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Post by Lou78W on Mar 28, 2013 16:27:08 GMT
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Post by Geranium on Mar 29, 2013 7:00:29 GMT
Quite right too - I often talk to my plants!   |
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Post by Moonlight on Mar 29, 2013 9:51:57 GMT
We had a few words last night
Drum roll please..........
Dad is coming round in a bit, time to do my first cutting. 
Now I might be excited about it but I hate to think what it will be saying when we get the blade out. 
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Post by Moonlight on Mar 29, 2013 21:12:18 GMT
From this:
To this:
Here are the latest additions to the family:
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Post by Moonlight on Mar 30, 2013 0:59:07 GMT
With shaking hands I took my first cuttings. Dad came with a bucket of sharp sand. Dad told me to put in the same amount of compost and mix it up. We used 'Roota' which I remember he used to use when I was little but it is not the same as it was because it is now thinner more watery. It was more gloopy then, bit like wallpaper paste. (Dad is not convinced that it will be as good).
I think he understands that this is important to me. I thought that he was going to end up taking the cuttings with him but no. They are still here, sitting on the propagator and I have to mist them. I am now the proud owner or a scalpel blade, a bottle of Roota and my sharp sand and compost cuttings mix bucket. I don't know if I am going to be lucky but I can have a go. I think Dad thinks that I'll want to do the next ones on my own, no I don't think so but I've got ages yet before that becomes a possibility. A good thing I think.
I think Dad might have been a bit surprised that I had not even unpacked my 7 mini tray propagator but I was very upset after the dahlia tubers started showing signs of going mouldy (as had my peppers the previous day  so their lid was removed straight away. It was where the wooden sticks touched against the compost, rather than the seeds themselves but obviously it had stayed too wet with the lid on any longer then they would have rotted. I know that I am very lucky to have more seeds if I need to start again, I put it down to experience scraped off the mould but I was very upset about it.)
Moving on...
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Post by Moonlight on Mar 30, 2013 1:10:32 GMT
My 3 Clearview dahlias and my cuttings are in my 2 by 2 prop which I am going to keep on. Rather than waste the electricity I've been a bit cheeky and put my other 2 chicken legs in their trays on it with my begonia thingies resting on the top. I am not going to keep that prop. on all night.
I think that the others need to be on all the time because they are the intensive care unit, 7 seater (with its 4 beds) is more of a day stay hospital bed or an afternoon at a health spar?
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Post by Moonlight on Mar 30, 2013 1:28:11 GMT
Yesterday night it was -4 degrees
I've moved my trailing basket / dwarf sweet peas into the greenhouse today. It was actually sunny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've left them there but rested a couple of layers of fleece as a bed time duvet. I've also laid 1 single sheet on my baby pansy, violas and lobelia plants because they have really suffered. Many, many casualties but we will see what happens, maybe it will help, hope so could not get much worse.
We went out shopping today and when we got back my cuttings had drooped a bit,  gave them a bit of a mist of water and told myself they are going to slump a bit after all they have just been severed from their tuber. Dad said that it will probably take a couple of weeks, fingers crossed.
It feels like quite a few tiny steps. Fingers crossed for some more tomorrow. 
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Post by Geranium on Mar 30, 2013 6:33:38 GMT
Well done, Moonlight - fingers crossed for your cuttings. |
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Post by Moonlight on Mar 30, 2013 9:20:32 GMT
Couldn't wait to get downstairs and check on my dahlias. Joined by girls, there I were happily squirting water and Pirate Yellow Wellies says "It is snowing"
>:(Please tell me that it is not snowing. grrr
Can't cross for long because Pirate Yellow Wellies is trying to teach me 'monkey' language.
She also is fluent in giraffe, dog and tree languages.
I kid you not.
"oo aa" means hello
if they say "oo aa oo aa OO AA" is means 'give me something to eat now!'
"pffff pffff" means 'I am freezing today in tree.'
I guess there is a lot of more of that again.
Just been told she can speak plant. If they don't grow it means they are too cold.
I think we must all be good at translating that one.
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Post by Moonlight on Mar 30, 2013 10:03:09 GMT
I've got a baby fish!
My begonias are getting a bit bigger, emphasis on the word bit.
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Post by steve on Mar 30, 2013 11:13:35 GMT
Well done on the chilli, they take a while to germinate and this weather isn't helping |
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Post by Moonlight on Mar 30, 2013 23:58:11 GMT
 Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary Mum and Dad. |
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Post by Geranium on Mar 31, 2013 5:57:10 GMT
I'll join in that, Moonlight - please wish them a Happy Anniversary from me. |
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Post by Moonlight on Mar 31, 2013 11:23:56 GMT
My poor Happy Halloween babies are not looking very happy. 
This one is the weakest one but it also was the smallest and Dad would have left it a day or two longer but he was showing me what to do. So he got 'took' early. If that makes sense.
The whole group but not the clearest view as there are some a lot (in my opinion) better than others.
Dad and Mum are going to come with an Easter treat for the girls and Dad will probably take the cuttings with him.
I guess it has got to be done to give them the best chance of survival but I will see what Dad says he is the expert not me.
Got a progress report with a bit less sparkle later but good news I promise.
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Post by steve on Mar 31, 2013 13:16:27 GMT
I'll join in that, Moonlight - please wish them a Happy Anniversary from me. Me too |
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so their lid was removed straight away. It was where the wooden sticks touched against the compost, rather than the seeds themselves but obviously it had stayed too wet with the lid on any longer then they would have rotted. I know that I am very lucky to have more seeds if I need to start again, I put it down to experience scraped off the mould but I was very upset about it.)
gave them a bit of a mist of water and told myself they are going to slump a bit after all they have just been severed from their tuber. Dad said that it will probably take a couple of weeks, fingers crossed.
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