General Gardening Discussion

Yes i think your right mate.We had the lowest temp here in lincolnshire for years last week it got down to -9

t-h, if you want mature plants I would suggest a vsit to the Palm Centre, you will be surprised at what they`ve got.

Chobart,What variety is it ? If you don't know then take a picture and post it and I'll be able to give you a view on it's hardiness.

Sorry about 2nd post tryed to delete first but could not. .

Basicly yes, To put it very generally you should be looking at removing dead wood and a few healthy long stems, and tieing in the remainder of long stems and reduceing the lateral shoots by 1/3.

Sorry I didnt get back to you . I have put them in tubs in the ground. Thanks Jean

ok dai thanks!

Sorry its Narsissi Jenny I cant find as well, as its in flower and they wont get it till next year. If anyone has some growing Ill happily pay for postage.

Long lanky plant with really nice flowers is my experience, grows like the clappers. And as David says, be careful of the brown dust that comes off the twigs, its are like itching powder.

:D that's a classic case of swings and roundabouts! Hel.xxx.

Pot them up put them outside if there's a danger of heavy frost just cover the pots or bring them in for the duration of the cold spell.

Lack of water has made the buds drop off!!

Nice sized branch Scotkat.. I would definitely follow the seed instructions then, as well as trying to root some cuttings perhaps... :D Good Luck & let us know if you have any luck..!

I am still waiting for my B. Windii to show a bud, maybe later in the year, it has 4 offshoots already. I am trying to get a Bilbergia Pyramidalis Striata ofshoot to root because when that flowers it will be worth well the wait.

Thanks for the advice - and for your kind words Helen. Getting back into the garden has been held up because of the awful cold weather but have just found out that one of my golfing pals has a friend who has a wholesale nursery so am hoping for good things to come. I agree with cramming...

I have moved some of mine at this time some people say leave it until a bit later but I cut all mine down a bit and transferred them to there new site

Just reading the comments above especially the "seems expensive if you are not in the business" one.!!! My dad ran a building firm and directly from school (1989) i worked for him for 2 years whilst doing a city and guilds brickwork course. When i recently built an extension on my house,(with a...

Just to clarify all passion fruits are toxic when unripe P. tripartita var. mollissima and other Tacsonia taste good but deteriorate quickly after harvest,P.edulis is the edible one commonly sold, the one I have is P. caerulea a hardy little number its fruits are orange when ripe, it has a...

Nice blog Oktarine - good on you. Keep reminding us of it from time to time.Some helpful info on there - you've inspired me to start my tomatoe seedlings.All the best, TC

also the peiwinkles lesser and major make good ground cover plants.