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Karen BirchKaren Birch Posts: 1
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Hello,
My name is Karen and I’m wondering if anyone can give some advice on Blue Globe Thistles?If tried to grow these before but unsuccessfully.Any advice much appreciated.🙏

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Hi Karen  :)
    I find they do better if I keep them in pots and grow them on to a good size before planting them out in the garden. That way they seem better able to shrug off the slug and snail attacks. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • laurenbarker1985laurenbarker1985 Posts: 3
    I completely agree, they do much better if planted out in the garden after they are further on. I always put some slug pellets around mine (controversial I know) and I keep an eye out for pests as mine always used to get aphids and mildew.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Once they are in the garden you’ll never be rid of them, I try each year to dig out the little ones, the main plants seem to go down and attached themselves to Australia. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    Do they improve as they mature?........I grew a few from seed last year and am somewhat disappointed with them
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