{"id":1412,"date":"2015-05-31T12:13:32","date_gmt":"2015-05-31T10:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=1412"},"modified":"2015-05-31T12:16:36","modified_gmt":"2015-05-31T10:16:36","slug":"grand-potting-on-of-perennials-seedlings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=1412","title":{"rendered":"Grand potting on of perennials seedlings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I germinate seed of perennials naturally in a cold frame in the garden. They then germinate when they are ready. Due to much travelling in May, I hadn&#8217;t got round to potting on any of the seedlings that had germinated outside&#8230; Luckily it has been very cool all of April and May, so that most of the seedlings were still in good condition. However, there were more seedlings than I had bargained on and I finally finished at 10:45 last night after 10 hours potting on some 160 species in the garden!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1417\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P4085244.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1417 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P4085244-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P4085244-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P4085244-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P4085244-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P4085244.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cold germination frame in a normal winter &#8211; the top is covered with Enviromesh so that precipitation can pass through and it doesn&#8217;t get too hot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1416\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/HPIM4813.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1416 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/HPIM4813-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"HPIM4813\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/HPIM4813-226x300.jpg 226w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/HPIM4813-771x1024.jpg 771w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/HPIM4813-300x398.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/HPIM4813.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view in the cold frame before germination starts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410642.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1415 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410642-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"P1410642\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410642-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410642-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410642-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410642.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">160 new pots was the result of yesterday&#8217;s work. But, where will they all go when big enough?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1414\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410641.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1414 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410641-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"P1410641\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410641-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410641-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410641-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410641.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Osmorhiza &#8211; seed from the woods of Woodstock, Vermont last autumn!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1413\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410612.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1413 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410612-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1410612\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410612-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410612.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canadian wood nettle (Laportea canadensis) seedlings from New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I germinate seed of perennials naturally in a cold frame in the garden. 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