plants and seeds and a glass of red

[Jay-ell]

Can you suggest any ways to make my life easier please?

Burn your credit cards and pull out the internet?

[Containergardener]

Make a cake and provide coffee and il pop over

[veggiechicken]

I'm useless at making cake - will black coffee do? Bring your own modules

[Containergardener]

"Laughing" and bring my own cake

[Alison]

but I can't stand their squeaky leaves!

No, you've lost me. Squeaky leaves? They're just leaves (and on a plus point ones that slugs don't like )

[mothhawk]

I got a bit carried away this morning and ordered 680 begonia plug plants - and they'll be here before next weekend
I know I'll feel totally overwhelmed when they arrive. Can you suggest any ways to make my life easier please? Any preparation I can make?



.........They were cheap

You will need:-
a paste table
a toffee tin
a chisel
a hammer
a large piece of cardboard or wood
felt pens or paint and brush

Set up the paste table outside the front of the house. Arrange all the plants (or as many as possible) on it.
Take the toffee tin, and with the chisel and hammer, knock a coin size slot in the lid. Place tin on table.
Use the cardboard and felt pens to make a sign.
Prop sign against paste table.








Retire to kitchen, make coffee, and relax for the rest of the day.
Job done

[veggiechicken]

Like that idea MH
I've been wondering whether I could recover part of the cost, by selling some at the gate. Have sold surplus plants before, with money through the letterbox instructions. That way I don't need to find a toffee tin, chisel or hammer

[Lisasbolt]

You crazy chicken lady you, although i imagine i would do the same. Get your self a good bottle of wine ready for the evening for when you are very achy and can get in the bath with it

[rary]

VC if you pm me I will give you my address and you can post some to me free of charge
or clear some? space in you greenhouses for them what kind are they, at a guess I would say you will have nonstop as well as the trailing both of which will grow and flower well in three inch pots also semperflorens which do not like drying out, cant think what the forth could be.
Are they all the small plugs? if so get plenty of fish boxes and compost and plant 40mm apart once leaves start touching plant up the trailing ones in baskets/containers, nonstops will give you a great display in the garden but can be used for top display in baskets, the semperflorens also do well in baskets and are great for making the round ball basket display, but also good in the garden, just a thought it could take you about 30 days to get this done, now where did I see a referance to a 30 day plan