David K

Autumn Colour

Beautiful, LtG....acers are lovely at this time.

Here's a couple I have:

Nigel

Glad to hear the good news about Nigel, but it's also a long time since we last saw the pigs......should we be directing our concern towards them???

Growing Sweet Peas

Hi, Jo4, for SP seed sowing purposes I consider you to be pretty well the same as me.

Good luck with your sowings, if they haven't surfaced in three weeks time, just bring them indoors until two or three have surfaced...then straight out into the posh coldframe again.

Growing Sweet Peas

Hi, Sarah

Regarding sweet peas becoming leggy, this is only a problem if the seeds are sown too early and are subjected to warmth in the early stages.The golden rule is (as I've said so often) 'don't coddle', they are extremely hardy & (once germinated) will tolerate quite severe frost without protection.

Pinching out is really intended as a method of encouraging them to bush out, rather than a answer to legginess, this is best done when your plants have two or three pairs of leaves.

 I would add that the uptake of water during winter is minimal, so keep them on the dry side and water only (if necessary) during frost free weather.

This is how they should look in say February & ready for pinching out:

Garden Gallery

Bev Pounsett-Krynauw wrote (see)

What wonderful colours David

You're welcome, Bev. I suppose you know that if you click on the pic, you get a larger & more realistic picture.

Garden Gallery

For you, Bev.

Autumn tints:

 Venue...http://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/page/the-wolseley-centre

Where is Nigel?

Very good news!

Fork Handles

Not criticizing in any way (on the contrary)....I just wondered (for obvious reasons) why it was being flagged up as a 'newest' fred.

Garden Gallery

A few of pics taken at Lea Gardens in Derbyshire:

Fork Handles

Penninepetal wrote (see)

Cos we all understand the art of conversation, Dvavid, and we play nicely together!

But that seems to be the same over the whole of the forum.

Carol Klein's, Life in a Cottage Garden

The A to Z of TV Gardening

Happy New Year

Left handed tape measure:

Growing Sweet Peas

Wartime Farm

GW memories 1991

Wyevale...

|Just learned a new trick

Sweet Pea Queries

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Spirit of Chartwell

Hanging basket trial

Clematis 'Bijou'

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