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North/South divide
So is it true that if a *N*ortherner (North of Watford type) buys summat
from the Southerners--then it might have problems surviving? I ask this question because a reputable Nursery/garden centre in Cornwall suggested that it would be better for me (a Northerner) to buy plants locally. At this stage you might think that they had better things to do than deal with small beer but I was talking about substantial business. small beer (http://dictionary.reference.com/word...004/04/21.html |
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Rupert wrote:
So is it true that if a *N*ortherner (North of Watford type) buys summat from the Southerners--then it might have problems surviving? I ask this question because a reputable Nursery/garden centre in Cornwall suggested that it would be better for me (a Northerner) to buy plants locally. At this stage you might think that they had better things to do than deal with small beer but I was talking about substantial business. [...] No, that's what I'd expect from a reputable nursery. Compare forestry catalogues: they'll tell you provenance along with all the age and undercutting details. Of course it doesn't matter for all plants. -- Mike. |
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"Sacha" wrote in message .uk... On 7/12/05 23:41, in article , "Mike Lyle" wrote: Rupert wrote: So is it true that if a *N*ortherner (North of Watford type) buys summat from the Southerners--then it might have problems surviving? I ask this question because a reputable Nursery/garden centre in Cornwall suggested that it would be better for me (a Northerner) to buy plants locally. At this stage you might think that they had better things to do than deal with small beer but I was talking about substantial business. [...] No, that's what I'd expect from a reputable nursery. Compare forestry catalogues: they'll tell you provenance along with all the age and undercutting details. Of course it doesn't matter for all plants. Old gardeners always seemed to think that you shouldn't move plants north - or not far, anyway. I think there's sense in it. Plants grown down here don't usually meet the more extreme weather of some parts of the north and won't have toughened up in the same way. One of the reasons we don't use heat to force plants is because we want to grow them 'hard' but OTOH, normally speaking, our weather isn't anything like as severe as it can be in the north. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) This almost comes back to zones..in a way....I think nothing of buying plants from anywhere in the USA providing those plants meet the temperature etc. requirements of my northern area.....the southern plants very often cost less because of the warmer winter and lower heating costs....when the plants arrive I just harden them off...get every bit as good results from southern nursery grown plants as I do from northern nursery grown ones....and yes I do understand the climatic conditions over yonder....my teeth came thru there...I have compared southern nursery plants to my own from seed and the results are pretty close....the only reasons I grow my own is a) something to do in my retirement years and b) selection.....(lest I get chastised, I also enjoy)......H |
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