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Saxman writes:
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| I have taken your advice on board. Not much will survive in a hot
| conservatory, but olives will.

They won't like a seriously hot one - 50 Celsius plus - for that,
it is really only pomegranate, cacti (and 'cacti') of the things
people are likely to grow. Olives are Mediterranean plants, and
are adapted to typical summer temperatures of 30, perhaps 40 Celsius.
But, if your conservatory gets to 50 in the UK, its ventilation lacks
a certain something ... possibly, effectiveness?

Olives (and pomegranate, for that matter) aren't particularly tender,
provided that they don't get waterlogged. So far, it seems that all
of pomegranate, Feijoa and Callistemon rigidus are happy with me
outside in pots with the chilly but not cold winter. And both thyme
and rosemary seem hardier in pots than in the ground ....


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.