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Mon, Nov 9, 09 at 15:56
| I have lots of foxglove-hollyhock-mallow seedlings I started indoor. They are big enough and have about 7-9 leaves on each plant. I'm in zone 8, around 65F during the day and 40F or lower at night. Can I transplant the seedlings now or should wait for the next spring? Also I lost lots of Hollyhocks seedlings last summer, squirrel ate them all. Should I wait for the Hollyhocks seedlings to grow bigger-taller so the squirrel won't eat them or do you think the squirrel will still love them, even more? Thank you for any suggestions.
Natalia |
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| They're not going to have enough time to root and settle in before winter sets in.Nov.15th.is zone8 first predicted frost. I quit planting out the first of Oct.because new plants need apx.6 weeks to be rooted in fairly well before winter. Peggy |
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| And I planted some foxglove a couple of weeks ago & last year I planted hollyhock just before cold weather. My foxglove seem to be loving the cooler temps. and last year the hollyhock withstood several freezes & frosts even though they lost a few leaves. They popped right back with new leaves and bloomed very well this summer. It would be chancy either way. You really never know. You might want to put some fence wire around the holloyhocks if your squirrels like them...at least until they are going good. |
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