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May 20, 2021 - 02:34 PM
Hello there!
Mostly, I would recommend that you go for it and plant the plugs in the ground as soon as possible! However, I think there are a few things to consider before you do that.
1) Critters. If dogs, cats, deer, armadillos (I think you all have those in Texas), squirrels, rabbits or any animal has a tendency to pull small plants out of your front lawn, you may want to grow the plugs in a pot until they get strong enough to resist a surprise animal attack.
2) Water. If they don't get watered enough, or get blasted by a high pressure sprinkler, I would recommend rooting them in a deep pot so they can access more underground water and hold themselves down tightly.
These are pretty vague, but if you look at other tiny plants in your front yard and see that they're not getting bothered by critters or water, then the Mangave plugs will probably be fine to plant right away.
If you do decide to go the "potting them first" route, I would plant them in a 3.5" pot. Once they root well in that, I think they'd be ready to go in the ground. Succulents are pretty critter resistant anyway and they're used to hard rainstorms followed by long periods of drought so they should be pretty bomb proof at that point, barring any horrible emergencies or overwatering. I hope this helps!
Mostly, I would recommend that you go for it and plant the plugs in the ground as soon as possible! However, I think there are a few things to consider before you do that.
1) Critters. If dogs, cats, deer, armadillos (I think you all have those in Texas), squirrels, rabbits or any animal has a tendency to pull small plants out of your front lawn, you may want to grow the plugs in a pot until they get strong enough to resist a surprise animal attack.
2) Water. If they don't get watered enough, or get blasted by a high pressure sprinkler, I would recommend rooting them in a deep pot so they can access more underground water and hold themselves down tightly.
These are pretty vague, but if you look at other tiny plants in your front yard and see that they're not getting bothered by critters or water, then the Mangave plugs will probably be fine to plant right away.
If you do decide to go the "potting them first" route, I would plant them in a 3.5" pot. Once they root well in that, I think they'd be ready to go in the ground. Succulents are pretty critter resistant anyway and they're used to hard rainstorms followed by long periods of drought so they should be pretty bomb proof at that point, barring any horrible emergencies or overwatering. I hope this helps!
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