http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk (uk.rec.gardening) Based in the British Isles for gardening within those islands. Some are quite experienced gardeners, others are (or were when they first joined urg) complete beginners. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:40:32 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/images/002/misc/rss.jpg http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188305&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:56:04 GMT wrote in message news:SvOdnXI0nIlhVZvWnZ2dnUVZ7qydnZ2d@bt.com... > > "Peter" wrote ... >> Hello, my mum recently gave me some...]]>


"Bob Hobden" > wrote in message
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> "Peter" wrote ...
>> Hello, my mum recently gave me some tree lilly bulbs that she bought from
>> a catalogue, she had to wait several months for them to arrive as they
>> are only sent out when they are ready. When I got them they all had
>> sprouted so I followed the advice I was given and planted them in large
>> ish containers about six inches below the surface outdoors. They have
>> sprouted out of the surface and I'm wondering what will happen when the
>> frosts arrive. I live in southeast UK and we have relativly mild winters
>> (my giant rhubarb has survived 3 years with no mulching) Does everyone
>> think they will be ok, or do I need to protect them somehow?
> You'll find everyone on the newsgroup "uk.rec.gardening". Suggest you ask
> on there.
> I assume you are talking about Cardiocrinum giganteum or C cordatum?
>
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> Regards
> Bob Hobden
> just W. of London
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I got given 9 bulbs, no latin names and some basic planting instuctions, the
leaflet says they're tree lilies, from some firm called thompson & morgan.


]]> United Kingdom http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188305 http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188301&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:23:32 GMT I imagine that many here have had garden equipment stolen. To date I have suffered 9 such intrusions. This is not an advert or an offer for sale, just a polite... I imagine that many here have had garden equipment stolen.
To date I have suffered 9 such intrusions.
This is not an advert or an offer for sale, just a polite request for some
thoughts from you gentlefolk.

I have been offered, in the line of work, 10 steel containers. Similar to
shipping containers in style.
Purpose built and not modified shipping containers. Fully insulated.
All are 2.5m in width and height. Lengths vary from 2.5 to 4.0m.
Some are end opening, some side opening, some side & end opening.
All about 5yo and in good order.
I could use 2 or 3 but would have to buy the lot. I could buy an ordinary
20ft shipping container for less but don't have the space.
They are not cheap. About £1000 each plus transport.

Would these be of any interest to anyone?

Thanks,
Nick.


]]> United Kingdom Nick http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188301 http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188295&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:13:47 GMT Hi, I did bud grafting couple of weeks ago and winter has set in. It was a bit difficult to uplift the bark but I did manage. I will leave it for a month... Hi,

I did bud grafting couple of weeks ago and winter has set in. It was a bit
difficult to uplift the bark but I did manage. I will leave it for a month
as during the winter nothing is going to happen.

Also, I want to do layering. Shall I do it now and leave it for the winter
months?

Rajinder



]]> United Kingdom Rajinder Nijjhar http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188295 http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188292&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:13:36 GMT Last year I planted up about 50 strawberry plants.
Now it's an unruly mess. I assume I just trim off all the runners.
Is now the time of year to do it or doesn't it matter when?


mark


]]> United Kingdom mark http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188292 http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188288&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:47:24 GMT Hi,
I'm really not a big gardener so excuse me if this question has a
simple or obvious answer! I have a mini lemon tree (I've asked about
its fruit previously) growing in a pot. This summer I was away for two
weeks and my wife forgot to water it! The result seems to be that the
top section has died or has been 'cut off' by the tree to conserve
water. As you will see in the photographs, there are no fruit or
leaves above a certain point. Additionally, I think the bark has a
reddish tint at and above the cutoff point (see close-up photo; arrow
indicates cutoff point).

Photos:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/206931/lemon...lemontree1.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/206931/lemon...lemontree2.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/206931/lemon...lemontree3.jpg

Could this be caused by two weeks without water in a hot climate
(Israel; ~30°C)?
Could the pot be too small?
Will the upper area recover next spring?
What should I do?

