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Hi All ..
My name is Dave and I live just outside Northampton .I have been a keen gardener for over 45 yrs and have recently retired . My main interest is tropical plants and fuchsias, I have recently taken on an allotment.
Vegetables are new to me so some advice needed ..
Looking forward to joining in this site ..

Dave

 

0) Welcome to the forum Dave.
You've got a lot in common with other members here.
Look forward to your posts.

 

Thanks for the welcome .

Dave

 

Welcome to GC dave, there's plenty to interest you here.

 

Thanks for your welcome . I am looking around and will be chipping in where I can ..

Dave

 

I am fairly new member here too so.....WELCOME ABOARD from the other side of the pond.

 

Thanks for your welcome ..
I have quite a number of Brugmansias amongst other things ..I adore them but sometimes struggle over wintering . Our winters got quiet mild but the last couple of winters we have had a lot lower temps from time to time ..
One of my sons lived in Peoria Ilinois for 3 yrs came back home earlier this year. My eldest son and I visited twice and did Chicago , St louis and then flew to Vagas and went to Grand Canyon ..Looks like you a long way from Peoria ...

Dave

 

Hi there and Welcome.

 

Hi and welcome to G.C. Dave I have always found with vegetables you need lot's of "muck" (manure) so good luck.

 

Hi Davy and welcome to the forum. :thmb:

I like to dabble with odd plants and am currently growing Fuchsia arborescens and have just sown some seeds of F. boliviana alba. Any other unusual Fuchsias I should be looking at?

 

Hi PeterS
I have F.juntensis ,flowers usually around Christmas usually before producing leaves.Looks like it may be a little later this year . I have quite a few unusual ones you may like the look of .. I will load some pictures up at end of the week .I am house sitting at my sons in Stafford till Thursday so cannot access my photos ..
I did have a vast collection of tryphllya fuchsias but scaled them down to grow many different plants ...

Dave