Eeek! I had some lovely little spinach plants that I had grown in a pot in my garden. Planted them out on my newly dug lottie on Saturday, watered them in well...went back this evening and they were totally wilted and droopy :(
We had lots of rain yesterday so I didn't think it would dry out so quickly. The radishes I have in a pot at home are looking just the same :(
Also, SOMETHING has eaten the few pitiful swedes that I planted on the lottie too. I'm not off to a very good start!
Did you transplant the whole potful intact?
Spinach has a very poor root system - I think! - & any disturbance would be a setback. Keep cool & wet!
No, I dug it out (carefully!) and planted it in neat little rows which now aren't looking quite as exciting!
I will go down every day and water it, not sure how to keep it cool though. It's right in the middle of my plot with no shade! :( Maybe I ought to put an umbrella over it or something :>
....or forget the spinach idea and grow chard instead....
I find that a lot of things go droopy when I first put them in, but they perk up after 3 or 4 days.
Quote from: terrace max on August 02, 2005, 19:54:47
....or forget the spinach idea and grow chard instead....
here here!!
I transplanted some of my chard. It went all floppy and I thought I had killed it but after a couple of days new leaves came up and now it's thriving. Wonderful stuff. My favourite veg on the lottie.