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Phew I got something right!!!!! g
Of course you did :~). You know more than you think you do, I'm sure.
Heh I wouldn't count on that
))
I am counting on it. I can sense it's true.
I bow to your undoubted knowledge and experience, but I don't have too much
confidence in myself.
The book
Yes) I have been having a look)) Did you see, it has arrived!!!!
))) Gosh it is a super book btw. Thank you for the recommendation
roses
I haven't pruned them at all since I
have been back. They were all over the place but I just tied them
into the rest so I would have something to train over the arch. I have
to say there is quite a thicket. They have honeysuckle growing through
them too. Hmm I don't remember planting that At least now I
will
be coming up fairly regularly so it won't be left to its own devices
for
several years again and the work I do now with pay off for the future.
Taming this garden is a full time job g
Bulbs
But you're loving every minute of it, I bet :~). Hope you've left
enough time to plant some bulbs for spring;~).
??? I hadn't even thought about those!!! Do I still have time???
You certainly do! You can tulips off for a bit, but you could be planting
lots of other lovely gems. Time for a visit to the garden centre, me
thinks!
Yes? Then I shall have a trip there in Sunday
)) I do love daffodils!
Will I be in time?
Thanks, will do) Incidentally, I have seen 'growmore' in the pound
shops. Will that be the same stuff I see in garden centres?
It certainly should be, or it shouldn't carry the name. Have a look
on line so you know what n-p-k proper Growmore has, and compare
prices/sizes before you check out the local cheapie.
I will do that! Thank you err what is n-p-k please?
I am looking forward to my next foray into your garden. Quite an
adventure and remarkably good for my brain. Thank you.
Noooo thank YOU!!! You are welcome into my garden any old time you
fancy ) In fact I welcome you with open arms !!!
Ophelia
Thank you, Ophelia:~). That's truly nice of you.
It would be even nicer for me if you actually turned up ... ;-) Gosh,
imagine me having all that knowledge under my roof!! heh you might get
no peace))
Neither would you ... I'd probably never stop, once started! :~)) Anyway,
I don't know everything. I have my weaknesses.
Well you are very knowledgeable and you have been very kind and generous
with your expertise and time.
Now it's time to discuss the 'undercut', so that you don't tear the
bark as your pruning cut reaches the lower side of the branch and the
weight of the part-severed branch suddenly accelerates the fall and
rips the bark as the limb descends.
Ahhhh!! yes, that makes sense! If the bark were ripped like that,
could it kill the tree? Could it not repair itself?
It could certainly be very damaging and, on a plum tree, it could let in
Silver Leaf and heaven knows what. I seem to think you had a torn stub on
your plum tree. It had partly healed and partly died back, so you'll be
able to see what can happen following a bad cut. That stub needs your
attention since you're going to become an expert overnight ;~)!
Huh! Expert? Me? lol anyway I am not sure which stub you are referring
to. Oh dear, you have me worried now.
Thank goodness for the link! That's not easy to explain, but I hope
I've managed to get it over all right. You may not need to do a lot
of that heavy duty pruning, but it's important to know how to do it
correctly. Once you know it, it's just common sense followed by
practice.
If I am allowed, I doubt you have heard the last from me ;-)
You are certainly allowed! It would be a pleasure to help if I can.
Thank you. That is most comforting
)
Be well and enjoy your own garden Heh you might even get the time
now)))
I am already much better than I was, thank you. I shall enjoy doing a
spot of my own gardening, but I've got a couple of busy weeks coming up,
but then hope to get stuck in, not least planting lots and lots of
bulbs:~)).
Take care, Ophelia, and enjoy that book and your garden.
Thank you, I will
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