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Purple wellies tiny steps. Feb 10, 2013 23:32:16 GMT

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January planting in February (I'm always running late :

Family Favourites:
Tomato Belle F1 Beefsteak (sow January-March)
Tomato Gardener's Delight (sow January-April)

Lobelia Cambridge Blue (sow January-April)
Lobelia Trailing Sapphire (sow January-April)

1st time we are sowing:
Antirrhinum 'Cheerio F2 mixed' (sow January-March)
Cleome Violet Queen 'Spider Flower' (sow January-April)

February planting in February (when I've done my January planting in February

)
Family Favourites:
Pansy Swiss Giants mixed (sow February-April inside / sow May-August outside)
Viola 'Admiration' (sow February-March)

Dianthus 'Rainbow Loveliness mixed' (sow February-July)
Dianthus 'Sonata mixed' (sow February-July)
Lavender 'Munstead Strain' (sow February-June)

1st time we are sowing:
Delphinium 'Pacific Giants mixed' (sow February-June)
Gaillardia 'Bremen - Blanket Flower' (sow February-July)
Aster 'Spider Chrysanthemum mixed (sow February-April)
Hollyhock 'Majorette mixed' (sow February-March)
Nemesia 'Carnival Mixed' (sow February-May)

Aubretia 'Rich Rose' (sow indoors February-April but flowers next year)

Family favourites are highest priority, 1st time of sowing 2nd priority & 'Flowers next year' low priority

Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Purple wellies tiny steps. Feb 11, 2013 8:41:36 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on Feb 11, 2013 8:41:36 GMT You are a busy girl ...you could have saved yourself a job...daffs are as tough as old boots and won't need shelter in the greenhouse....
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Purple wellies tiny steps. Feb 11, 2013 10:29:32 GMT

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Feb 11, 2013 8:41:36 GMT Lou78W said:

You are a busy girl

...you could have saved yourself a job...daffs are as tough as old boots and won't need shelter in the greenhouse....

Bought the bulbs from Van W in November 2011 and they did not get planted.

They were left in the shed and were more than a tad manky when Fairy Pink Wellies and I planted them. So they were all bulbs planted late (I think it was December

) so they have not had a very good start in life. HH noticed the problem with our guttering at the weekend which is the reason why they never dried out, every time there was a slight shower they were given the equivalent of a power shower.

Fairy Pink Wellies planted the 3 extremely manky looking bulbs that we found last week and hers went into the holeless pot, so they have had dry compost and hers are growing. Which is great for her and I am really pleased and she is excited. She was so good when we were planting the other ones. Spent ages going through which ones looked rotten and squishy and which looked like they had a tiny bit of green in a shoot.
That's why I gave her the other ones. (Pirate Yellow Wellies didn't like being outside in the cold, she stayed inside and sat watching on the settee). I had to send Fairy Pink Wellies in to wash her hands to warm them up, they were so cold. Bless her.

I just want some of mine to grow to, I am concerned that they will all rot. I think part of it is I feel guilty that a, I didn't plant them the year that I got them in b, they were not cheap, it is a waste of money I don't get any to grow.

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Purple wellies tiny steps. Feb 11, 2013 17:13:44 GMT

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Post by Moonlight on Feb 11, 2013 17:13:44 GMT

The girls have chosen which variety of strawberry to grow. They both picked the same one.

They are good girls even if they are taking ages to get changed out of their school clothes so that we can go down to the greenhouse. Daddy will be home before they are ready.

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Purple wellies tiny steps. Feb 11, 2013 18:41:00 GMT

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Post by Moonlight on Feb 11, 2013 18:41:00 GMT

We made it just.
Here are my sweet pea sticks

and Little Miss Spotty growing nicely.

Fairy Pink Wellies is recording a documentary about what is growing in the greenhouse whilst holding the lamp.

Whilst Pirate Yellow Wellies is busy playing a game.

Having decided to take photos Pirate Yellow Wellies is told by her sister that her memory card is full so she can't take pictures anyway

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Purple wellies tiny steps. Feb 13, 2013 22:12:44 GMT

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Post by Moonlight on Feb 13, 2013 22:12:44 GMT

I was able to tell Dad my good news about his dahlia order, we had not received an email acknowledging our order so I emailed them direct and yes, March 4th
Alpin Bill, April Dawn, Citation, Red Balloon, Cornel & Jessie G will all begin their journey here.
Clearview David, Clearview Debby, Clearview Misty, Clearview Sundance, Clearview Orca, Clearview Louise, Clearview Irene & Clearview Tammy, together with my Clearview Jenny and Clearview Arlene begin their journey the same day.

My Dad is getting very excited, his Christmas day is coming. He got dahlias tubers ordered for his Christmas present which is what he was hoping for and we knew exactly what he wanted to get. I can't wait either but I have loads to do before then.

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Purple wellies tiny steps. Feb 13, 2013 22:17:48 GMT

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Post by Moonlight on Feb 13, 2013 22:17:48 GMT

HH was talking about flowers for Valentines day tomorrow. I said don't worry about ordering me flowers because what I really wanted was some strawberry plants............................

I'm a very lucky woman.

Just got to try and get the link to work.

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Purple wellies tiny steps. Feb 13, 2013 23:50:50 GMT

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Feb 13, 2013 22:17:48 GMT Moonlight said:

HH was talking about flowers for Valentines day tomorrow. I said don't worry about ordering me flowers because what I really wanted was some strawberry plants............................

I'm a very lucky woman.

Just got to try and get the link to work.

www.thompson-morgan.com/vip/free-strawberry-elsanta/tca43656TM

I enter the code and they say offer has expired.

Moonlight Top Member Posts: 4,922	Purple wellies tiny steps. Feb 14, 2013 0:09:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Moonlight on Feb 14, 2013 0:09:56 GMT I've emailed T&M

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Purple wellies tiny steps. Feb 14, 2013 7:19:04 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Feb 14, 2013 7:19:04 GMT Good luck!!

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Purple wellies tiny steps. Feb 14, 2013 11:25:02 GMT

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Post by edwin on Feb 14, 2013 11:25:02 GMT

Try this grower in holland
www.kweduivenvoorden.nl/
This where i got my elsanta, mrak and other kinds of strawberrys and cheap, between 35 and 90 eurocents plant. And sure he will send to the UK, he is a decent guy. Even writes the minimun to buy is only 1 plant

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Purple wellies tiny steps. Feb 14, 2013 12:35:36 GMT

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Post by Rosie on Feb 14, 2013 12:35:36 GMT

Feb 14, 2013 0:09:56 GMT Moonlight said:

I've emailed T&M

T&M are generally excellent Moonlight, let us know what they say. your girls are very pretty ;D I love the fact they are so interested in gardening at a young age ;D My 2 never were

Geordie in Exile..

ladybird Top Member Posts: 2,310	Purple wellies tiny steps. Feb 14, 2013 13:24:36 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ladybird on Feb 14, 2013 13:24:36 GMT moonlight, I mentioned on your jam thread that I see in the GYO Mag offer for the strawberries that it must be made via post only, the offer expires on the 18th .

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Purple wellies tiny steps. Feb 14, 2013 13:29:05 GMT

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Feb 14, 2013 13:24:36 GMT ladybird said:

moonlight, I mentioned on your jam thread that I see in the GYO Mag offer for the strawberries that it must be made via post only, the offer expires on the 18th .

Oh, No!

typical me!

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Purple wellies tiny steps. Feb 14, 2013 19:16:12 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Feb 14, 2013 19:16:12 GMT You've just got enough time...

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