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Rhododendron in bloom again!
One of my rhododendrons has just bloomed for the second time this year! It
only has two small blooms, admittedly, but it is blooming. To top it all, one of my primroses has flowered this week. Just wanted to tell someone! John |
Rhododendron in bloom again!
On 9/9/07 22:04, in article , "John
Vanini" wrote: One of my rhododendrons has just bloomed for the second time this year! It only has two small blooms, admittedly, but it is blooming. To top it all, one of my primroses has flowered this week. Just wanted to tell someone! John It's a weird year for such things! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Rhododendron in bloom again!
"John Vanini" wrote in message
... One of my rhododendrons has just bloomed for the second time this year! It only has two small blooms, admittedly, but it is blooming. To top it all, one of my primroses has flowered this week. Just wanted to tell someone! I know you meant 'somebody', but anyway - how exciting! I visited a local farm yesterday and their apple trees were full of apples...but one tree was also full of apple blossoms. The tulip tree around the corner from our house has seed pods on it, but is also flowering for the second time this year. It's exciting but scary, I think. someone |
Rhododendron in bloom again!
You're right, I wanted to tell somebody but he didn't answer. I knew,
however, that someone would answer and you did! I only hope that with all these plants doing things twice, I don't get two birthdays this year - at my age I can't afford another one! Regards to someone (mentioning no names), John __________________________________________________ _ "someone" wrote in message ... "John Vanini" wrote in message ... I know you meant 'somebody', but anyway - how exciting! I visited a local farm yesterday and their apple trees were full of apples...but one tree was also full of apple blossoms. The tulip tree around the corner from our house has seed pods on it, but is also flowering for the second time this year. It's exciting but scary, I think. someone |
Rhododendron in bloom again!
In reply to John Vanini ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say : One of my rhododendrons has just bloomed for the second time this year! It only has two small blooms, admittedly, but it is blooming. To top it all, one of my primroses has flowered this week. Just wanted to tell someone! Glad you did. I thought there was something wrong with mine! First time I've seen it happen. And I'm going to be majoring on tomatoes for the next two months by the looks of it. |
Rhododendron in bloom again!
"Uncle Marvo" wrote in message ... In reply to John Vanini ) who wrote this in , I, Marvo, say : One of my rhododendrons has just bloomed for the second time this year! It only has two small blooms, admittedly, but it is blooming. To top it all, one of my primroses has flowered this week. Just wanted to tell someone! Glad you did. I thought there was something wrong with mine! First time I've seen it happen. And I'm going to be majoring on tomatoes for the next two months by the looks of it. I'm afraid that the vast majority of my tomato plants caught blight so that I had very few tomatoes to eat. Today, I bought a packet of Legend tomato seeds and a packet of Ferline both Thompson & Margan and both supposed to be blight tolerant. I suspect that next year no one will get blight and I needn't have bothered! John |
Rhododendron in bloom again!
In reply to John Vanini ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say : "Uncle Marvo" wrote in message ... In reply to John Vanini ) who wrote this in , I, Marvo, say : One of my rhododendrons has just bloomed for the second time this year! It only has two small blooms, admittedly, but it is blooming. To top it all, one of my primroses has flowered this week. Just wanted to tell someone! Glad you did. I thought there was something wrong with mine! First time I've seen it happen. And I'm going to be majoring on tomatoes for the next two months by the looks of it. I'm afraid that the vast majority of my tomato plants caught blight so that I had very few tomatoes to eat. I had a few which looked a bit blighty so I lobbed them off. The rest seem unaffected. They are very good this year, they're trailing tomatoes so I just bunged them in bags and pots and let them get on with it. I am going to look like a tomato by the end of the crop. Very good grilled or oven-baked especially. And they actually *smell* of tomato, for the first time in years. |
Rhododendron in bloom again!
On 10 Sep, 15:26, "Uncle Marvo"
wrote: I had a few which looked a bit blighty so I lobbed them off. The rest seem unaffected. They are very good this year, they're trailing tomatoes so I just bunged them in bags and pots and let them get on with it. I am going to look like a tomato by the end of the crop. Very good grilled or oven-baked especially. And they actually *smell* of tomato, for the first time in years. Stop it!! You make me so hungry. Our toms have looked so bad - the patience left that I had sadly didn't save them from their fate - all went onto the compost. I needed the place for a huge grass I had divided. I'm now eating my neighbours tomatoes ... which like yours have started to ripen and I made a ratatouille on Saturday (with barbecued sardines in the back garden). My god ... nothing could have prepared me for such a treat ;o) I will keep all my toms on my veranda next year. There's very little point trying outside again, whatever anybody say. I'm in Manchester, and that's that. |
Rhododendron in bloom again!
I had a few which looked a bit blighty so I lobbed them off. The rest seem
unaffected. They are very good this year, they're trailing tomatoes so I just bunged them in bags and pots and let them get on with it. I am going to look like a tomato by the end of the crop. We lost the lot to blight. Not a single tomato this year, trailing or upright! David. |
Rhododendron in bloom again!
On 10/9/07 16:01, in article , "David
(Normandy)" wrote: I had a few which looked a bit blighty so I lobbed them off. The rest seem unaffected. They are very good this year, they're trailing tomatoes so I just bunged them in bags and pots and let them get on with it. I am going to look like a tomato by the end of the crop. We lost the lot to blight. Not a single tomato this year, trailing or upright! We grew only Jersey Sunrise this year. The outdoor ones got a bit of blight and didn't do terribly well but the indoor ones have cropped pretty well and are still producing. I'd like to know which people think are the best beefsteak types. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Rhododendron in bloom again!
