777l Save money by dividing Lobellia plug plants
It is worth noting that lobellia bought in bedding trays in plugs are very often easily divide-able.
I'm not sure whether they put multiple seeds into each plug or whether multiple stems are just the natural habit of lobellia but they are very easily pulled apart. I divided the plugs in two but could have got 4 smaller plants from each plug
The photo above shows how the divisions look after two weeks (the plants in black pots are the divisions and are already bigger than one of the root bound plugs I didn't divide because they're less cramped )
At the same tme I bought some nice cosmos in flower in 1 litre pots. Each pot had two cosmos stems so I pulled those apart and got double the plants for my money. After two weeks they're almost indistinguishable from the not divided plants.
It is worthwhile looking carefully at all plants you buy. Many nurseries now put two or three plants in a pot rather than one as they look bigger and more saleable earlier so they're on the nursery a shorter time and save them work.
The best deal I ever had was when I bought 100 pieris "forest flame" in one litre pots from the local plant auctions. They were only 6 inches tall and I intended to pot them on,grow them on for a year and then resell them.
When I came to pot them on I found there was 3 plants in each pot so I had 300 not 100 to sell on.
777l Save money by dividing Lobellia plug plants
It is worth noting that lobellia bought in bedding trays in plugs are very often easily divide-able.
I'm not sure whether they put multiple seeds into each plug or whether multiple stems are just the natural habit of lobellia but they are very easily pulled apart. I divided the plugs in two but could have got 4 smaller plants from each plug
The photo above shows how the divisions look after two weeks (the plants in black pots are the divisions and are already bigger than one of the root bound plugs I didn't divide because they're less cramped )
At the same tme I bought some nice cosmos in flower in 1 litre pots. Each pot had two cosmos stems so I pulled those apart and got double the plants for my money. After two weeks they're almost indistinguishable from the not divided plants.
It is worthwhile looking carefully at all plants you buy. Many nurseries now put two or three plants in a pot rather than one as they look bigger and more saleable earlier so they're on the nursery a shorter time and save them work.
The best deal I ever had was when I bought 100 pieris "forest flame" in one litre pots from the local plant auctions. They were only 6 inches tall and I intended to pot them on,grow them on for a year and then resell them.
When I came to pot them on I found there was 3 plants in each pot so I had 300 not 100 to sell on.