Busy-Lizzie

Fork Handles

Morning all. Busy today, in the middle of making salmon paté, chicken liver paté and lemon cheesecake for the lunch for 22 people I'm doing tomorrow in aid of cancer support. But the sore throat, achy joints and gritty eyes have turned into a cold. Bother. (I always feel like writing "said Pooh" after that). Hope I don't infect everyone. Too late to cancel now.

MOB rants

Car drivers are dangerous for cyclists too. My daughter (when she was a student) was riding her bike past a row of parked cars when suddenly some idiot opened his car door right into her. She fell off the bike of course and was covered in bruises.

Seeds are up

Cairnsie, the winters can be pretty cold here, but when spring starts it starts getting warmer than in England. It's been about 16° for the last week, although it's rained a couple of days. Frosts are usually over 2nd half of April, but it's not unknown to have a frost in May. We had a severe one -4° followed by rain for 2 weeks last year so no insects so no plums, cherries or apples.

I usually buy petunias as plug plants. Are they French marigolds? They will need warmth and light in the day to help them grow and they mustn't get frosted. My greenhouse has been down to 2 or 3° at night and they've been OK.

More plants needed

There are some lovely perennial geraniums in pinks and purples that are good and filling in gaps.

Twilight Gardening

I'd rather stay in the warm, kitchen sounds a good idea.

Fork Handles

Oh dear, that sounds very gardeny for Fork Handles!

Fork Handles

Re-sowed the broad beans today. Sowed about 1 month ago, found about 5 that had germinated, don't know where the others went. Sowed on a lovely day then it poured and froze - must have rotted.

Did anyone watch GW? I just don't get it with grasses. Don't like them, either look like weeds or dead. Monty's veg garden looks amazing and very expensive. Love Carol's enthusiasm, we went to Bosvigo in June 2011, wasn't like that then - the flower gardens around the house were lovely, woodland mostly over.

Fork Handles

Thanks Bjay, I must try that.

Garden Gallery 2013

Chicky, liked looking at your pictures. I have a little electic GH heater, 3 electric propagaters and a sand bed with a warm cable in it. That manages to keep it about 5° warmer than outside at night and the real babies have warm feet!

Help

Don't prune the rhododendron. When it has finished flowering you can pick the dead flowers off very carefully to tidy it up. It will be making new shoots under them for next year. Don't water with alkali water, rain water is best.

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Gardens we have visited 2013

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Cleaning greenhouses

Rose pruning and frost

reviews

Why did you all start gardening?

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