The 2013 Gardening Thread......

[*chez*]

What you are growing?

[petitecalicocat]

X ray went ok thanks , in & out in 30mins .:-D  Results back at Drs next week .

I love the heart shaped flowers of 'bleeding hearts' plants , i put one in the garden last Summer but theres no sign of it now .   Anyone know if it will come again or not ?

[bitsnknots]

The bleeding hearts plant we have in our garden seems to come out every year.  Hope it comes out again this year.  Probably won't now that I've said that.

[petitecalicocat]

It may do then ..ohh i do hope soo or i'l have to buy another :^O

[mandymoosie]

Oh I'm loving the look of the bleeding hearts plants 😄 *shoves idea into head*

We grow sweet peas every year but ours are the ones that only last one season, the smell like heaven though, especially in the evening :-x

Von I'm glad the X ray went well, hope the results will be good  :-x

[huggles1253]

😉

I'd like to show Monty Don round my garden and show him how good small gardens can be. 

[bitsnknots]

Huggles, when you've shown Monty Don around your garden, can you direct him in this direction please?

😉

[huggles1253]

Well I could but you might need to give him a day or two. 🙂

[petitecalicocat]

Corr  ..I wouldnt mind sitting in my Summerhouse watching Monty D dig my garden 😛

[huggles1253]

Oh, form a queue!

[petitecalicocat]

He is cute 😄

What are you knitting atm huggles ?

[bitsnknots]

Corr  ..I wouldnt mind sitting in my Summerhouse watching Monty D dig my garden 😛

Same here - so long as he brought Nigel the dog with him.  I think that dog's lovely.

[huggles1253]

Actually I was having a deep political conversation with Elphaba on Facebook. 

[huggles1253]

Mr. E has just got cross because we think pretty shoes should be covered by the Genwva Convention but never mind, he will learn.

[we*love*austria*]

Hi, I have been busy cleaning the patio with a pressure washer so the new greenhouse my lovely wife bought forr me can be put up.

The patio was filthy, didnt realise how dirty it was until started to clean it.

After washing, I need to wait until the excess water has drained into the soakaway in the corner, but the ground is so wet with all the rain we have had and are still having, it is taking ages for the water to soak away, still each day it gets a bit more clearer!!

Soon I will be able to put the greenhouse up,

all ready to start sowing flowers and veggies again this year!!

Our garden is easterly facing, and we can have the greenhouse on either the right (south) side, where it will be lightly shaded and may be better for young seedlings and plants

or on the left (north) side of the garden, where the greenhouse will be in full sun for longer during the day.

I am tempted to site the greenhouse on the right (south) side, as the sun can be very strong and there will be a little shelter for the young plants.

Will post photos as we get there!

Happy Gardening

[rhubarbcity]

The allotment in winter

I gave mine up last year as i couldn't cope with  it, but i am helping my friend with hers.

We have lovely rich soil, but it is very stony, blame the ice age

[captainbovine]

you need to protect bleeding heart from frost, and they don't like wind.

if they haven't peeped out of the ground by the middle of April, then you've lost them:-(

Dicentra I think the posh name is.

I'd love to have a go at growing spuds in a large container, and I've got to re pot on my blueberry maybe I'll get more berries this time.

[ilove2patch]

Mine must be something different then as it's a huge shrub.

[mandymoosie]

I'm happy that 3 of my new lavender plants are all shooting new growth, the 4th one seems to not be doing anything.......not a problem though as that's why I bought the 4 allowing for a couple not to do anything, so it's a bonus that I've got 3 looking promising. They are perched happily on my bedroom windowsill until they're ready to be planted into a nice big pot to go out when the weather is much warmer 😄

I've also got Foxgloves, Poppies and lavender seeds now shooting from seeds that I had sewn a couple of weeks ago, they're on my kitchen windowsill, it's exiting watching things grow 😄

[bitsnknots]

We have a couple of lavender plants in the front garden and one in the back.  I've not looked at the one in the back garden yet but the ones in the front garden are doing well.  Also, we've got a tulip that will soon be in full flower in the back garden.

[ilove2patch]

My Rosemary cuttings have survived so I will MDCC them. 🙂