Our gardening diaries - from latest toys, flowers to wildlife .. Please upload pics

[Logan]

@Zenj lovely pics especially the flowers.

 

[alp]

Finally, got hold of my irises. They look a bit horrible, not because of the delay, but the rhizomes are like less than 2 inches and are not plump or healthy. I'm going to refund them £20 once they gave me the correct email address. I paid £24.50 for the whole lot. But some of them really look horrible.

How much sugar to add to the apples, do you know, @Logan ?

 

[alp]

A cobea Scanden - white one, but only one, so have to accept this one.

Some chalets for rent

2 are let out

Makes a lovely picture

The stumpery

Some lovely ferns in here

Here's the source of a spring and kids really love it here .. They jumped into the little pools all along the little stream..

 

[Logan]

@alp shame about your Irises, hope you can get a refund. Lovely pics. The apples,it all depends on your own taste.

 

[alp]

She did give me a refund, but I returned £20 to her as I have actually got the box today, but the quality of the irises is a bit horrible. I took away £4.50 because of the poor quality of the rhizomes. They were dry, shrivelled and too short.

 

[Logan]

Maybe you can do something with them.

 

[alp]

She's very happy and said Thanks again. I am growing them the way Chris Beardshaw recommended. In pots and in free-draining soil.

If she had put down LIVE plants, she might have it delivered sooner. Those rhizomes look pretty horrid.

 

[Logan]

Would it be a good idea to soak them for an hour? That's what plant companies say to do if they're dry.

 

[alp]

I should have thought about that.. But the compost is quite moist any way.

 

[Logan]

It would be better if you did, but it's getting late now. Perhaps in the morning.

 

[alp]

I will see what they look like tomorrow morning. Thanks, @Logan catching up with Red Rock .. Getting a bit silly.

 

[Logan]

Ok, they might look better tomorrow. I've been cutting out the old fruiting branches of the redcurrants. There's a lot of new stems growing up, that will give them more room.

 

[Logan]

Morning all.

 

[alp]

Good morning @Logan and all others .. Grey, but it's still early 14c to 22c. Perfect for weeding, not so much for plants. Had my first sugardop tomato yesterday and it was sooooo sweet.

 

[Logan]

Good morning @alp that's great, they do taste better from the garden.