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Post by libralady on Nov 20, 2022 16:55:24 GMT
I'm 46 days late reading all your lovely messages for my birthday. Apologies for not respondoing sooner. Been a bit out of sorts lacking in energy since I had covid. My front lawn is only small but for the first time in 47 years I couldn't mow it in one go at the start of the growing season. Improving very slowly.
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Post by libralady on Nov 20, 2022 16:42:55 GMT
Thanks folks. Not been on for a while. Have done rose tree cuttings which appear to be doing well, also penstemons verbena, lavender and cerastium. Trying some Rudbeckia Goldsturm seeds, sweet peas and aubretia all in 4 pint hinged milk bottles to leave outside. Fingers crossed.
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Post by libralady on Sept 25, 2022 11:29:57 GMT
I really enjoy looking at the Flowers and Foliage pages which some of you put on for the months of the year with photos and names of your garden plants. Very helpful in helping me to decide what to buy. I need a bigger garden!
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Post by libralady on Sept 12, 2022 13:00:42 GMT
I went in to my local Flixton Garden Centre and bought all my Spring bulbs. Bought a beautiful large white clematis Mrs. G. Jackman to plant in memory of our dear late Queen whoch will flower next May-August, and a bluecrop Blueberry, both from Morrisons. That's it for this year.
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Post by libralady on Sept 3, 2022 16:35:06 GMT
Thanks Lesley and Sue A. Will keep a careful eye on them this time.
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Post by libralady on Sept 2, 2022 16:15:41 GMT
Advice please as to sowing flower seeds now (if it is the right time) and over-wintering them. Kindly tell me the best method for success as they will be in a 4 tier plastic greenhouse. - Once seeds are germinated is it best to leave them in the trays or pot them up separately? - Do the trays need covering for the winter in the plastic greenhouse? - How frequently will they need watering?
Tried some last winter which were doing ok till January then lost them all. Don't know why.
Still learning !
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Post by libralady on Sept 2, 2022 16:07:34 GMT
Sets have the advantage that you can plant them a lot later & space them at the precise distance apart! They are a lot less fiddlier than seedlings + you don't have to prick them out or repot them! You can also plant them in small pots for a month or two before you put them in the soil as they will grow & also get underway quicker outside resulting in bigger onions in the end. I did this the very first year I helped out a friend with his allotment. Following years I planted the sets directly in the soil on the allotment. We are having lots of low cloud from off the North Sea with cold, but not strong, wind from the NNE. This afternoon the cloud has broken a bit & the sun has come out which is making for a nice afternoon/evening.
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Post by libralady on Jul 24, 2022 11:21:57 GMT
Cherry, what is the secret of your success with rose cuttings please?
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Post by libralady on Jul 24, 2022 11:19:55 GMT
balc2: Do you follow Jason the Cloud Gardener? He featured with his garden at the Tatton Flower Show last week and was on Gardeners World last Friday. He does balcony gardening - hence the name.
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Post by libralady on Jul 21, 2022 16:44:24 GMT
I think so too - very delicate. Eli, is Phlox maculata 'Natascha' a perennial. A bit different to the ones I've got. Lovely photos everyone and SueA love your garden flowers and the one in the yellow jug is stunning.
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Post by libralady on Jul 21, 2022 7:21:11 GMT
I bought some potted carnations which were doing very well until the last few days of intense heat. Watching these carefully and hoping they will survive. Still a bit of green amongst the withered leaves. Looks like the perennial gypsophila I bought a couple of weeks ago has perished. My beautiful rambling rose, The Peasant, was much later in flowering than usual. It has been an odd year for plants this year.
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Post by libralady on Jul 19, 2022 8:33:03 GMT
Thanks SueA. Your quiche looked very appetising! I am keeping a very careful watch on these rose cuttings as I really hope they survive. Have you been to Moss Park Allotments Sue in Stretford? Lovely place where you can buy perennials and other plants cheaper than garden centres. Also, they put on a lovely summer's evening recently with Stretford Silver Band performing at the allotment, some refreshments provided but people were able to take their own picnic and there was film related music and the second half of the programme was like a Proms night with everyone waving their flags. We were all under a large gazebo so protected from the sun and even Trafford's Mayor got up to sing when they played the floral dance. A lovely summer's evening enjoyed by all. It is 9.15 a.m. now and scorchio 27.5 deg. in my lounge with blinds and curtains shut but windows open for some fresh air. Ventured out into the garden but a blanket of heat hit me so it is indoors for me until the sun moves round to the front. Take care everyone.
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Post by libralady on Jul 18, 2022 17:51:10 GMT
Thank you seaburn, keeping my fingers crossed. Love David Austin roses but they are too expensive for me so these cuttings are precious.
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Post by libralady on Jul 18, 2022 16:26:30 GMT
SueA, hope you can advise me please. I was fortunate to be able to go to take rose cuttings from David Austin roses and followed the advice on YouTube re planting them. I did this on 22/6/22 and they have been doing fine till this last week. Haven't over-watered them and given them a short soak in the sink from the bottom. The leaves are not looking too good now and I'm worried they are going to perish. The stems are still green though. What I read said it takes 45 days for rose cuttings to root, so got a few more weeks to go yet. Will they survive?
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Post by libralady on Jun 13, 2022 12:41:06 GMT
Thank you for your response geumgrower, now know what to look for.
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