Today, I transplanted Blue Mirror delphiniums. They are a shorter delphinium with sprays instead of spikes, a most lovely cobalt-blue color, and perennial! I had started seeds in a plastic cookie tray with another tray underneath it (for watering from the bottom)...I planted too many seeds in this container! I did not think they would all germinate, for some reason. I added extra perlite to both the germination mix and the potting soil mix. Ideally, I should have got these transplanted a few weeks ago.
However, today was the day I finally got to them. I just used my finger to dig into the moist soil and pulled out a chunk of soil with roots attached. This year I put two seedlings in each pot. Gracious me, there were a lot of them! I ended up with about 25 or 30 plants replanted into the tray, and 74 pots! This is part of the end result:
After I watered them, I put an upside down tray over the top to keep humidity in. I'll remove that in 24 hours. I will have these Blue Mirror delphinium plants for sale at my plant sale in mid-May!
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