2023 - Tromba competition
Posted by: Veggie - 28-05-2023, 03:29 PM - Replies (5)

It has to be asked - who is growing Tromboncino this year and is prepared to show us theirs for a laugh later this year?

You all know the "Rules" by now!!
Grow a Tromba/Trombone/Tromboncino squash and show us photos of them that will make us laugh!
Funny shapes, massive girth. longest length, curly ones always welcome. Big Grin
Whatever your's looks like, we promise to laugh!!

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  Gardening beside a river!
Posted by: PyreneesPlot - 28-05-2023, 02:01 AM - Replies (2)

On Tuesday MrPP and I mowed the grass at a friend's watermill - he flew round the meadow with the tractor (most of it is left uncut) while I carefully cut the garden, lots of borders full of iris and roses and hibiscus, much of it on an island between the race and overflow.
Between Tuesday night and Thursday we had almost 50mm of rain, the river went from 50cm to 4m deep and most of the borders have vanished along with huge logs, trees and part of the mill race overflow. Exclamation
Still, cutting the grass will be much quicker next week!
The owners are pretty relaxed about it - it goes with the territory of living beside a mountain river,  I guess. Definitely not for me, though.

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  Posting pictures
Posted by: Knotty - 27-05-2023, 01:47 PM - Replies (25)

Could someone tell me how to post pictures please.

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  Eucalyptus
Posted by: Small chilli - 26-05-2023, 12:22 PM - Replies (1)

Growing from seed for the first time. When would you put seedlings out to start hardening off? Don’t know why but growing eucalyptus seems really alien to me. I know they do well here . There’s some massive ones in one of the gardens I visit.

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  You know you're a Gardener when..........
Posted by: Veggie - 25-05-2023, 11:46 PM - Replies (10)

   

What's your score?
Don't think I've done Number 3 but all the rest are familiar. Big Grin 9/10

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  Rambling red stripe
Posted by: Small chilli - 25-05-2023, 06:51 PM - Replies (5)

Can I grow ramblings red stripe in a hanging basket? Never grown a ramblings tomato before so not sure what they do or like.

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  You get what you pay for!
Posted by: Farendwoman - 25-05-2023, 10:51 AM - Replies (6)

Compare my cheapo ranunculus from the supermarket with Scarlet’s superb specimens!
I really like mine too, but ………. They’re not much different to poppies!



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  Iris
Posted by: Veggie - 24-05-2023, 07:36 PM - Replies (9)

       

I acquired these Iris last year from the Free site but its the first time I've seen them in flower. They were described as blue and yellow and they are beautiful. 
Yesterday I thought I'd give them a treat and weed around them. It was then that I found out how fragile the stems are.  Sad  Never mind, I expect it'll be back next year and I do have some more in another bit of the garden.

The yellow Flag iris and a maroon iris are also flowering now. I really like them.

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  Onion sets
Posted by: Admin - 24-05-2023, 05:07 PM - Replies (12)

I have just purchased 5 bags of Santero onion sets for the princely sum of 10p a bag.

What's the latest anyone has planted sets and got results?
I only stand to loose 50p so thought it worth a punt.

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  Scapes
Posted by: Veggie - 21-05-2023, 10:13 PM - Replies (27)

How do you react when you spot a Scape on your Alliums? 
Do you:-
1. Cut them off
2. Pull up the allium
3. Ignore them
4. Eat them.
5. Something else?

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