Many thanks in advance for your time,

Paul
]]> United Kingdom http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188288 http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188287&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:32:01 GMT Has anyone here grown Lisianthus outside, as opposed to in a greenhouse
or conservatory? We never have - we don't grow it at all - and I
always think of it as a florist's flower. I'm wondering how its quite
delicate flowers would stand up to wind and rain?
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

]]> United Kingdom http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188287 http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188279&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:58:28 GMT Ugg Boots have become very popular over the past few years and there are many good reasons for their increasing popularity. It doesn’t matter what style that... Ugg Boots have become very popular over the past few years and there
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]]> United Kingdom SHAWNDEDRA http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188279 http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188271&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:39:25 GMT It's blowing again - what is it about high winds that makes people feel
on edge, I wonder. I hate the damage they do but I hate being pushed
and pummelled when I'm outside, too. By the wind that is, Ray's pretty
easy-going. ;-)
--
Sacha

]]> United Kingdom http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188271 http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188270&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:21:50 GMT People seem to know the cheapest/best place to get compost on here! I need about 10 bags or more to pot up stuff generally, especially cuttings that have now... People seem to know the cheapest/best place to get compost on here!
I need about 10 bags or more to pot up stuff generally, especially
cuttings that have now rooted or need moving on.
Where's the best place to get it from? i wasn't too impressed by the
quality of a local Wyevales compost, very coarse and not that good for
the plants by the way they grew.

Janet

I once bought a lump of pressed coir or I may have received it as a
freebie with other purchases, anyway although it was only coir it
produced the most amazing root systems and growth on potted up plants
and I wonder if I added long term fertiliser to it whether that might be
an option? Several gardeners I know order from individual suppliers who
seem to travel up from the south coast with lorries and deliver say 20
bags at a time. This compost seems heavier, more like pure John innes
but I am never sure I can trust the quality .




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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
]]> United Kingdom Janet Tweedy http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188270 http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188265&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:57:43 GMT I'm about to fix a trellis in my new conservatory, I want to grow a
Jasmine on it.
I would like to paint it white before fixing on the wall, can anyone
reccomend a type of paint that would not be toxic to Jasminium
Stephanense please. It would be decorative rather than protective.
Thanks
Don

]]> United Kingdom http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188265 http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188254&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:23:40 GMT My son's school is looking for vegetable seeds which can be sown after
the Xmas hols and produce something harvestable, or nearly edible, by
the end of April. Seeds could be started off on classroom windowsill
(no greenhouse or cloche to hand) and then planted outdoors; or any
seeds which can be put straight into their outdoor veg plot... Any
advice appreciated.

]]> United Kingdom Stan The Man http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188254 http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188249&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:13:08 GMT Did I plant my garlic too deep? As instructed on the pack, I planted them so that the top of each clove was 2 inches below ground. That was 4 weeks or ago... Did I plant my garlic too deep?

As instructed on the pack, I planted them so that the top of each clove
was 2 inches below ground.

That was 4 weeks or ago (early October).. But there are no shoots showing.

Have I killed them? Or do I just have to wait?

I was hoping to get them established before the freezy cold weather sets in.

Ed
]]> United Kingdom Ed http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188249 http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188247&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:45:09 GMT Hello everyone!

With some considerable help from my IT manager (RG), I've finally put a few
pics on the web for all to see. Try the link below:

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Spider.AAG

Fingers crossed ...

Spider


]]> United Kingdom http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188247 http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188246&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:35:24 GMT I've just picked up a chrysanthemum from the local B&Q which was being sold
off cheaply because it had had only half a label and its pot was damaged.
It's in full flower (pinky-white) and has hundreds of blossoms in a ball
shaped-plant...... about 12" tall..... very showy.
The only word I can see on the label appears to be Jasoda....something ?
Now I know nothing about chrysanths and I wonder if anyone can advise me on
what variety this might be and whether it is a HP or HHP.
Ideally, I would like to plant it in the garden...... I've got just the
spot..... but I'm not sure if it's safe to do so.

Can anyone help please.

vsop

]]> United Kingdom vsop http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188246 http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=188245&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:27:14 GMT Last autumn I put some pretty scarlet cyclamen (persica types) around my reddish cordyline in a pot, and they looked a treat. This year, the tubers have... Last autumn I put some pretty scarlet cyclamen (persica types) around my
reddish cordyline in a pot, and they looked a treat. This year, the tubers
have rotted away :~(. Also this year, oddles of little cyclamen seedlings
have appeared like mustard and cress around the base of the cordyline :~)).
Deeply chuffed! Too young for flowers, of course, but lots of fun for the
future.

Incidentally, I have also grown the hardy types - C. hederifoium and
C.coum - from seed (intentionally, rather than by accident!) with great
success. I have a terrific C.hederifolium with truly gorgeous leaves, and
the tuber is now the size of a small saucer. Masses of flower. I can
recommend it most enthusiastically to anyone who loves cyclamen, but resents
the cost of a flowering-size tuber. Fresh seed is best, but I started with
bought dried seed, so it is do-able.

Spider


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