Daydream fund challenge part 4

Davesnave

Berberis darwinii is free if you can be patient. It's a car park plant, so lots of lovely berries to plant (in my case, from Lidl/Halfords:D)

In the first year they only make 3" or so, in their second, about a foot, and in the third they really take off.

So 62p isn't bad, if it saves you a couple of years. They're not easy from cuttings. :T

Just took cuttings today another supermarket shrub, cornus.

Yes, might be some snow, but the man who delivered the plasterboard today claimed to have inside knowledge of -10c here next week. I think that's how rumours start! :cool:

I_have_spoken

I started my chili seeds yesterday

I feel I should be doing something, but then I remember the 'season' is 4 to 5 weeks later in Scotland so anything that germinates would be awfully leggy before it could be planted out.

The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society Spring Flower show isn't until 28th & 29th March, for example.

alfie_1

those that want an "alfie patch" of random flowers let me know with address as im sorting them this week.... they will come up mixed up...like me

azzabazza

I_have_spoken wrote: »

I feel I should be doing something, but then I remember the 'season' is 4 to 5 weeks later in Scotland so anything that germinates would be awfully leggy before it could be planted out.

The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society Spring Flower show isn't until 28th & 29th March, for example.

Had hoped to attend this year as not been before but duty now calls in Ireland. Have you been and did you enjoy it?

Davesnave

Alfie, that's a much better quality sunset than we had tonight!

I have a misty grey shot as my screensaver at present. Took it a few mornings ago. The usual scene from across the road.....



I always change my screensavers with the seasons.

alfie_1

thats a beautiful scene dave ! hows your family newby doing ?

COOLTRIKERCHICK

I'm crap at taking photos lol..


those pictures are beautiful, very magical and mystical..
thanks for the info on the berbs .. think I might go and get them, if they are still there tomorrow...
I have noticed on FB loads of people have started sowing tomato seeds etc on their window sills etc.. surely unless you got a good set up, this is a tad early??

Davesnave

I like taking photos of the same scene at different times of the year and, well, it's convenient with that one!

I'm lucky having a photogenic town just under a mile away. Last Saturday, I stopped the car and took some of another village from about the same distance, but when I put them on the 'puter they were disappointing. I've come to the conclusion that the evergreen trees make a real difference at this time of year. People bang-on about leylandii, and similar, but they make a real contribution in that photo.

Of course, if they're next door........:rotfl:

Sam is settling-down pretty well, alfie. It's all about establishing routines at this stage, as you'll know. A bit like looking after animals really! DW will be going up to see him shortly, and to give Mum & Dad a bit of 'us' time.

Davesnave

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

I have noticed on FB loads of people have started sowing tomato seeds etc on their window sills etc.. surely unless you got a good set up, this is a tad early??

It's unnecessary anyway. Perhaps with peppers it's worth getting under way early, but even with them, I hold off until February. Light levels indoors are all over the place just now.

I noticed how much later the hens went to bed tonight. Their laying has picked up and we are selling a few eggs again.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Morning all,


I remember someone saying ( it was prob you Davesnave) that later sowings will catch up anyway, even though I have started to think about the garden, its just the odd flash thought lol, along with all other things I should start thinking of doing lol..


Rummer, hope everything is ok... please pop in and say hi...


I feel so much better after the last few days... stress, I feel as though things will start getting done now, even if its just me and hubby..


empty cardboard boxes are now made up, and placed on the landing, so whenever I see something, when I am passing, I can sort it on the go, so to speak, and put it into the right box... farm auction, general auction, keep, TIP...


even though we moved quite a few times when I was younger, and since I left home this move will be my 4th ( first 2 I wasn't there for long) I really hope this will be the last, don't want to go through this again, lol...


I am dreading the day when my M.I.L passes away.. they bought hubby's mother's house, plus I thought I hoarded lol... you cant get a fag paper into her cupboards and drawers lol...