Bedding plants.

I have given into the temptation to buy some. But the weather here has turned really cold so they will have to stay in the shed for a while. Has anyone planted any outdoors yet?

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Our greenhouse is heaving with plants at the moment Mall, but we won't risk planting anything out for another three weeks yet..

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Not bothered yet, too much water and the grounds so soggy.

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Yes it looks like another three weeks Barry. It's not worth the risk but I'm overly keen to get going. I need to learn to have patience

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I've always understood that you don't plant out tender plants until the end of the third week in May.........that's another 4 weeks.

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We always plant out at the last may bank holiday weekend .

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I have quite a few trays of plants ready and waiting to be planted, normally I plant out in May but as long as this weather continues they will stay undercover.

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I've not grown anything much from seed this year - just sweet peas, but I am itching to get them put in.
I've not bought any bedders either yet and I am trying to hold off. I had thought that if we get a hosepipe ban I would not get any at all, but I do like fuscias. Maybe fuscias and sweet peas are all I will bother with this year. Sunflowers for the grandchildren to watch as well and runner beans as usual.

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Well we seem to have a shorter season here than we did in Blackpool,,no hanging baskets till middle of June and its all over by september, so this year I will just buy three red geraniums for my steps and thats it, I say the same every year and baskets out for two days and the wind kills them, so no way Jose.

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just put pansys in the garden they should be ok