Cut Flowers

Right - going to find the packet lol

 

They're dwarf ones so no doubt not suitable! drats!

 

@Snorky85 "no mistakes just lessons learned"
still lots of time to get sowing- especially with some under heat pad
show me a gardener who has never made an error Hmmm!!!

 

@BeeHappy actually I didn't plant them intending to cut originally - theyre for the border - just hoped I'd been lucky! ha ha. :D

Looking online now for some cheap seeds etc. Can start them off in the conservatory

Does anyone know the name of this flower? I had it in my wedding bouquet and I can't remember the name.

 

Lisianthus I had it in mine too

 

Lisianthus
Lisianthus Seed | Kings Seeds
Eustoma grandiflorum, 'ABC', Double-flowered Formula Mixed, F1 Hybrid Seeds £3.65 from Chiltern Seeds - Chiltern Seeds Secure Online Seed Catalogue and Shop

 

Ah yes lisianthus! :D

 

It's like throwing seed to a pigeon

 

@Snorky85 i'm 98% sure my uncle showed them also...the size of the greenhouse was like a large long gazebo...all glass and they reckon the brown bags help them mature without damage.

It would be a lovely occupation to take up

 

@Gail_68 ya guessed right ...look thats what i was in me past life

 

Sure you haven't been in flight over our back keep adding this with the rest

 

he he, managed to get a big bag of gladioli bulbs half price from tesco for £2.50. Thought they'd be ideal for cutting. I was going to start them in a pot and then transplant when frosts are over (if they ever are!).

Are there any tips on growing these as had a bad experience one year - mum and I went halves on some from Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. They were really expensive and never grew!!! Any idea soil types etc?

Thanks!

 

Ooh thanks - no they were sent to us at a later date (maybe the next year?) from the grower. Really disappointing. We spent about £50! Hopefully the £2.50 bulbs will be good!

I'll plant them in my raised bed allotment - great advice on when to plant them!

Just been looking at Sarah Ravens Really Good Cut Flowers set Really Good Cut Flower Seed Collection and watched a video of hers on cosmos. It's my birthday in two weeks so it is a bday present suggestion to the mother goose!