General Chat

oh iv bitten the bullet and last 3 days iv sorted my back garden and shed out, 4 wheelie bins later and i was ready to, pot and seed

cabbage
lettuce
tomatoes
beans
lettuce
onions
radishes,

sunflowers
pansys
blue things, tht mam told me of for,as i was to early to plant them
whte stuff
pink pretty things
and some magnolias

5 big pots, and 60 little tiny ones, all with little seeds in hoping they grow,

did i do good?

and i cut all my 4 lawns

:-D

"flops onto sofa wore out"

i thinned my carrot seedlings yesterday, so i have 2 buckets full and enough to put some potted on my charity stall, i bubble wrapped my peach tree last night for the fear of frost, sweet corns are nothing yet , i have some nemphisis spelling flower seedlings, then i have a few tubs with you guess veg in the little bits of packet disapeared , but i will find out soon i guess

was wondering wether to put the carrot seedlings out yet and my runner beans which are at there first hurdle ? :-D

Chris
Thank you. It's on my to do list for tomorrow.
Missed Monty this week must watch it on Iplayer.
Take care
Von

chris the buds on mine are just opening my older dog has stopped leap frogging over it caught him in mid leap naughty boy xx

have bought some vasellene today to go around cheery tree, there my cherries not ants and wot nots.

im going to thin some carrots tomorrow, have a hessian sack for them. :-D

My magnolia stellata is in full bloom and the silver birch has a ring of miniature daffs around it - looks pretty.

thanks fred, well the gall thingy will be soon, as s8d it im having my roast today, will be slow and little bits.

afraid flys have become to many in poly tunnel so deeds have been done, how dare they invade my space, it was the birds film all over again.

well must get dressed lovely day for it xx :-D

Von - I would give a feed now - Monty Don was on about this tonight and gave the same advice that I had already given you! Wonder if he is a GR member and read it?????? OH looked at me and said that is what you have told me to do :-D

OH cut the lawn today so now the garden looks really tidy, the garden wheelie bin is full so have to curb the secateurs for a few days.

Course you can ,daft skite ,lol,once you tear yourself away from Makkum land ,my pad is only half hour away by train ,bus ,or car,and the house it will be ,no sense in meeting in the town when there is a nice patio and comfortable chairs to sit in if it's sunny,and a chance for you to meet the furry one,who will probably be all over you like a rash.
Woken up at 4am this morning by the grandson ,grrrrrrr ,an sms to tell me he will be landing at Brize at 1 pm our time .
So this is why i am on the puter at this time of morning .
This will cost him a Mc donalds [ a biiiiiig one] for the aggro he he .
Too late to do roast beef ,so i will make a Shepherds pie ,using the meatless mix i brought down with me.
Catch you later all,off for brekkie now ,toast i think ,cause that's all thats in :-( Fred.

Thanks fred, shall do, sadly i have a cousin who is dying in sunderland, so i want to travel up as soon as gall bladder removed, , so can i take up your kind offer of paying a visit with specky or meeting for a brew somewhere

im loving doing my garden, i can only do little bits at a time but its all mine and ive done it, i was going to pay the village gardener to sort it for spring, so i spent it on my trees,

my peach tree is still in my living room, it looks pretty with its pink flowers
but will have to go out before birds get in and nest lol.

well done to your grandson, you must be proud, my lass is 25 she is in the RAF personel but she has to train the same.

chris what do u think ive done wrong with my camellia, its only got leaves on xx?

Fred reporting in from Wootton Basset after a lovely drive down in nice sunshine.
You have either been given Spanish Squill ,or Bluebell ,Puss put them in after a few minutes with the bulbs immersed in TEPID water,and water once a week until the foliage stands up again ,they should be fine.
Off to Brize Norton tomorrow morning to pick the grandson up ,he is thrilled to be in Cyprus this evening ,away from Afghanistan after his 6 month stint .
Looking forward to a decent meal again ,everything over there to do with Chicken ,so we have got some nice beef to go in a roasting tin ,he he.
The dinner was spot on Puss ,even the furry one got her piece ,witch she made short work of ,lol,Fred.

Chris your Camelias sound lovely.
When do I feed them. Now or some other time of the year?
Take care
Von

Camellias - feed with ericaeous liquid feed - most important bit is do not let them dry out especially during summer months - otherwise you will not have many buds/if any come the following spring.

We grew ours in a large pot for some 4-5 years then transferred it to garden on west wal l- having dug a large hole filled that with the ericaeous compost and every couple of years put a couple of spadefuls around the top.

It is a picture each spring - covered with buds at moment.

Some fello gardener has dropped me some bluebell like flowers of in a bag, they have bulbs on them

do i plant them as they are or take the bulbs of and store them

fancy not leaving me any distructions x

hello our fred my mouth is still watering from your cooked dinner sunday xx :-D

Ann
Sorry to hear about T. Good tip to wear a mask when pruning Clematis.

Does anyone know or could advise when you should feed Camelias.
I have one in a pot that needs attention but not sure if it's feeding that it needs.

Thinking of Daff cos if I remember correctly she knew about Camelias.
Take care
Von

repotting seedlings Puss, the best medicine. It will make you feel better. :-)

Im glad he is ok Ann must of been worrying xx

im going to try and repot some seedlings later when i feel up to it x

If anyone has clematis in the garden that is the sort that forms the seed heads like old man's beard. Be very careful if you want to cut it back. Wearing a mask would be preferable. My OH was cutting it yesterday and the dust from the seed heads got right into his throat and made him choke/cough. It was a good 10 minutes before he could stop coughing. He won't make that mistake again.

morning all, i took a risk with a low rating shop and bought fruit trees that are now blossoming, i thought mayby 2 of them would take, but they all have needs to extend orchard lol xx :-D

Thanks Fred for all the info. It will be the Barletta, that I am meaning.

Julia in Derbyshire