Pippi’s pulling up her stripey-socks for the final sprint towards the Good-Life……………

hampsterpoo

Pippi , thanks for the PM , I'll take a trip out later today , BTW your PM box if full

starnac

as we are on the subject of gardening please can i ask a question?? i have got a huge rosemary plant in my garden and even though it takes up loads of space i do like it. so how do i take a cutting to re-plant a much smaller version in my newly made herb garden? i know my mum and sister would both like cuttings too but i don't know how to do it. and i don't want to chop bits off and dig up the big plant only for the babies to die on me (which normally happens)

lotti379

Hi Pippi,

Just dropping in to say hello and I thought of you in a lecture today - one of my lecturers started talking about short rotation coppice as a biofuel source... how is the work going btw? Or is it better not to ask?!

MrsMoo2U

Well my free potatoes from T&M arrived and I excitedly opened them up to discover packets of seeds in there!!! coriander, basil, carrots, cabbage, erm and one other that I cant remember at the moment. Anyways, I have followed the instructions and stood the potatoes into egg cartons with the rose bit at the top. Er daft question......... how long should they stay there and when will I know it is time to plant them. The instructions are a bit erm............ confusing for a complete novice.

Also if I can kindly pick your brains (or anybody else who might know). I have a photina red robin (kind of bay tree style) outside of my front door in a lovely big square pot. It is looking a bit leggy but I dont think it is the right time to prune (not that I know when the right time is otherwise I would have done it) am I right? If so when is the right time. If I can prune it now how much should I prune it?

Sorry bit thick but willing to learn.

gallygirl

cherisong wrote: »

Well my free potatoes from T&M arrived and I excitedly opened them up to discover packets of seeds in there!!! coriander, basil, carrots, cabbage, erm and one other that I cant remember at the moment.

Chillies?

cherisong wrote: »

Anyways, I have followed the instructions and stood the potatoes into egg cartons with the rose bit at the top. Er daft question......... how long should they stay there and when will I know it is time to plant them. The instructions are a bit erm............ confusing for a complete novice.

Well I'm leaving mine in the egg cartons till they hatch

cherisong wrote: »

Also if I can kindly pick your brains (or anybody else who might know). I have a photina red robin (kind of bay tree style) outside of my front door in a lovely big square pot. It is looking a bit leggy but I dont think it is the right time to prune (not that I know when the right time is otherwise I would have done it) am I right? If so when is the right time. If I can prune it now how much should I prune it?

Sorry bit thick but willing to learn.

I think you're supposed to prune it NOW. Quick, get out there . If you do that it should have lots of new, red growth this season.


em........ Fay, is that right

gilligansyle

Morning,
not sure what its like in your part of the world, windy?? but its looking OK here.

I loved the plant and weed descriptions - variegated thingy, weed thingy. I have a huge 'thing' in my yard, which is going to have to go. My sister is horrified as its a buddleia (?) but my poor yard is only 6ft x 20ft and this thing is growing out of the wall and sticks out 4 ft! I have lots of a very pretty weed though, big purple flowers, helping to prop my wall up.

My chives, parsley and mint all survived the winter outside, can't wait to move my seeds into the little greenhouse.

Have a good day.

Pippilongstocking

:rotfl:

gallygirl wrote: »

Chillies?



Well I'm leaving mine in the egg cartons till they hatch



I think you're supposed to prune it NOW. Quick, get out there . If you do that it should have lots of new, red growth this season.


em........ Fay, is that right

Yep to the photinia can do it a couple time in a year - do it now or when you can.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=145

Leaving potato to hatch um, dunno how to tell you :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

You wait until you've a few bud on them and then pop them in
How to chit.......and chat!

• Chitting means kindly asking your seed potatoes to sprout before planting.
• Start chitting (and chatting to them) about two-six weeks before you intend to plant out the potatoes.
• Each seed potato has a more rounded, blunt end that has a number of 'eyes'. (they don't look at you they are just buds!!!!)
• Stand the tubers with the blunt end uppermost in trays or old egg boxes, with plenty of natural light don't give them a lamp - they don't like reading - on a nice coolish windowsill or in a shed. They don't need blankets or a heater - they'll get too soft and not want to live outside
• The potatoes are ready to be planted out when the shoots are 1.5-2.5cm (0.5-1in) long.
• There is an argument that you rub off any more than three shoots but I cant bear to kill them so I just go with the flow.

Pippilongstocking

gilligansyle wrote: »

Morning,
not sure what its like in your part of the world, windy?? but its looking OK here.

I loved the plant and weed descriptions - variegated thingy, weed thingy. I have a huge 'thing' in my yard, which is going to have to go. My sister is horrified as its a buddleia (?) but my poor yard is only 6ft x 20ft and this thing is growing out of the wall and sticks out 4 ft! I have lots of a very pretty weed though, big purple flowers, helping to prop my wall up.

My chives, parsley and mint all survived the winter outside, can't wait to move my seeds into the little greenhouse.

Have a good day.

Your sis doesn't needto worry if you hack it back chain saw massacre style it will turn into a nice small shurb and be more like a lamb than a lion!

Its a tad windy here yes - I couldnt (i dont joke) stand up without really making an effort yesterday and walking was a challenge unless I wanted to walk at a 45 degree angle! Guting at about 30 mph today and its brrish - but better than yesterday and itsa balmy (get yer bikini out) 13 degrees.

Have a great day!

Pippilongstocking

lotti379 wrote: »

Hi Pippi,

Just dropping in to say hello and I thought of you in a lecture today - one of my lecturers started talking about short rotation coppice as a biofuel source... how is the work going btw? Or is it better not to ask?!

It goes slowly but thank you for asking -

My lovely little salix and happy enough!

Waiting for feedback for two chapters

More to write

Neverending!

Pippilongstocking

starnac wrote: »

as we are on the subject of gardening please can i ask a question?? i have got a huge rosemary plant in my garden and even though it takes up loads of space i do like it. so how do i take a cutting to re-plant a much smaller version in my newly made herb garden? i know my mum and sister would both like cuttings too but i don't know how to do it. and i don't want to chop bits off and dig up the big plant only for the babies to die on me (which normally happens)

I've not had much luck with rosemary cuttings - I'm gonig to ask the guru at work and tell you later