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Pieris
Being a novice I bought two young potted shrubs "Pieris" ( Flaming Silver
and Forest Flame ) But I have Alkeline soil and they like Acid, would it be a disaster to plant them in my garden or would it be best to plant them in tubs with the right soil conditions or can I bury the tubs in the spot I choose. I know I could return the plants but I do like them. -- Regards p.mc For personal replies please leave or type signature "p.mc" In the body of the message otherwise posts will not be received. Thanks |
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 00:33:11 -0000, "p.mc"
p.mc@Idon'tknowwhyIbothermungingmyaddress'causeIs tillgettonsofshiteanyway.co.uk wrote: ~Being a novice I bought two young potted shrubs "Pieris" ( Flaming Silver ~and Forest Flame ) But I have Alkeline soil and they like Acid, ~would it be a disaster to plant them in my garden or would it be best to ~plant them in tubs with the right soil conditions or can I bury the tubs in ~the spot I choose. ~I know I could return the plants but I do like them. ~ When I moved into my house, I found the previous owner had cluelessly added shrubs at random to pretty up the garden. I had to rescue nearly all of them as they were, almost without exception, lime haters, and the topsoil is 6" above solid chalk... Pieris grows fantastically in a tub of ericaceous compost. Remember to water with rainwater :-) If you haven't a water butt, they're not that expensive and if this summer's threatened water shortage happens, you'll be laughing. I reckon a new butt will fill up very quickly at the moment. The other nice thing about growing them in tubs is that you can move them to centre stage when they are in full bloom/new leaf phase, then hide them for the summer. -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 00:33:11 -0000, "p.mc"
p.mc@Idon'tknowwhyIbothermungingmyaddress'causeIs tillgettonsofshiteanyway.co.uk wrote: ~Being a novice I bought two young potted shrubs "Pieris" ( Flaming Silver ~and Forest Flame ) But I have Alkeline soil and they like Acid, ~would it be a disaster to plant them in my garden or would it be best to ~plant them in tubs with the right soil conditions or can I bury the tubs in ~the spot I choose. ~I know I could return the plants but I do like them. ~ When I moved into my house, I found the previous owner had cluelessly added shrubs at random to pretty up the garden. I had to rescue nearly all of them as they were, almost without exception, lime haters, and the topsoil is 6" above solid chalk... Pieris grows fantastically in a tub of ericaceous compost. Remember to water with rainwater :-) If you haven't a water butt, they're not that expensive and if this summer's threatened water shortage happens, you'll be laughing. I reckon a new butt will fill up very quickly at the moment. The other nice thing about growing them in tubs is that you can move them to centre stage when they are in full bloom/new leaf phase, then hide them for the summer. -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 00:33:11 -0000, "p.mc"
p.mc@Idon'tknowwhyIbothermungingmyaddress'causeIs tillgettonsofshiteanyway.co.uk wrote: ~Being a novice I bought two young potted shrubs "Pieris" ( Flaming Silver ~and Forest Flame ) But I have Alkeline soil and they like Acid, ~would it be a disaster to plant them in my garden or would it be best to ~plant them in tubs with the right soil conditions or can I bury the tubs in ~the spot I choose. ~I know I could return the plants but I do like them. ~ When I moved into my house, I found the previous owner had cluelessly added shrubs at random to pretty up the garden. I had to rescue nearly all of them as they were, almost without exception, lime haters, and the topsoil is 6" above solid chalk... Pieris grows fantastically in a tub of ericaceous compost. Remember to water with rainwater :-) If you haven't a water butt, they're not that expensive and if this summer's threatened water shortage happens, you'll be laughing. I reckon a new butt will fill up very quickly at the moment. The other nice thing about growing them in tubs is that you can move them to centre stage when they are in full bloom/new leaf phase, then hide them for the summer. -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 00:33:11 -0000, "p.mc"
p.mc@Idon'tknowwhyIbothermungingmyaddress'causeIs tillgettonsofshiteanyway.co.uk wrote: ~Being a novice I bought two young potted shrubs "Pieris" ( Flaming Silver ~and Forest Flame ) But I have Alkeline soil and they like Acid, ~would it be a disaster to plant them in my garden or would it be best to ~plant them in tubs with the right soil conditions or can I bury the tubs in ~the spot I choose. ~I know I could return the plants but I do like them. ~ When I moved into my house, I found the previous owner had cluelessly added shrubs at random to pretty up the garden. I had to rescue nearly all of them as they were, almost without exception, lime haters, and the topsoil is 6" above solid chalk... Pieris grows fantastically in a tub of ericaceous compost. Remember to water with rainwater :-) If you haven't a water butt, they're not that expensive and if this summer's threatened water shortage happens, you'll be laughing. I reckon a new butt will fill up very quickly at the moment. The other nice thing about growing them in tubs is that you can move them to centre stage when they are in full bloom/new leaf phase, then hide them for the summer. -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
