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[Logan]

You folks are making an excellent argument for only buying local plants that you can see before handing over the money. Even if it means having a much smaller choice of plants.
Thanks for relaying your experiences.

Not all of them are like that

 

[Logan]

@alp i was looking at hellebores on the Hayloft website and there was a yellow one. Not sure if it looked natural or not.

 

[alp]

Hayloft is quite good and the prices reasonable. But I don't think you will get flowers for that money. But then I don't kind. I would like to feast my eyes on Harvingtons as they are the proper breeder. This year, I've found out that I have tons of white and pink singles. A bit disappointed. They are very slow. No wonder they charge so much money for a mature one with over 10 flowers. £13 easily and if sent from some nurseries £24. That's a bit expensive.

Got some photos yesterday. Not a lot.. Disappointing ..

This galanthus has inner green stripes on the big petals.

 

[alp]

https://farmyardnurseries.co.uk/page/3/?s=hellebores&post_type=product&tags=1&sku=1&limit=10&ixwps=1

This is quite reasonable. But I ignore the email and now it's too late. All black hellebores gone. My green double hellebore is from them.

 

[Logan]

They're amazing. Hayloft is charging £7.00 for 1 plant. I'm not going to buy any, i was wanted to find out what colours there were.
They do take a long time to flower. I've got a double one at the back, but it's not fully out yet.

The blueberries are starting to grow

This is a pink blueberry, it's evergreen

 

[alp]

How do you feed your berries and other fruits please, Logan?

I have now wood ashes. How and when do I feed fruit trees please?

 

[Zenj]

Morning all

 

[alp]

Zenji: You sound like a Logan Version 2. Have you got any hellebores flowering?


So embarrassing!

 

[Zenj]

Not a sign of any flowers its dismal ,same as the tennis no Andy and it looks like smug fed again

 

[alp]

Oh, dear! Tennis is a cruel game - one man on the pitch for hours and in Australia 40c .. Ridiculous. I think Andy Murray will be out for quite a while., but at least, in him, we have found a world champion! Shame our boy went out. But it's a first step in the right direction. To be beaten by Cilic is no shame!

 

[Logan]

How do you feed your berries and other fruits please, Logan?

I have now wood ashes. How and when do I feed fruit trees please?

Blueberries you have to get a proper feed for ericaceous plants. Other fruit you can give wood ash or sulphate of potash in march. Choose a still day to do it, or it will go everywhere.

 

[Logan]

I've been out in the garden for half an hour, came in to warm up a bit,hands are a bit cold from the hellebore leaves being a bit damp. Had a coffee now going back out.

 

[alp]

I added coffee grinds to blueberries and camellias. I actually bought quite a few miracleGro granules just for ericaceous plants. Very pleased. Go out to work when son is back from Medway. Very miserable today.

 

[MaryMary]

My amaryllis is getting ready to bloom!! It has shot up the stalk, and I see the bud, I'm just waiting for it to open!

Wow!! What a difference a day makes! I posted ^^that^^ on Tuesday, when the bud was green with the faintest hint of pinkish color showing through the green.


Wednesday, I took this picture, but didn't get a chance to post it before work.

Since I didn't post it, and it looked different on Thursday, I took this picture to show you, but again I got distracted, and did not post it before work.

So here we are, it's Friday, and look at my amaryllis now!!

Anyone want to bet on how many days to fully opened flowers?

(I'm thinking two days on the top one, and three days on the lower. .)

 

[Mark56]

A member of another gardening forum notified me of this cash back offer for Wilko. I haven't tried it yet but have used the website for other things.

It's 100% cash back Wilko - TopCashback New and Selected Member Deal January Sale, Discounts, Codes & Cashback

May try it for Summer bulbs, fish blood bone & compost at £3 for 50L