{"id":12625,"date":"2025-05-05T13:14:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/transplanting-gypsophila-plant\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T17:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:20:44","slug":"transplanting-gypsophila-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/transplanting-gypsophila-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Transplanting Gypsophila plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This question was asked by <span class=\"hubmaster_faq_author\"><br \/>\n&#8211; <em>Jo H<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"hubmaster_faq_blockquote\"><p>I have grown some bare root gypsophlia in pots with the intention of planting in the garden. They are growing well and are about 6 inches high. Should I transplant them into the garden yet. I don\u2019t want to do them any damage!<br \/>\nRegards<br \/>\nJo<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"306\">If your gypsophila (baby&#8217;s breath) plants are about 6 inches tall, growing well, and have a healthy root system established in their pots, then yes, it\u2019s a great time to transplant them into the garden, especially now that we&#8217;re into May and the risk of frost is minimal in most areas of the UK.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"362\">Here are a few tips to ensure a smooth transition:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"497\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"497\">Harden them off first if they\u2019ve been in a sheltered or indoor spot\u2014gradually expose them to outdoor conditions over 7\u201310 days.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"580\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"580\">Choose a sunny, well-drained spot in the garden\u2014gypsophila hates soggy soil.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"685\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"685\">Plant carefully at the same depth they were growing in the pot, and firm the soil around the base.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"730\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"730\">Water in well, but avoid waterlogging.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"830\">They should establish quickly and reward you with those airy, delicate blooms later in the season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5417\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/Gypsophila-White-Fairy-perfect.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5417\" class=\"wp-image-5417 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/27-61-40_80-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/27-61-40_80-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/27-61-40_80-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/27-61-40_80-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/27-61-40_80-299x300.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/27-61-40_80.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gypsophila Fairy White<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your gypsophila (baby&#8217;s breath) plants are about 6 inches tall, growing well,.. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/transplanting-gypsophila-plant\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5417,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[502,616,232],"class_list":["post-12625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faq","tag-502","tag-616","tag-faq"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/27-61-40_80.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12625"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12655,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12625\/revisions\/12655"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}