On 10 Sep, 16:05, Sacha wrote:
We grew only Jersey Sunrise this year. The outdoor ones got a bit of blight and didn't do terribly well but the indoor ones have cropped pretty well and are still producing. I'd like to know which people think are the best beefsteak types. Do you mean beefheart? |
Rhododendron in bloom again!
On 10/9/07 16:29, in article
, " wrote: On 10 Sep, 16:05, Sacha wrote: We grew only Jersey Sunrise this year. The outdoor ones got a bit of blight and didn't do terribly well but the indoor ones have cropped pretty well and are still producing. I'd like to know which people think are the best beefsteak types. Do you mean beefheart? No, beefsteak tomatoes. The really enormous ones. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Rhododendron in bloom again!
On 10 Sep, 16:41, Sacha wrote:
No, beefsteak tomatoes. The really enormous ones. Sorry, just had a brain gap. I never tried them nor ate actually. Unless they were inside an American burger without me knowing. |
Rhododendron in bloom again!
On 10/9/07 16:48, in article
, " wrote: On 10 Sep, 16:41, Sacha wrote: No, beefsteak tomatoes. The really enormous ones. Sorry, just had a brain gap. I never tried them nor ate actually. Unless they were inside an American burger without me knowing. I think Beefheart is a particular variety of heritage tomato and is heart shaped. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Rhododendron in bloom again!
In reply to Sacha ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say : On 10/9/07 16:01, in article , "David (Normandy)" wrote: I had a few which looked a bit blighty so I lobbed them off. The rest seem unaffected. They are very good this year, they're trailing tomatoes so I just bunged them in bags and pots and let them get on with it. I am going to look like a tomato by the end of the crop. We lost the lot to blight. Not a single tomato this year, trailing or upright! We grew only Jersey Sunrise this year. The outdoor ones got a bit of blight and didn't do terribly well but the indoor ones have cropped pretty well and are still producing. I'd like to know which people think are the best beefsteak types. I've only ever had decent ones in the south of Spain. No idea what variety they are but they're all over the markets there. Ask me who threw the seed packet away for the tomatoes I had this year? All I can tell is that mine went in VERY late, grew like Topsy in a little lean-to plastic greenhouse (12.99, Robert Dyas), then went outside in pots (12") for a couple of months, then went into gro-bags (the cheapest ones) when I needed the 12" pots for something else. They got flooded for about two months of the time, then roasted in the sun. Tomorite as directed, and they're on the automatic plant watering system. I guess I'm just lucky, cos I haven't got any idea (as regular readers will know), and I've got the best, tastiest, an most prolific tomatoes I've ever had. |
Tomatoes in bloom
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, I, Marvo, say : On 11/9/07 11:44, in article , "Uncle Marvo" wrote: snip I've only ever had decent ones in the south of Spain. No idea what variety they are but they're all over the markets there. Ask me who threw the seed packet away for the tomatoes I had this year? Trawl Google and see if any names look familiar! All I can tell is that mine went in VERY late, grew like Topsy in a little lean-to plastic greenhouse (12.99, Robert Dyas), then went outside in pots (12") for a couple of months, then went into gro-bags (the cheapest ones) when I needed the 12" pots for something else. They got flooded for about two months of the time, then roasted in the sun. Tomorite as directed, and they're on the automatic plant watering system. I guess I'm just lucky, cos I haven't got any idea (as regular readers will know), and I've got the best, tastiest, an most prolific tomatoes I've ever had. There is *definitely* no justice..... I can put some in the post if you like. I can't remember whether they were free with the Times or whether I bought them. I know they were "hanging" ones. Some I put in those bags you hang up, but they died, so I replaced them with geraniums and stuff. I will endeavour to find what they were by next spring. They are various sized as well, so that doesn't help. |
Tomatoes in bloom
On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:37:38 +0100, "Uncle Marvo" wrote: In reply to Sacha ) who wrote this in , I, Marvo, say : On 11/9/07 11:44, in article , "Uncle Marvo" wrote: snip I've only ever had decent ones in the south of Spain. No idea what variety they are but they're all over the markets there. Ask me who threw the seed packet away for the tomatoes I had this year? Trawl Google and see if any names look familiar! All I can tell is that mine went in VERY late, grew like Topsy in a little lean-to plastic greenhouse (12.99, Robert Dyas), then went outside in pots (12") for a couple of months, then went into gro-bags (the cheapest ones) when I needed the 12" pots for something else. They got flooded for about two months of the time, then roasted in the sun. Tomorite as directed, and they're on the automatic plant watering system. I guess I'm just lucky, cos I haven't got any idea (as regular readers will know), and I've got the best, tastiest, an most prolific tomatoes I've ever had. There is *definitely* no justice..... I can put some in the post if you like. I can't remember whether they were free with the Times or whether I bought them. I know they were "hanging" ones. Some I put in those bags you hang up, but they died, so I replaced them with geraniums and stuff. I will endeavour to find what they were by next spring. They are various sized as well, so that doesn't help. Save some seed for next year? It may have at least some of the characteristics of its parent. Or have you already noshed the lot!? -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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In reply to Sacha ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say : On 11/9/07 11:44, in article , "Uncle Marvo" wrote: snip Ask me who threw the seed packet away for the tomatoes I had this year? Trawl Google and see if any names look familiar! I have Googled. I *think* they were Tumbler F1, that's exactly what they look like. I can't find a picture of the packet though. I think there were probably either 12 or 20 seeds in the pack, and I think I ended up with 8 very good ones, the rest either killed by my experiments or eaten by slugs early on. I still can't eat all of them. I think some green tomato chutney is coming on :-) |
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