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I keep finding self seeded yews around the gardens, some I have
dug up and put into pots in an attempt to grow them into something useful. None are doing particularly well. Any sugestions on the best growing medium, feed, positioning etc to help them do well would be appreciated. Mike |
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Muddymike wrote:
I keep finding self seeded yews around the gardens, some I have dug up and put into pots in an attempt to grow them into something useful. None are doing particularly well. Any sugestions on the best growing medium, feed, positioning etc to help them do well would be appreciated. Mike I grew some from seed years ago. I was walking through Chatsworth house gardens and a few fell off a yew tree into my pocket, so I planted them in pots of garden soil as I remember for a couple of years then planted them out in the garden. They were s-l-o-w to get going, but after a few years started to romp away, putting a few inches on each year. Not the fasted tree to grow from seed. -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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On 2009-07-07 11:06:45 +0100, David in Normandy
said: Muddymike wrote: I keep finding self seeded yews around the gardens, some I have dug up and put into pots in an attempt to grow them into something useful. None are doing particularly well. Any sugestions on the best growing medium, feed, positioning etc to help them do well would be appreciated. Mike I grew some from seed years ago. I was walking through Chatsworth house gardens and a few fell off a yew tree into my pocket, so I planted them in pots of garden soil as I remember for a couple of years then planted them out in the garden. They were s-l-o-w to get going, but after a few years started to romp away, putting a few inches on each year. Not the fasted tree to grow from seed. Isn't it amazing how seeds do that pocket thing? ;-) Thinking of slow to get going from seed, we have an Atlantic cedar at the bottom of the garden which is probably over 150 years old. One customer looked at some of its cones and asked how long it would take to grow to maturity from seed. I ask him how long he was planning tolive!! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... Isn't it amazing how seeds do that pocket thing? ;-) On one occassion in the early 1980's, we were inspecting the Chrysanthemum trials at Wisley (I used to serve on the Joint Floral Committee). I asked the Superintendant how much labour was required to keep the sideshoots removed from the plants. His reply was "none at all, the public do it for us!" It seems that there are special gardening jackets with the pockets lined with polythene!!! Phil |
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On 2009-07-07 20:46:36 +0100, "Phil Gurr" said:
"Sacha" wrote in message ... Isn't it amazing how seeds do that pocket thing? ;-) On one occassion in the early 1980's, we were inspecting the Chrysanthemum trials at Wisley (I used to serve on the Joint Floral Committee). I asked the Superintendant how much labour was required to keep the sideshoots removed from the plants. His reply was "none at all, the public do it for us!" It seems that there are special gardening jackets with the pockets lined with polythene!!! Phil Oh, lovely! Reminds me of the joke I know I've told before, so please bear with me: "When is the best time to take cuttings?" "When the owner isn't looking." ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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In message , Sacha
writes On 2009-07-07 20:46:36 +0100, "Phil Gurr" said: "Sacha" wrote in message ... Isn't it amazing how seeds do that pocket thing? ;-) On one occassion in the early 1980's, we were inspecting the Chrysanthemum trials at Wisley (I used to serve on the Joint Floral Committee). I asked the Superintendant how much labour was required to keep the sideshoots removed from the plants. His reply was "none at all, the public do it for us!" It seems that there are special gardening jackets with the pockets lined with polythene!!! Phil Oh, lovely! Reminds me of the joke I know I've told before, so please bear with me: "When is the best time to take cuttings?" "When the owner isn't looking." ;-) G -- June Hughes |
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"Muddymike" wrote in message
om... I keep finding self seeded yews around the gardens, some I have dug up and put into pots in an attempt to grow them into something useful. None are doing particularly well. Any sugestions on the best growing medium, feed, positioning etc to help them do well would be appreciated. Mike and advice on when and how to shape them please. We have the same, again put into a pot and now about 12 inches high -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk |
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"'Mike'" wrote in message news "Muddymike" wrote in message om... I keep finding self seeded yews around the gardens, some I have dug up and put into pots in an attempt to grow them into something useful. None are doing particularly well. Any sugestions on the best growing medium, feed, positioning etc to help them do well would be appreciated. Mike and advice on when and how to shape them please. We have the same, again put into a pot and now about 12 inches high -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk I believe its September and cone shaped ones are nice. |
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"Jon" wrote in message
... "'Mike'" wrote in message news "Muddymike" wrote in message om... I keep finding self seeded yews around the gardens, some I have dug up and put into pots in an attempt to grow them into something useful. None are doing particularly well. Any sugestions on the best growing medium, feed, positioning etc to help them do well would be appreciated. Mike and advice on when and how to shape them please. We have the same, again put into a pot and now about 12 inches high -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk I believe its September and cone shaped ones are nice. Thank you. I 'think' we might try something more adventurous than a cone, ball or box ;-) See what the gardener says ;-) -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk |
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says... I keep finding self seeded yews around the gardens, some I have dug up and put into pots in an attempt to grow them into something useful. None are doing particularly well. Any sugestions on the best growing medium, feed, positioning etc to help them do well would be appreciated. Mike They are slow for a couple of years from seed but soon get going after that -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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