Terminated (due to frost) Outdoor Celosia Rainbow Sherbet

[Shawn]

Today I started my Celosias in Jiffy Pots to be planted outside in my containers.  I am borrowing light from me Pepper Corner.

one pelleted seed per pod.


  

[Sher]

Looking forward to watching them grow.

Aug 14, 2020 9:09:07 GMT -5 Sher said:

Looking forward to watching them grow.

Ditto what sheri said!

Huzzah! These will be great!

[Shawn]

I checked this morning and I am just now seeing a glimmer of green in 6 of the pods.  

They will come up..give them a few more days and make sure the cover has condensation under the lights..

[Shawn]

I placed a new seed in a few of the pots.  I see life in all but one however I think it will still come up.


When exactly do I plant them in the potting soil outside?  

When you see a lot of roots growing through the mesh. If they are not going to be set in solos or soil pots , then wait for the roots to really be showing through.

I planted mine a few days ago and just came in from outside watering..the critters are munching and digging them as usual. A rabbit also ate the bud of my sunflower. I know it was a rabbit because that one is low and the only one it should reach. The other one higher up is untouched.Aren't they adorable little darlings?

[Shawn]

Ok.  I figure maybe two weeks tops then.

[Shawn]

As of this morning ....





Over the weekend OR next week I will have (dare I say it) the reaper assist me in planting.  I will have the reaper put the potting mix in the planter and I will place these on the mix and have the reaper give me spoonfuls of mix to finish planting.  Then I can water as neded outside,


Or should I wait a while longer?

The sign that they are ready to plant, I find, is to see roots coming through the mesh. (see my video in a pm)

[Shawn]

These have been hardening off outside.  Today I am going tom plant them.  Some are getting other sets of leaves.  Keeping fingers crossed they do well.

Mine are ready, but I fear the critters . So I hesitate.

[Shawn]

I FINALLY got them planted in a pot.  They have been outside for over a week so they were ready.   Now hoping they make it...

[Shawn]

Well the past couple of days we have found dirt on the table this sits on. Critters found it.  A couple of plants missing.

Anyway I see a red/pink, orange and a yellow starting

[Sher]

I hope the critters got all they wanted and will leave the rest to flower.

I have never grown celosias, so am looking forward to seeing yours bloom.

I want to see yours and mine bloom so bad! Mine are still vegetative. They are nice and green, but no flowers yet.

[Shawn]

They are FINALLY starting to pick up

[Sher]

Success!!!

And those fall colors are beginning to glow as well!

I gave up on my entire garden outside because of the cold, because of the drought and because every day I have to go out there and replant them..root ball and all..because of those busy 4 legged friends. They have worn me down and I am declaring defeat. Everything will be covered in leaves in a few weeks anyway.

My main concern now is to get out there this week and prepare those EB's for transporting the soil to wheelbarrows so as to put them all up on stands for next year.