Here are some pics I took last week-end. We made two small one. I think you were more interested in larger baskets, we made those earlier on and they are already outside. Anyhow the principal is the same, you just have to use bigger containers. First pic you see the wire basket, notice, we always attach a big saucer, so we can add extra water especially important during hot summer days.
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This is a Lisi post on how to make the moss pots that you see in her album.
Khyro: Glad I could help, I would love to see pics of your basket, you are putting lots of work and dedication in it, nice to hear that.
Kstyle: Good luck with the patio garden, moss baskets look nice all summer long, happy to hear that you got inspired, I'll post more pics over the summer.
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Lisi, your baskets are beautiful and your steps look easy to follow! I'm going to try something similar (on the May long weekend) for my patio garden. I love the idea of using the moss! There are a couple of nice baskets out infront of stores and restaurants here that have done similar things with moss, ivy, tulips and other flowers. Thanks for your great idea and also your advice on propagating :)
Thanks for posting the instructions and all the pictures. I've printed them off for in my garden folder and will try propagating this fall so that I can save myself some $$ on seeds/plants next spring.
The last few years I have either bought pre-made baskets or made them myself out of young plants I purchased at the nursery. Mind you none were as beautiful as yours. I wish I would have known you could propagate from stem cuttings. Sure could have saved a bundle.
This is the first year I'm doing it all from seed, so keep your fingers crossed that everything turns out as lovely as yours and that I'll be able to propagate for the following year.
Once again, thanks for all your help. If I'm a success (won't know for a couple of months), I'll post some pictures.
These plants we started about 3 weeks ago.
Finally I'm able to pass on some information how DH propagades the geraniums.
He takes shoots in the fall. A few hours before taking cuttings water the plant so the cuttings are not limp. Don't take young green or old brown shoots, go for crisp deep green ones. After cutting he dips the stem quickly in a rooting powder,(Stim-Root No. 1, Plant Products co.) then plants immediately in little pots filled with sunshine-mix potting soil. Water lightly (spray) at least 4x daily for the first 2 weeks. He doesn't cover the plants, they are in the greenhouse. The roots should be formed after 2 weeks and watering can be reduced to once a day or when needed.
There are different methods and info is available on the internet and books but DH uses this method ((fast & simple) and has had success the last couple of years. This year we lost almost all the geraniums during a cold spell (the greenhouse did not have the heater on!) so he actually started some plants about 3 weeks ago (I'll attach a pic) and they are doing great, I guess , you still could do it in the spring as long as you have a plant to take clippings from.
I hope this helps a little, good luck with all your plants!
convenient for you Lisi. I'll check in again over the next day or so. Thanks so much.
I'll get back to you later, DH is not home and I cant' ask him for the details.
Thanks for posting those pictures. I'd love to hear anything you can share about propagating. If my plants are successful this summer (fingers crossed), I'd rather try to propagate them for the following summer so that I don't have to buy all those seeds again. I think that's a great idea and never would have thought of it.
I don't have a green house but I've got one of those frames with the grow lights and plastic covers, so I could grow them indoors in the fall.
Thanks!
We don't start the seeds in the fall but my husband takes usually cuttings from the geraniums and replants them in small pots, its called propagating , he knows how to do it and has been quite successful, I would have to get more information from him if you are interested. The garden is getting so alive now and it's taking lots of my time. Send you another pic from 2 baskets done about 2 weeks ago.
Daisy and Tigger sure look like they're enjoying the sun. My dog and two cats also love the sun!
You have a beautiful yard. Must be lots of fun..and hard work too.
I started my geraniums and petunias about 1 month ago. Is it normal to start them in the fall? If so, I will do that next year. I bought all the seeds to try to create a hanging basket for this year. I hope things will be ready in time.
Your welcome! Look under purple fountain grass on this forum, I have a pic with Daisy and Tigger I just took a couple of days ago, they are getting along so nicely, I love them both dearly. I usually start the seeds in feb. (in the greenhouse) but the geranium and petunias my husband propagates in the fall, so when spring comes they are a pretty good size. We live in BC, so we are really spoiled and can put thing out very early. I'll keep my fingers crossed for your plants, let me know.
Thanks for posting all the pictures and instructions. I looked closely in the background for a glimpse of Daisy and Tigger but didn't see either one. They're both such cuties.
Anyway, I started all my seedlings indoors about 1 month ago but nothing is nowhere as large as your young plants yet. How early do you start them? What zone are you in? From what I've read I should start planting outdoors around May 21st for the area I am in.
Thanks. We moved in last year and DH did a lot of work. I'll post his work building the garden shed later, schatzi was interested and you might want to see it ( I remember your DH being very handy too). Good luck with buying the plants, luckily we can grow many ourselves.
You have a lovely spot. Your flowers are beautiful! I hope mine turn out as nice this year. I used to buy my flowers from a nursery and I think they put too much fertilizer in their soil. Everything turns brownish after a few weeks. This year, I'm going to buy my flowers at a different place.
you could make hanging basket with impatiens, (they love shade) I had one last year, unfortunately I have no close up but it's the middle one in the pic
Thanks. Yes the ivy geranium like sun but they did well too in semi-shade (my backyard faces north). If you want to make a big one like we did last year, you would need ca. 20-25 plants. We had them in the front of the house (south) . This year I did a lot of blue, -need a change- lobelia petunia, verbena, heliotrope combined with lotus wine, alyssum and white geranium
You posted all the pictures. Thank you. You're lucky you have some outside already! It looks very nice. When you say you planted ivy geraniums, how many did you plant in a basket?? They need alot of sun, right?
That is so great. Thank you so much for showing me the pictures. That's going to help alot. I'll show you when I'll do mine. Not before another at least 4 weeks though.
What did you plant in yours baskets? Maybe I'll copy... Thanks again.
Here is a pic of the bigger baskets, already outside and ready to be put up. I'll post some more during the summer. Have you chosen the plants yet? You probably remember the big ivy geraniums I had last year, this might be an idea for you. Hope this helped a pit.
Start planting by gently pushing the bedding plants through the moss
Here you see the basket ready for planting, notice the edge on top.
Line basket with sphagnum moss, overlap on top to make a nice edge after, fill with potting soil and add some pellet fertilizer