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Post by Moonlight on May 18, 2013 23:04:01 GMT
Thanks Derek, do you put 1 seed per tube or more? (I hope that that isn't a silly question)
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Post by derekbrooks on May 19, 2013 21:29:30 GMT
I sow three or four seeds in each , Moonlight.(make sure they are right in the centre) then if more than one germinate reduce them to one.
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Post by Cherry on May 23, 2013 4:50:40 GMT
That is a real shame about the great tits Derek. All that work for the parents and it has ended with this tragedy.
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Post by derekbrooks on May 23, 2013 21:00:49 GMT
Yes,Cherry.They nest in this box nearly every year and I don't think we have had tragedy before
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Post by Cherry on Aug 2, 2013 22:06:09 GMT
Best wishes for Knowsley Show Derek.
The cover of your new book is really eye catching. Very nice.
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Post by derekbrooks on Aug 3, 2013 21:54:54 GMT
Thanks, Cherry.The allotment on the front cover isn,t mine but most of the pictures in the book are what I have taken. There are a few taken at school as well as those on my allotment.
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Post by Cherry on Aug 9, 2013 6:07:36 GMT
Good illustration of aerial roots on the heptapleurum derekbrooks. I had to look this up as I have never heard of it, but I did know its common names. The vases look very good in the show. |
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Post by derekbrooks on Aug 9, 2013 20:47:19 GMT
Thanks, Cherry
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Post by Cherry on Oct 5, 2013 6:55:48 GMT
Who arranges the flowers in the church Derek? Is it the people from the congregation who are good at this, or do you do them all?
As it is a farming village here, the sacks are refilled and the booty taken off to the Macmillan Cancer charity coffee morning, unless we want any small amounts. We have a barbeque brunch. This is quite different to the Oxfordshire village where I lived before which involved the primary school and each person brought a food gift of some sort. The Methodist chapel in the village auctions their farmed veg and fruit, including the flowers, and sends the money abroad to chosen charities.
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Post by derekbrooks on Oct 5, 2013 20:03:22 GMT
Hi Cherry
It is a Methodist church that I go to.I don't do any flower arranging-we have ladies that do it.At harvest the flowers are taken to elderly or sick people . Members of the congregation are asked to take tinned food which is taken to a mission . They can't deal with fresh veg so that which I take will be given to anyone who wants it.
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Post by Cherry on Oct 5, 2013 20:40:17 GMT
Thanks for the answer Derek. Every individual church deals with thanksgiving in a different way.
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Post by Cherry on Oct 7, 2013 6:12:30 GMT
The veg basket and flowers are beautiful derekbrooks. Have a wonderful holiday in Malta. You got the timing right as you have had the good weather here and this is due to normalize to cold half way through the week. |
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Post by derekbrooks on Oct 7, 2013 15:11:44 GMT
Thanks,Cherry. I have just logged on to see if I have any messages before I go away.Martyn is coming for us in 20 minutes
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Post by Fractal on Oct 7, 2013 18:55:56 GMT
Hi Derek, something I don't know too much about but do you grow any and can you recommend any of the old fashioned hardy Chrysanthemums that do well in the garden? I only know of two old varieties (Clara Curtis and Mary Stoker). We used to get these at work once and were considered reliably perennial in a garden as long as well drained. I've seen a site that has some modern hardy types but wondered if you grew any?
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Post by derekbrooks on Oct 14, 2013 21:19:33 GMT
Hi Steve
I have just returned fron holiday and seen your question. I'm afraid I can't be much help to you though as I have never grown any of the chrysanths that you are thinking about and supposed to be hardy. All the chrysanths I grow are not considered hardy and I box them up every autumn and keep them frost free over the winter and take cuttings in the spring.
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