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Growing your own plants
Jacqueline29
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I have only been growing my own plants from seed the last 2 years. Nothing gives me more satisfaction and pleasure, then to look after them and to watch them grow. I am self taught, I read a lot of gardening books, and watch a lot of gardening programmes of which tops is Gardeners World. I visited a local garden centre yesterday, as was astounded as too how much they are charging for just one small plant £5.00, and it can then go up to £8, £9 and £10. They had a sale on, not much discounted, and half dead as not looked after and watered. So sad to see this. So I am adamant that I will grow even more of my own plants next year. It is hard work but so worth it. Lots of bees and butterflies in my garden this year, the weather has helped. Everything is rosy.
I have only been growing my own plants from seed the last 2 years. Nothing gives me more satisfaction and pleasure, then to look after them and to watch them grow. I am self taught, I read a lot of gardening books, and watch a lot of gardening programmes of which tops is Gardeners World. I visited a local garden centre yesterday, as was astounded as too how much they are charging for just one small plant £5.00, and it can then go up to £8, £9 and £10. They had a sale on, not much discounted, and half dead as not looked after and watered. So sad to see this. So I am adamant that I will grow even more of my own plants next year. It is hard work but so worth it. Lots of bees and butterflies in my garden this year, the weather has helped. Everything is rosy. 0
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I am hopeless at growing anything from seed.Tried again this spring and not a single thing came up.
Not good at cuttings either so I tend to buy my plants 'ready made' !!!!!
Could possibly buy all I need.
I do spend a lot of money on good compost, about 60 bags per year. That’s my one weakness😀
I do understand why they charge that money though, think of the time it takes to get a seed to a large plant, they have staff and overheads.
Sometimes I look on the net at prices, and wonder, I saw Catananche at £5.00 + pp, and thought that they are so simple to grow, they were only 1st year plants, I’ve got trays of them here.
But I suppose business is business.
Lyn - I always laugh when I see Alchemilla mollis for sale in GCs - 7 and 8 quid for a 6 or 7inch pot! I got mine, in a previous garden, from the bits that had self sown into the cracks in the pavements. I'd take the girls to school, then collect them on the way back home. I've done the same with Heucheras which self seed in the steps at work
I get loads of cuttings from things, as I find those easier than seed - generally. Divisions are easier for me too.
Always a thrill when the basil seeds come through though, and you feel summer is on it's way
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...