steve292
Guru
- Location
- Weston-super-mare, north somerset
Leave it be. Nasturtiums love to ramble about, and it'll spread out. They do attract black fly tho.
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Leave it be. Nasturtiums love to ramble about, and it'll spread out. They do attract black fly tho.
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Tin Pot
Guru
Sometimes they just fall over - I’m thinking I didn’t plant them deep enough.
Let the black fly come, I’m up for biochemical warfare. Wrote my first paper on anthrax when I was 12.
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
You only need to ‘prune’ nasturtiums if you make soup from them. Go steady as too much oxalic acid can cause issues.
However with your love for biochemical controls it might be best to stick to supermarket processed foods and perhaps discount the visitation of any invertebrates to your garden.
OP
OP
Tin Pot
Guru
Yeah that’s what I read, I only planted them in compost. Didn’t think it was that fancy!
steve292
Guru
- Location
- Weston-super-mare, north somerset
That looks very much like some kind of desert phlox.
steve292
Guru
- Location
- Weston-super-mare, north somerset
As for keeping it going, wait until it finishes flowering, dig it up. and divide it into fist size clumps. olant a couple back in where you dug it up from. You can pot up the rest, or plant them direct somewhere else.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
The deeper pink, almost red for me, is a Helianthemum, botanical name or rock rose, common name.
If you Google “rock rose” you’re more likely to find Cistus given the common name rock rose. The name is, or can, be applied to both which is the root of the problem with common names and why it’s always better to establish the botanical name if you can.
The other I’m not sure of. I agree the flower is phlox like but given the plant height and foliage (poor image of the foliage) I don’t think it is. Saying that I’ve never heard of desert phlox and could therefore be very wrong.
I more inclined to think the pink one is also a Helianthemum but I’m hesitating as I thought all Helianthemum varieties had a yellow or orange tinged centre??
If you Google “rock rose” you’re more likely to find Cistus given the common name rock rose. The name is, or can, be applied to both which is the root of the problem with common names and why it’s always better to establish the botanical name if you can.
The other I’m not sure of. I agree the flower is phlox like but given the plant height and foliage (poor image of the foliage) I don’t think it is. Saying that I’ve never heard of desert phlox and could therefore be very wrong.
I more inclined to think the pink one is also a Helianthemum but I’m hesitating as I thought all Helianthemum varieties had a yellow or orange tinged centre??
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Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
Lullabelle
Banana
- Location
- Midlands UK
My hanging basket is starting to flower 
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
The lemon tree that I defoliated through laziness is making great strides. There are a few flowers and buds plus some nice small fruit on the way
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
The Thunderbirds are feathering up quite nicely.
OP
OP
Tin Pot
Guru
I was sort of wondering about getting a lemon tree for the patio, maybe orange and olive...are they a hassle to keep alive in containers, out doors, through a Kentish winter..?
I’ve got a cherry that has survived a lot of abuse but never fruited, and a young blueberry and a bay coming along nicely.
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
They are fairly tough, but they could do with protection when it gets down to 3-4°c. Having said that, the one in the picture withstood -6°c a few times.
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
Some of this years soft, new growth can be reduced to a couple of pairs of leaves. If you want to remove woody material wait until the dormant period-after Christmas would be ideal.