The hard winter has killed off many of the less hardy plants in my yard. Among them has been three pots of large fuchsias which I knew were not fully hardy but like most gardeners in the south west of England I have always overwintered them in situ.
I'm going to replace them with more fuchsias though and no doubt will let them take their chance next winter. I was intending buying fully grown plants later in spring but whilst doing the weekly shop in Morrisons I spotted these plugs for only £1.75. They are a bush variety called Patio Princess which should provide me with ample flowers of carmine and white.
They are sold in their own little greenhouse in a little tray of plug cells. The clever bit though is that the plug tray sits on a bed of gel, the same sort of gel that you put in containers and hanging baskets to improve water retention, this has kept the plants in perfect condition throughout its journey from the nursery, to the store and now is allowing me to let them look after themselves until I can pot them on.
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