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"p.mc" p.mc@Idon'tknowwhyIbothermungingmyaddress'causeIs tillgetton sofshiteanyway.co.uk wrote in message ... Being a novice I bought two young potted shrubs "Pieris" ( Flaming Silver and Forest Flame ) But I have Alkeline soil and they like Acid, would it be a disaster to plant them in my garden or would it be best to plant them in tubs with the right soil conditions or can I bury the tubs in the spot I choose. I know I could return the plants but I do like them. Since they are reasonably slow growing, you could plant them in pots, using ericaceous compost. Franz |
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"p.mc" p.mc@Idon'tknowwhyIbothermungingmyaddress'causeIs tillgetton sofshiteanyway.co.uk wrote in message ... Being a novice I bought two young potted shrubs "Pieris" ( Flaming Silver and Forest Flame ) But I have Alkeline soil and they like Acid, would it be a disaster to plant them in my garden or would it be best to plant them in tubs with the right soil conditions or can I bury the tubs in the spot I choose. I know I could return the plants but I do like them. Since they are reasonably slow growing, you could plant them in pots, using ericaceous compost. Franz |
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Thanks Jane, I do have a water butt and was about to water the plants with
tap water so that was a good tip for me. Another part of my original question was could I plant my shrubs in tubs in the ground with as Jane said Ericaceous compost or would the surrounding Alkaline soil change the balance over time. Many thanks -- Regards p.mc For personal replies please leave or type signature "p.mc" In the body of the message otherwise posts will not be received. Thanks "jane" wrote in message ... On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 00:33:11 -0000, "p.mc" p.mc@Idon'tknowwhyIbothermungingmyaddress'causeIs tillgettonsofshiteanyway.c o.uk wrote: ~Being a novice I bought two young potted shrubs "Pieris" ( Flaming Silver ~and Forest Flame ) But I have Alkeline soil and they like Acid, ~would it be a disaster to plant them in my garden or would it be best to ~plant them in tubs with the right soil conditions or can I bury the tubs in ~the spot I choose. ~I know I could return the plants but I do like them. ~ When I moved into my house, I found the previous owner had cluelessly added shrubs at random to pretty up the garden. I had to rescue nearly all of them as they were, almost without exception, lime haters, and the topsoil is 6" above solid chalk... Pieris grows fantastically in a tub of ericaceous compost. Remember to water with rainwater :-) If you haven't a water butt, they're not that expensive and if this summer's threatened water shortage happens, you'll be laughing. I reckon a new butt will fill up very quickly at the moment. The other nice thing about growing them in tubs is that you can move them to centre stage when they are in full bloom/new leaf phase, then hide them for the summer. -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
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Thanks Jane, I do have a water butt and was about to water the plants with
tap water so that was a good tip for me. Another part of my original question was could I plant my shrubs in tubs in the ground with as Jane said Ericaceous compost or would the surrounding Alkaline soil change the balance over time. Many thanks -- Regards p.mc For personal replies please leave or type signature "p.mc" In the body of the message otherwise posts will not be received. Thanks "jane" wrote in message ... On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 00:33:11 -0000, "p.mc" p.mc@Idon'tknowwhyIbothermungingmyaddress'causeIs tillgettonsofshiteanyway.c o.uk wrote: ~Being a novice I bought two young potted shrubs "Pieris" ( Flaming Silver ~and Forest Flame ) But I have Alkeline soil and they like Acid, ~would it be a disaster to plant them in my garden or would it be best to ~plant them in tubs with the right soil conditions or can I bury the tubs in ~the spot I choose. ~I know I could return the plants but I do like them. ~ When I moved into my house, I found the previous owner had cluelessly added shrubs at random to pretty up the garden. I had to rescue nearly all of them as they were, almost without exception, lime haters, and the topsoil is 6" above solid chalk... Pieris grows fantastically in a tub of ericaceous compost. Remember to water with rainwater :-) If you haven't a water butt, they're not that expensive and if this summer's threatened water shortage happens, you'll be laughing. I reckon a new butt will fill up very quickly at the moment. The other nice thing about growing them in tubs is that you can move them to centre stage when they are in full bloom/new leaf phase, then hide them for the summer. -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
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