Gardening 2021
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Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
- Location
- In green and pleasant hills.
A good way to grow apples so they don't take up too much space is in a cordon like the below. You need to choose a variety which fruits on the spur but they do look incredibly beautiful, a feature in their own right. Extremely productive aswell. These were only two years old, bought discounted from Aldi.
I want my trees to grow, to help with privacey within the garden. They are of the dwarf variety anyway, so will only grow to around 6/8ft......but thanks for the info
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Interesting, there's supposed to be 3 loose root Geranium Salome in there somewhere.
https://www.jparkers.co.uk/geranium-salome-1
Found them
Potted up and now on the kitchen window sill next to the Sweet Peas
https://www.jparkers.co.uk/geranium-salome-1
Found them
Potted up and now on the kitchen window sill next to the Sweet Peas
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. Quite a few plants and shrubs have suffered. The magnolia flowers have now gone completely brown.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Righty, timer now set on the micro irrigation system to water the seedlings for two minutes every morning !
I'm off to the caravan so won't be able to supervise, but the good lady is home so she can double check it's done the job. Only doing two minutes as the plants are either in the 'soil' or within a larger tray with capillary matting and don't want to over water them. Will increase the time once everything is planted on.
I'm off to the caravan so won't be able to supervise, but the good lady is home so she can double check it's done the job. Only doing two minutes as the plants are either in the 'soil' or within a larger tray with capillary matting and don't want to over water them. Will increase the time once everything is planted on.
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VelvetUnderpants
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If you like Geraniums, one to definitely consider is the variety Rozanne. It produces sterile flowers, so just keeps producing from Late May right up to late autumn.
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This one I've just brought flowers May to September.
"Salome is a wonderful hardy Geranium variety that produces unique lilac and purple bi-colour flowers. The outer petals are a soft lilac with veining that radiates from the deep purple centres. Perfect for low borders, rockeries or patio containers. Height 30cm, spread up to 80cm. Flowers May to October. First grade loose rooted plants supplied."
The ones I've already got flower in May and thats it unless I cut them right back when they've finished flowering, if I do that I'll get more flowers in September.
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VelvetUnderpants
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I will take a look at this variety. I can always find room for an extra Geranium
Just did a quick strim around the garden as to not disturb all my new grass seed thats growing. Does a look a lot better now thats done.
also decided to tray up the lettuce, cauliflower, strawberries, onions and brocolli. Start them in the house as we are still getting frosts up here and the odd dash of snow.
also decided to tray up the lettuce, cauliflower, strawberries, onions and brocolli. Start them in the house as we are still getting frosts up here and the odd dash of snow.
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I've got 4 out of 5 that have grown, the 5th one looks dead, I've left it on the window sill for now, the other 4 are now hardening off out the back, I'll bring them in at night.
Tribansman
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Now that we've hopefully seen the end of the frosts and as plenty of rain in the forecast for the next few days, we planted out some shrubs this afternoon, mostly fuschias from seed but also a lupin and a something-or-other that produces lovely scarlet flowers from the garden centre.
Just hope the various wild valerian we've left in (took out loads, was pretty wild when we moved in last year!) don't take over.
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Just hope the various wild valerian we've left in (took out loads, was pretty wild when we moved in last year!) don't take over.
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Not a happy bunny this evening……looks like i got an infestation of couch grass. Could have come in from the new topsoil i added, which was from a farm in somerset according to the suppliers.
looks like a may need to glysophate my whole back lawn and start again
looks like a may need to glysophate my whole back lawn and start again
