3: Gardening Diaries ...

[alp]

Just had quick search Argos is doing 15kg of play sand for £5 which seems ok to me

That's brilliant. Hope you can lug it to your car! Well done! For cuttings, I prefer sand and compost. Perlite is almighty expensive. It doesn't improve the structure of the soil, unlike vermiculite. I would say, put an advert in Freegle as there are always people who have something lurking in their parents' homes or people do an audit of their garage .. I even had Epsom salt which, at that point, I didn't know what it was!

 

[alp]

The weather is going downhill quick. Was thinking of washing one of the duvets, but it was dark and cold and instead of the predicted 23c - it's now only 20c. Have to postpone some laundry to a sunnier day! Well, summer is no more!

Now my lean-to is coming into proper use. But there is no moisture in there.

Last night I was woken up by the smell of burning rubber / plastic. I looked outside and all seemed calm. That's why, like @Logan , I got up very late! And son said that he was woken up by burning tyres two nights ago. @Logan You have a professional dog walker now?!

Morning all !
Morning @Perki ......I'm whispering just in case you have a bit of a hangover. .Glad yo had a great time, but sorry to hear that you have a cold now.


@Upsy Daisy Why are you whispering in @Perki 's ears? LOL!

 

[Zenj]

Just had quick search Argos is doing 15kg of play sand for £5 which seems ok to me

Morning all far better getting horticultural grit sand from gc £5 25 kg bag last for ages play sand isn’t as free draining .

 

[Leeski]

The weather is going downhill quick. Was thinking of washing one of the duvets, but it was dark and cold and instead of the predicted 23c - it's now only 20c. Have to postpone some laundry to a sunnier day! Well, summer is no more!

Now my lean-to is coming into proper use. But there is no moisture in there.

Last night I was woken up by the smell of burning rubber / plastic. I looked outside and all seemed calm. That's why, like @Logan , I got up very late! And son said that he was woken up by burning tyres two nights ago. @Logan You have a professional dog walker now?!

Morning all !
Morning @Perki ......I'm whispering just in case you have a bit of a hangover. .Glad yo had a great time, but sorry to hear that you have a cold now.


@Upsy Daisy Why are you whispering in @Perki 's ears? LOL!

Weather is suppose to improve greatly next wk or so and looks like high pressure is going to be in control over autumn so all is not lost

 

[alp]

Morning all far better getting horticultural grit sand from gc £5 25 kg bag last for ages play sand isn’t as free draining .

Have to admit, @Zenj is right.

 

[alp]

Weather is suppose to improve greatly next wk or so and looks like high pressure is going to be in control over autumn so all is not lost

I hope so. 3 days of 26c will enable me to wash a lot of curtains, duvets and whatnots. Need the heat to do the job properly. I even want to wash my sheepskin boots. I know I shouldn't, but there is the urge to cleanse!

 

[Leeski]

This will make you laugh my poor effort at doing winter jasmine in to bonsia it’s a lot harder than YouTube made it look before and after pic lol

 

[Logan]

It doesn't improve the structure of the soil, unlike vermiculite

It only has to make the compost have more air in it, it can be either.

 

[Logan]

View attachment 43437 View attachment 43438 This will make you laugh my poor effort at doing winter jasmine in to bonsia it’s a lot harder than YouTube made it look before and after pic lol

Did they do jasmine on the video? Usually it's trees or maybe some shrubs.

 

[alp]

View attachment 43437 View attachment 43438 This will make you laugh my poor effort at doing winter jasmine in to bonsia it’s a lot harder than YouTube made it look before and after pic lol

Haha! You have to torture a bit more - like make the right branch bend all the way down to create the contortionist drama! You will get there! A step in the right direction. Well, at least, it's not a privet! Imagine seeing yellow starry flowers in winter! Much better than boring bonsai with no flowers or leaves in winter. A good choice! Love it! Make sure you show us the flowers in winter!

 

[Leeski]

Yer winter flowering jasmine the best looking one was jade/money plant am going to try and grow some jade from the leafs

 

[alp]

Will have a look around my mums friend has a lovely garden and has invited me for lunch and is given me cuttings from her garden so want to make a good mix for cuttings
Thanks for your advise

Whoa! Authorise to take cuttings. Make sure you take a bottle of water to stand the cuttings in. Hydrangea green wood, camellia just brown, Penstemon, no flower stems .. hibiscus, phlox. Make sure you don't miss this. Taking cuttings is far better than raising from seeds. Seeds can be an exciting experience as they might not come true. The bolded ones are very easy to root. If they have salvias, make sure you go for them.

Yesterday, I nearly bought the purple meconopsis again. In the end, I put it back as I won't have the moisture for them unless I build a pond in the shady spot.

 

[alp]

Yer winter flowering jasmine the best looking one was jade/money plant am going to try and grow some jade from the leafs

Yes, going for evergreen. Last thing you want is a skeleton staring at you in your living room in the bleak winter!

 

[alp]

@Leeski Wonder if there is an evergreen hebe with flowers that you can do. Hebe cuttings are also easy rooters!

 

[alp]

Did they do jasmine on the video? Usually it's trees or maybe some shrubs.

This video features winter jasmine!