General Chat

Our A*di has also sold out of fruit trees, tomorrows special buys at A*di are red gooseberries, green gooseberries, raspberries, blueberries, red currant, black berries, blackcurrants £2.99 each 5 different Rhododendron in 4lt pots £5.99 each, ornamental trees £5.99 each and 6 pack of strawberries £2.99

hello everyone

fred, something weired happened with my parsnips, i put them in early last year the seeds, thinned them, then in dec pulled a few aND THEY WERE VERY thin and straggly so earlier on i removed them added some feed to the soil and put me tatties in,

but parsnips have started growing again , so must have missed a few, do you think they will grow lol :-D

lesley have you got the gardening bug too

:-D

Puss you certainly know how to make someone feel good about themselves, although we have never met we have spoken half a dozen or so times on this thread, I couldn't have left much of an impression.

Anyway talking about bugs did you squash or spray your furry maggoty things
:-) :-) :-)

hiya lesley, i prodded one then left em, had an idea our fred would know how to deal with them, they reminded me of widgedy grubs from the im a celebrity get me ouuta here lol.

so how are you getting on with yours ? or do you not bother lol, need to read back through xx :-D

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

Julia in Derbyshire

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

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

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