Dovefromabove

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Good morning folks  Gorgeous day here yesterday, little bits of tidying done in the garden, two long lines of washing dried and bread made.  We had planned to go out to lunch today but have put it off to a very late lunch so I can spend more time in the garden before we go (I have raspeberry canes to plant) and what have They sent us???.... Blimmin Freezing Fog, that's what!!! 

Really need some help, badly!!!!

Yes, let us know what happens next (we like a bit of Miss Marple/Poirot/Bergerac on this board )  and please don't be discouraged  (((more hugs))) - we gardeners have to face all sorts of setbacks, like a summer of continual rain like last year, and invasions of killer slugs etc, but the thing is to keep looking forward to what can be done to make things better and to share things with those around you, and keep remembering, it's cheaper than joining a gym  

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I've got a bin full of compost ready to use and some raspberry canes to plant tomorrow.  Shall I be brave and take the cloche off the little overwintered lettuces or is that just asking for trubble? 

strawberry plants

http://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/features/fruit-veg/montys-favourite-fruit/1105.html

Scroll down a bit and you'll find ....

A cross between modern and wild strawberries, it has the advantage of fruiting from July to October, rather than just June and July. Berries are small, but tasty."

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It's been a good day here too - I did a bit of general tidying and gave the compost heap a bit of a stir - my rhubarb is looking promising under it's forcing pot and I've got clematis budding happily - little iris and primulas are springing up everywhere and I've even got some little purple violets out 

More tidying to be done tomorrow, we were going out for a Dim Sum lunch (belated birthday treat) but we've decided to have a Dim Sum tea instead so I can get a bit more sorted in the garden.

Oh, and I saw a bluetit checking out the new nestbox we put in the garden just over a week ago 

Spring's definitely on it's way!!!

What is this?

Watch out for vine weevils - you'll see great mouthfuls eaten out of the edge of the leaves - it happened to mine last year and I used nematodes as soon as the soil was warm enough and it sorted the blighters out.  I shall apply another lot this year when the soil warms up to try to eradicate the little blighters 

moving fuschia

How big is it?

Climbers

Dovefromabove wrote (see)

  Growing plants in pots, particularly large plants/shrubs, takes more gardening skill than growing them in the open ground.

I should have said "Growing plants longterm in pots ...... takes more gardening skill than growing them in the open ground." 

Climbers

nutcutlet wrote (see)

I've never grown these large climbers in pots but it seems to me that although a pot might restrict the size of the plant, the roots will soon fill the pot and need that endless watering that happens when a pot is full of roots. 

Yes, the pot will restrict the size of the plant, but unless it is regularly fed  and repotted and properly watered it will look stunted and pathetic, not the lush beauty that it could be.  Growing plants in pots, particularly large plants/shrubs, takes more gardening skill than growing them in the open ground.

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