the daydream fund challenge thread

lostinrates

Davesnave wrote: »

The pink flowered chestnut was a later import.....about Victorian times, I think. Fruit is the same.

thsat's interesting. I wonder why no pionk ones were brought over originally...they were a Tradescant import weren't they?


there seem to be a couple of pink variations, whether its one ''type'' with slightly different expresssion I don't know, but there is an almost salmon/copper toned pink I love.

alfie_1

SO do you think the dangly ones are sweet chestnuts ?? all the pics show the "fruit" sort of attached to the branch rather than dangling abot 6" from branch on the ones ive seen ??

choille

I found mine on the road in Autumn time, potted them up & they grew & I've got them out in the ground & they grow quick. Didn't cost me owt. I put sheep dung(well rotted) around them when I put them out in the ground.

Picked up a tipped over pot & flower spikes are poking out???? Can't remember what It is I planted but doubt owt should be shooting at this time. Note to self - label things!

Seem to be in a lull weather wise, but to come bad again tomorrow - so think we'll head out as it's so stressful when it's rocking an a rolling.

alfie_1

snap ! i found a soil less pot today buried in a stack that was sprouting hyacinth and grape hyacinth so iv shoved em in earth in another pot...i also found a SACK of daffodil bulbs that id forgotten ...theyve all sort of dehydrated :mad:

sorry to keep on about my dangles but IF they are some sort of chestnut i will pot a load up cos there is hundreds of em !!:rotfl:

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

snap ! i found a soil less pot today buried in a stack that was sprouting hyacinth and grape hyacinth so iv shoved em in earth in another pot...i also found a SACK of daffodil bulbs that id forgotten ...theyve all sort of dehydrated :mad:

sorry to keep on about my dangles but IF they are some sort of chestnut i will pot a load up cos there is hundreds of em !!:rotfl:

hm, I've seena dangly thing a bit like a sweet chestnut recently, but with a different leaf but more regular spikiness than liquid amber leaf, dangly though.....wonder what yours is.....

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

hm, I've seena dangly thing a bit like a sweet chestnut recently, but with a different leaf, dangly though.....wonder what yours is.....

i may be way out on the leaves being like chestnut i will try and get a picture....:D OR if you can find a pic [iv looked:(] i can say if it is "it" or not..:)

there is 4 trees at friends where hoss;s are

choille

The colour the tree (Sweet Chestnut) goes in Autumn is wonderful - stunning.

Itismehonest

If your dangly bits are like long, golden-yellow, hairy caterpillars then they could be sweet chestnut, alfie.





Personally, I'd go with using the tank for water plants. You can always disguise the outside somehow if you want to. I wouldn't fill it with soil for planting - at some point the soil will need changing or refreshing & it's a b to do from something like a big tank.

lostinrates

I'm not much into flower shows in general, but re the tank, Bunny Guiness had a dunking pool in her chelsea veg garden this year which I thought was a brilliant idea.....no need to wait for a watering gar to fill up, just dunk and pour.......of course, I mainly use a hose, rofl, but still like the idea

alfie_1

OK OK its not constable ....more piccasso !!