Description
Flower Young Starter Transplant Plugs — Grown-to-Order
Brush a zinnia leaf with your thumb. It feels soft and warm, like velvet warmed by sun. That simple touch holds the promise here: we root the color, you grow the show.
What You Get: Compact Power, Built to Bloom
Each plug is a small plant with a tight root ball and steady tops. Roots look white and fine, ready to grip soil and run. Cells slip out clean. You tilt, set, and firm with two fingers. No crumble. No stall.
Our mix blends peat, perlite, and a touch of fine bark for air. pH stays in the sweet zone. Feed stays light, so plants stock up without ballooning. The result: plugs that push new growth within days of transplant and set buds on schedule.
Picture a box of fireworks with the fuses trimmed and ready—each plug primed to light, lift, and bloom on cue.
Take-home: Uniform, sturdy starts give you quicker color, tighter timing, and less loss.
How Grown-to-Order Works: Your Calendar, Our Benches
You choose the mix. We slot the trays. Simple. We sow to hit your target week so beds, baskets, and market dates line up. Warm-season annuals like zinnia and marigold usually finish in 4–6 weeks from sow. Cool lovers like pansy and dianthus can take 6–10 weeks depending on daylight and night temps. We tune light and temperature so each crop holds pace without stretch.
Before ship, we harden. We ease water, drop feed, and let nights run cooler. Stems firm. Leaves thicken. Buds set but do not blow open in the box. If a cold snap looms, we add heat packs and wrap. If a hot spell hits, we ship early in the week so plants land fresh. Boxes breathe. Trays anchor so crowns don’t bruise. You open the carton to tight, tidy plants that want dirt.
Think of it like a dance card where each bloom knows its cue—you step in on transplant day, and the music keeps time to your plan.
Take-home: We sow to your clock and deliver tough, bud-ready plugs that slide right into your schedule.
Planting & Care: Clear Steps, Fast Color
You don’t need fancy gear. A hose, a dull knife, a rake, and a bag of compost will carry the day.
When the box arrives
Open right away. Set trays in bright shade. Let them breathe. If cells feel light, bottom-soak until the top darkens, then drain. Plant within 24–48 hours.
Bed or container prep
Work soil to your wrist. Fold in compost for tilth. Rake level. In baskets or planters, use a fresh, well-drained mix. Good air in the root zone beats heavy feed. A thin mulch keeps splash down and roots cool.
Transplant
Work in the cool part of the day. Make holes the size of the cells. Push the plug from below; don’t yank the stem. Seat the crown level with the soil line—no burial, no pedestal. Firm with two fingers. Water until the bed shines. In pots, water until you see the first drip from the base. If the plug was dry, you soak again the next morning to lock contact.
Spacing
Zinnia: 10–12 inches (taller types 12–18). Marigold: 8–12. Snapdragon: 8–10. Petunia and calibrachoa in baskets: 3–4 plugs per 12″ pot. Cosmos: 12–18. Sunflower (single-stem): 6–9 on a grid for cut flower timing. Tight spacing gives quick fill; wider spacing builds larger plants. Match the gap to your goal—bedding, baskets, or cuts.
Water & feed
Week one, keep soil evenly moist. Not soggy. Roots need air. After takeoff, water deep and less often to train roots down. Feed light but steady (think gentle, balanced liquid) every 7–10 days for baskets, every 10–14 days for beds. Too much nitrogen swells leaves and slows buds. We aim for steady growth and clean color.
Pinch, stake, and deadhead
You pinch coleus and petunia once to push branching. You net or stake tall cuts like snapdragon and cosmos before wind says hello. You deadhead spent blooms on marigold and zinnia to keep fresh buds moving. Small moves. Big bloom.
Pests & fixes
Aphids and whiteflies like tender tips. A firm water spray knocks numbers down. Sticky cards help you track. Keep leaves dry near dusk to dodge mildew. Good air is cheap insurance. If heat spikes, light shade cloth saves petals.
Set the stage and lift the curtain—light, air, water, feed—and the show runs smooth.
Take-home: Simple, repeatable steps turn young plugs into fast, vivid color in beds, baskets, and cutting rows.
We bring greenhouse grit—clean trays, tuned light, careful hands. You bring your soil, your sun, and your eye for color. Together we shape timing, tray counts, and mixes that fit your beds and your market. Want a sherbet blend of apricot, lemon, and rose? We’ll map it. Need cut-flower lines with tall stems and tight windows? We’ll schedule successions so the buckets stay full.
You’ll notice it the first morning after planting. You brush a row; petals lift; bees hover; the bed hums. That’s the payoff: roots set, buds swelling, color coming on strong.
Petal Plans, Set in Motion
Order Flower Young Starter Transplant Plugs (Grown-to-Order) and lock in bloom on your calendar. We’ll sow, tend, and toughen. You’ll tilt, plant, and harvest color. Short steps. Solid roots. Big show, right on time.
