ICU

After I got the Supertunia shipment yesterday, the plants went into the garage closet under the grow lights and got a drink. They look a little better today than they did right out of the box, and even have a few new flowers coming into bloom. They aren't quite ready for macro images; maybe in a couple days. There's still a lot of dirt on the plants, and it is just about impossible to brush it off the fuzzy leaves. I tried judicious use of the squirt bottle and that helped a little bit.

I'm trying to decide when to plant these in their baskets and hang them in the greenhouse. I returned the recent heater purchase to Amazon today, and I'm not going to put these in the greenhouse until I receive another heater. I have too many things going not to have a backup, and I'm not going to add the Tunias to that. Amazon says sometime Monday-Wednesday. The weather forecast says we will have some colder weather returning in a week with lows around 20 next Friday and Saturday. I might skip past that also. That puts the planting out to Sunday, April 19. I think the grow lights are bright enough to carry them until then, so that is the plan for now. All they have to do until then is heal up and start growing.

The Coleus will get potted before then. I have a green ceramic pot that will work. I ejected a Cuban Oregano from it, but I forgot to bring potting soil home. Tomorrow.