My gardening diary, ( amongst other things)

ani_26 · 6 November 2012 at 7:27PM

Rainbow_Bridge wrote: »

Actually, I knew you were going to say that :rotfl:. In fact that is where we would meet. We would bump into each other in the dark, and wonder how two such different persons, from completely different backgrounds could end up in the same place.

TTFN xxxxxxx.

Ta rah :wave:

It's getting near your bedtime and you don't want to turn into the wicked stepmother?.......................

I'm going to laugh about this for A ges. :rotfl:

ani_26 · 6 November 2012 at 7:29PM

Luckystepho wrote: »

Erm... little purple flowers?? A virtual garden is about all I can have at the mo... I have no private garden just a small square space outside the door with a couple of bushes.

Oh.. and a pot of mint!!

Window sills?

In that case, more photos?

Piquant_2 · 6 November 2012 at 9:17PM

Hello again!!

Your chocolate plants need to be sorted out asap. They should be treated as dahlias over the winter. You can dig them up and cut the foliage back to about 2 inches of the tubers and store them in slightly moist peat in a dark place.

Or you can protect the base of the stem and the root area during the winter time by mulching using whatever you have to hand. It could be fleece, bubblewrap, bark chippings or a hessian sack or similar. This way you protect the plant from frost damage. If we have a hard winter they may not survive outside.

beanielou · 6 November 2012 at 9:35PM

Im grumpy

Which is true when Im out of sorts & in pain,blah,blah.

recoverydust · 6 November 2012 at 10:44PM

Apparently the council are sending the contractors to cut back the jungle this month, so I have plans for fruit bushes and hardy vegetables next year.
Well Done on the peppers Ani, I got one on my A**a bought plant, and a great deal of greenfly....
My phone is finally on its last legs, and I am struggling to retain connection at all. I haven't forgotten you xxxx big hugs

ani_26 · 7 November 2012 at 5:13AM

Piquant wrote: »

Hello again!!

Your chocolate plants need to be sorted out asap. They should be treated as dahlias over the winter. You can dig them up and cut the foliage back to about 2 inches of the tubers and store them in slightly moist peat in a dark place.

Ah, i don't know how you treat dahlias, but i think i have some? and the flowers have just died off. I didn't "plant" my precious chocklit friends, so it looks like it's time for the garage for them, too? Do i still water them or just let them dry out?

If we have a hard winter they may not survive outside.

Dya know what? I actually feel we won't have such a hard winter this year, ( although it's inevitable we get some snow and frosts here.) There haven't been any berries on my holly bush, so far. Last year there were berries on the the holly, early summer, if i remember?

ani_26 · 7 November 2012 at 5:15AM

beanielou wrote: »

Im grumpy
Which is true when Im out of sorts & in pain,blah,blah.

You're never grumpy, beanie? xx :A

ani_26 · 7 November 2012 at 5:16AM

recoverydust wrote: »

Apparently the council are sending the contractors to cut back the jungle this month, so I have plans for fruit bushes and hardy vegetables next year.
Well Done on the peppers Ani, I got one on my A**a bought plant, and a great deal of greenfly....
My phone is finally on its last legs, and I am struggling to retain connection at all. I haven't forgotten you xxxx big hugs

I've been waiting for the greenfly? ( i shouldn't have said that.)

Luckystepho · 7 November 2012 at 4:52PM

Yes more photos would be lovely! Speaking of dwarves, I am sneezy today- I think I must have an allergy to something!! (Hope it's work... :rotfl:)

Piquant_2 · 9 November 2012 at 9:44AM

ani_26 wrote: »

I've been waiting for the greenfly? ( i shouldn't have said that.)

Maybe you shouldn't :eek::eek:

I've cleared and tidied a garden for a lady and got paid in money and plants! The lady concerned has had a knee replacement and finds it difficult to kneel, so asked me if I would come and help out. She has the most beautiful garden, a really traditional cottage garden style. Some of the plants had grown too large so I had to divide them up and plant the new plants elsewhere [under instruction!] or take them home with me...hurrah!

I now have the following planted in my garden

Canterbury Bells
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