Spring has officially arrived at Knecht’s Nurseries. Today we are potting up our first shipment of little trees.
The trees are then placed in the greenhouse, kept nice and warm, and begin to grow! By Wednesday, our perennials start to arrive. We have over 10,000 perennial plugs and bare root stock coming in, in the next two weeks, which will keep our returning staff quite busy. Once the plants start to leaf out, it really seems like spring is here!
For those of you who like to start bedding plants from seed may want to do so now with some of the slower developing varieties. Some annuals on this list include some asters, petunias, and snapdragons. A long germination period and long growing time before blooming are characteristics of the slower annuals. Be sure to have plenty of light available for these plants so you can avoid weak, floppy plants. Most people find that the addition of flourescent lights 6″ above the plants gives enough extra light to get proper growth.
