Verdun

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When to prune Arabis alpina "snowcap"

Posted: 02/04/2013 at 09:13

Morning Hollie hock, good luck with Arabis.

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Posted: 02/04/2013 at 09:06

Gardening grandma
You are making me blush but people will think you really are my grandma....even tho you prob are younger than me.
Your comments were unexpected but lovely to read. Thanks
This is a lovely forum.....room for everyone.
I hope I am welcome on this thread....new to it but yes, it is FUN

over wintering osteospurmum.

Posted: 02/04/2013 at 08:54

Hiya gardenImg grandma, Cannington Roy is pink.Lovely plant
There are some wonderful UPRIGHT varieties....name eludes me for moment, me old brain playing up again!.......with pure white spoon shapes petals. Absolutely stunning but I dont see them so much now.
Cotty1000, hiya. Yes cuttings in September but if you cut back your plants soon...Wait til frosts have gone....and take cuttings then you will have plants by mid summer. Also, try layering. It's easy as its the natural habit of,osteospermums to spread. Slightly nick low stems, push into the ground and pin down.
There are now lots of tender osteospermums available but they differ in that they are usually compact clump formers and come in yellows, reds, bright vivid purples, etc. cuttings from these need to be protected in the warm over winter

The average gardener

Posted: 02/04/2013 at 08:41

I think sweet p has it about right about the average gardener.
Cant better that really.

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Posted: 02/04/2013 at 08:38

Thanks flo bunny. Yep itching to get veg seeds sown now.....carrots, Beetroot, spring onions,etc. etc.
Morning everyone....hope you all enjoy the sunshine

Purples in my garden but what colour for you?

Posted: 02/04/2013 at 08:35

Now then fairy girl/niece....behave! Behave I say!
Your garden sounds very nice indeed. I too enjoy the plants you mention. I find euphorbia rubra best without flowers but it does deteriorate over the years so I take cuttings regularly to keep it.
Swiss sue, I have so many blues in my garden....it's amazing how many there are.
I must have 30 or more different blue plants....if I start to count it may be more,than that. Just think how often your "heart leaps" if you had more blue plants.
Dove, I can hear your planning thoughts from here.....we just have to get these things just right, dont we?

MORNING FORKERS

Posted: 02/04/2013 at 08:10

Morning everyone
Sunny, blue skies but still cold.
It does seem that some are still suffering from bugs etc so I agree with Brumbull in saying get well soon
My volunteering today at local food bank....expecting it to be hectic ....it's a sad feeling seeing so many people suffering

is will you use the extra hour next weekend

Posted: 02/04/2013 at 00:20

Bob that's ....er, interesting.
I'm growing hot chilllis this year but not too sure how. Might post a thread and get some ideas.
Have you grown them? Any tips?
Zoomer, how can you just "scim read" my choc posts? They reveal my phobias and deepest fears about these enticing, delicious, mouth-watering delicacies

Tomato seedlings

Posted: 02/04/2013 at 00:10

Yep, red dahlia, nothing like peaches from your garden.
You don't like eating toms?
Try gardeners delight....lovely small sweet flavour. Like sweets.
Or Sungold ?
Good for you apparently.
If you have a pot spare try growing a blueberry. They are truly delicious.

over wintering osteospurmum.

Posted: 02/04/2013 at 00:05

Hi I grow lots of osteospermum
I have cuttings in a tray right now ....unheated greenhouse ..no fleece
Best kept fairly dry but don't let them dry out
They are hardier than pelargoniums
Cotty1000, do you increase your watering in march? maybe they get too wet. Do you pot on then and maybe overwater then? Did you take your cuttings too late?
Cuttings are best taken in September so that by early winter they have formed good roots and able to tick over until spring.
In cold areas cover with fleece.....in the greenhouse.
Here in Cornwall osteospermums usually grow and flower during the winter.
Varieties too vary in hardyness....Cannington Roy is prob hardiest. Treso Purple is less hardy but a wonderful colour. Cuttings from September will flower from following mid summer onwards

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