3: Gardening Diaries ...

[alp]

I have got 5 stems of fig to take cuttings. I got them free from Freegle and I gave the lady a Salvia Salmon Dance and 4 cuttings of Amistad. Hope she loves them. She said she only had hotlips! You've done a lot. At this rate, I won't be able to sell the house as there are far too many pots hanging around.. and too much going on. I shouldn't be doing cuttings and yet now I have 5 trays more! Lordy lord!

 

[Perki]

Wonderful Pictures alp looks like a great day out.

I lashed it down all day here, its been really boring no premiership football can't go out in the garden / bike ride etc bored bored bored.

Your Chilli plant looks awfully lonely leeski , looks a good set up . what sort of heating are you going to use?

 

[Leeski]

Wonderful Pictures alp looks like a great day out.

I lashed it down all day here, its been really boring no premiership football can't go out in the garden / bike ride etc bored bored bored.

Your Chilli plant looks awfully lonely leeski , looks a good set up . what sort of heating are you going to use?

Have got some oil filled rads coming next wk hopefully will do the job and a circulation fan I want the room around 22-27c and 50% humidity think my setup may change was toying with going back to led grow lights but decided on the t 8s not sure that was a good idea will see how it goes as there not powerful enough but they are cheap to run

 

[alp]

And I thought I was early! 4.16am, @Leeski !? Now I know where I have gone wrong. No consideration has been taken of humidity. The air in my lean-to or indeed my garden has been troubled by hot dry airs from the west setting sun and neighbour's business. How do you control the humidity, @Leeski ?

If you ask for E7 to be installed, you might get the running cost down a bit. That's why I did all my laundry, dishwashing, and hoovering before E7 timer jumps to normal day rate.

Yes, @Perki a great day out. The best visit to Wisley as far as I'm concerned as there are new elements x 3 - The Wisteria Walk which wasn't there last year,nor were the topiaries and the warm corner for cannas, tithonias, exotic fuchsais and seeing them earlier in the trip made a lot of difference.

I hope I can give @Mark56 what he could have seen had he been to visit.

 

[alp]

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Have got some oil filled rads coming next wk hopefully will do the job and a circulation fan I want the room around 22-27c and 50% humidity think my setup may change was toying with going back to led grow lights but decided on the t 8s not sure that was a good idea will see how it goes as there not powerful enough but they are cheap to run

Such a lovely setup!

 

[alp]

Continue with a bit more - perhaps 25 pics a day!

Still around the hot Canna Corner with cannas, Tithonia and exotic fuchsias

Love this white and red ones more! Exotic fuchsias

Echinacea Green Twister

Some older structures

£3000 for the Jumping Lady!

Wonder if @Perki or @Zenj can name this alba lady for me? Thanks!

 

[alp]

From there, we went to the trial field - on trials are Sanguisorbas (love sorbet), petunias, tons of agapanthus, marigolds, hibiscus.

Tons of hydrangea paniculata Vanille Fraise used as ground cover

Gunnera

On very dry area!

Love the bark

marigolds blanketed the ground

Looks so tropical and indeed further on there were tons of cacti. But the noise from the traffic was deafening!

Here come the petunias

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Morning @alp and @Leeski.!

What early birds !!!!

You've been very busy leeski....what a fabulous set up you have!!!
I wouldn't know where to start with attempting such a project!

More gorgeous pics to start the day with, thanks alp How are you feeling after all that walking yesterday?

 

[Leeski]

Morning all
Not sure how I’m going to control humidity yet I’m reading about it
I feel asleep really early think about 8pm hence woke up at silly o’clock got a bit of sunshine this morn my worms have been p ing like mad in the night think they may have gone to the pub as there wee is very yellow lol

 

[Leeski]

Stunning pics alp as usual

 

[Upsy Daisy]

I'm still not quite sure what you actually do with a wormery.....is it the pee that you collect and use then??

Sorry to sound daft....too late in the day to change now!!!

 

[alp]

Good morning, @Upsy Daisy ! I have 6 new alerts! Whoa! Who's been busy! You, of course!

A heavy duty smelly patch on the right knee and was able to lug 2 watering cans to water the bald patches in my garden. Some of them from ants' attacks .. I give up.

Morning all
Not sure how I’m going to control humidity yet I’m reading about it
I feel asleep really early think about 8pm hence woke up at silly o’clock got a bit of sunshine this morn my worms have been p ing like mad in the night think they may have gone to the pub as there wee is very yellow lol

Leeksi - good idea to set the alarm so that you don't get up too early, especially when you have so much in your mind. I woke up because of the heat!

Your worms are not indoors, I hope! They do escape! And the pub is a wise destination!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

.....I'll have a Google!

 

[Logan]

Morning all, cloudy and light breeze.
Lovely pics @alp
Had a great day at keiths yesterday, doing die cutting on his machine.
Not doing much today either, the wallflowers are growing well.
Yes watched gw yesterday and monty is making a topiary of Nell. He's already done one of Nigel.

 

[Leeski]

I'm still not quite sure what you actually do with a wormery.....is it the pee that you collect and use then??

Sorry to sound daft....too late in the day to change now!!!

Yes collect there wee its a super feed for all plants it’s the equivalent of blueberries to us as well as feeding it boosts the plants immune system and keeps them healthy