In an effort to save money, I plant a lot of my bedding plants from seed instead of buying blooming plants. Does anyone know how long those plants that nurseries sell have been growing? It seems like my seedlings (particularly dianthus, sweet william, and snapdragon) are very straggly that whole first growing season, winter over nicely (we have fairly mild winters), and look great the following spring.

seven or eight weeks at least in ideal light and moisture conditions.



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2 Comments posted on "When you purchase bedding plants from a nursery, how long have the plants typically been growing?"
emmann3354 on October 5th, 2013 at 3:08 am #

seven or eight weeks at least in ideal light and moisture conditions.
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John C™ on October 5th, 2013 at 3:55 am #

I hope you protect the seedlings in a glasshouse like environment.
Before you transfer to outside conditions.
The attrition rate is less and the strength of the plant triples.
It depends on the type of plant.
If they shoot from a bulb then it could be up to 6 months.
If they shoot from a seed and present well at about 6-8 weeks.
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As emmann3354 has already stated.


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