Zone9b. First timer here! Wondering if they can just be kept like this until I can finally place them outside ~late February. Should I be using fertilizer at this point? So worried they won’t make it!
by kewlkitty1204
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RibertarianVoter
You should probably put them in intermediate pots. They’ll get root bound if you leave them in those cups
ObsessiveAboutCats
Hello! Also 9B here. You will definitely need to uppot at least once more. Keep burying them deeply. Great use of the solo cups! I’m in almost as bad a state (I just topped off the solo cups with soil yesterday); last year I was able to plant a possibly-sacrifical few in mid January. That will not be happening this year sadly.
Some fertilizer is not a bad idea but don’t go nuts with it because you do not need those babies exploding with growth right now. I have been giving mine Alaska fish fertilizer, mixed in with the potting mix, when I add more soil to the solo cups. Keep in mind that good quality potting mixes have some fertilizer built in.
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You should probably put them in intermediate pots. They’ll get root bound if you leave them in those cups
Hello! Also 9B here. You will definitely need to uppot at least once more. Keep burying them deeply. Great use of the solo cups! I’m in almost as bad a state (I just topped off the solo cups with soil yesterday); last year I was able to plant a possibly-sacrifical few in mid January. That will not be happening this year sadly.
Some fertilizer is not a bad idea but don’t go nuts with it because you do not need those babies exploding with growth right now. I have been giving mine Alaska fish fertilizer, mixed in with the potting mix, when I add more soil to the solo cups. Keep in mind that good quality potting mixes have some fertilizer built in.