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    What are they called

    Hi Lyn, pretty easy to grow. Bulbs should be available in garden centres for Spring planting. They like a sunny position in well-drained soil. If...
    Post by: Blackthorn, Feb 1, 2009 in forum: Identification Area
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    What are they called

    I agree with Bob, would go for Alliums, especially as they are purple.
    Post by: Blackthorn, Feb 1, 2009 in forum: Identification Area
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    Clearing out seeds

    Swanseadel, I thought that you might like to know that the Catananche have germinated! I have not started yet with the others but I will keep you...
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 30, 2009 in forum: Wants Lists
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    Dogwood cuttings

    Hi monkeyboy, if you drop dogwood sticks on the ground they will root! If you look along the lower part of the stems, you will often see little...
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 29, 2009 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Can I get the members gut feeling???????

    We will have sun/rain/dry/hot/wind/cold/wet and lots of it. So, probably a 'typical' British Summer.
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 28, 2009 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Giant Water Lily

    Fabulous Kedi - our local paper says that them there leaves will support the weight of a 'small child'. It wasn't mentioned how small the child...
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 27, 2009 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Madeira Tumbling Cherry Tomatoes

    I know Portugal does get frosts, which is why I mentioned it. I thought anything below about 5 deg would see them off. Are they tasty ones?
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 27, 2009 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Madeira Tumbling Cherry Tomatoes

    That's wonderful Victora. :gnthb: Is that pot outside? if so it must be a new hardy tom - I want one!! :D:)
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 27, 2009 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Banana Man's Jan 2009 Hideout Thread...

    Looking wonderful and lush as usual BM, I don't know how you do it. :gnthb: :)
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 27, 2009 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Fresh Ginger

    Hi there Scotcat, I have grown one before many years ago. I planted it shallowly in a pot and stuck it on the windowsill. It produces a long...
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 25, 2009 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Pruning help please?

    Hi daisybelle, I usually prune hydrangeas February time and the fuschias in early spring. In a hard winter they can be hit by frosts and the top...
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 25, 2009 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Bulbs for acid soil?

    Hi daisybelle, most woodland bulbs will be happy such as snowdrops, bluebells, erythroniums, fritillaries etc. they will have died down by the...
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 25, 2009 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    What to plant...?

    Then you'll have a hole in your bucket dear Bukkit! :D:)
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 22, 2009 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    runner beans

    I don't fully understand the phenomenon, but it's all to do with El Nino apparently, which means high pressure domminates in Northern Europe...
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 22, 2009 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    runner beans

    In 2006 when we had that hot summer and drought (remember that) I grew runner Red Rum. Everybody I knew including, those on gardening shows, said...
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 22, 2009 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Cordyline

    Hi men8ifr, that sounds like a real bargain there. Well done! Cordyline will hold the dead brown leaves, I would not pull them off just cut them...
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 22, 2009 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    What to plant...?

    Hi Bukkit and welcome. Sweetpeas is right about herbs, you could grow basil etc easily from seed. Or you could buy an avocado, take out the...
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 20, 2009 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    a newbie needs help.

    Hi 44willy and welcome to GC. You are correct, as a general rule shrubs are pruned after flowering, it means the plant then has a long growing...
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 19, 2009 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Food inflation

    The weak pound is having an effect on the price of imported food, in fact anything that is imported is affected. It is worrying that shops are...
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 19, 2009 in forum: Off-Topic Discussion
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    Clearing out seeds

    Mine too have arrived safely - thanks again. :)
    Post by: Blackthorn, Jan 16, 2009 in forum: Wants Lists
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