Help MBE grow his dinner 2012

katholicos

lilyjune wrote: »

I'm sure something like rosemary could be taken from cuttings?

It certainly can. I have grown rosemary from seed and from cuttings. With the cuttings, i find it best to snip of a branch, say 6 inches or so, then strip a good couple of inches of the lower leaves, dip it in hormone rooting gel or powder if you have any. Plant in a smallish pot and cover with a plastic bag or propogator lid. Check on it ever few days. If it doesn't look dead after a week or so, well done you, the cutting took!

@mrbadex, pond is looking really good, you really cracked on with that didn't you! I'm sure you'll get a lot of enjoyment out of it when it's all done and all manner of creatures inhabit and explore it.

katholicos

P.s. lillyjune, i don't know if you live near me or if not, how well rosemary cuttings travel via royal mail, but i'd be happy to send you cuttings if you don't have access to any.

hazzie123

Emiff6 that first photo was exactly what it was,I'm gunna bag all the weeds up with the red thingy and take it to the tip.I'll be on the look out for these now.Thanks for identifying it for me.

mrbadexample

katholicos wrote: »

@mrbadex, pond is looking really good, you really cracked on with that didn't you! I'm sure you'll get a lot of enjoyment out of it when it's all done and all manner of creatures inhabit and explore it.

Thanks. Yes, I'm pleased with the progress as I only started it on Maundy Thursday, so less than a fortnight. The weather was mostly kind. Still loads to do though - I need plants, and I need to tidy up the liner and get it anchored in some way so it looks a bit neater. I also need to let it stand for at least a week, as I had to fill it with tap water. Twice.

mrbadexample

katholicos wrote: »

It certainly can. I have grown rosemary from seed and from cuttings.

I've got a few cuttings on the go at the moment, although I didn't have any rooting hormone. Fingers crossed they'll take.

pink_poppy

Another marigold is popping up :j

Too wet & windy to go outside this morning so I've sat & watched Beechgrove Garden on catch-up instead

Lotus-eater

Well I had to let the allotment fall through unfortunately, so I'm back to getting every space in the garden rescued from the nettles and made into beds.
Oh well, at least it's all in one place.

aliasojo

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Well I had to let the allotment fall through unfortunately, so I'm back to getting every space in the garden rescued from the nettles and made into beds.
Oh well, at least it's all in one place.

That's a shame, sorry it didn't work out as you'd expected/hoped.

furball

How can i be so far behind:eek: we've only had easter. Read to page 57 and will catch up later. Got nowt done cos of the weather, fed up cos not even my grass seed has grown. Bought expensive stuff from the garden nursery, good quality for shady north facing garden and nowt has grown except dandelions:mad:. What makes it worse is i then found the exact seed at a third of the price at homebargains So any ideas which seed to buy please.
MBE your dad's garden looks fab and reminds me of Mr Hamiltons cottage kitchen garden. Hoping for some better weather next week now the kids are back at school. Right off to get my cakes out of the oven and will catch up tonight.

aliasojo

I'm bored and impatient.

Been wet and miserable most of the day. Matches my mood really.

Fed up waiting to plant things outside and can't do much more inside as I have absolutely no space left.

However.......I found a windowsill prop and some of those coir pellets tucked away in the garage so I amused myself by sowing more spinach seed.

It took all of 5 minutes and I'm bored again........


*drums fingers on table waiting impatiently for summer to start*