When I had Possum, I got a continental breakfast, a decent lunch including a bottle of beer to build up mothers but the most awful "tea". They seemed to think a couple of slices of white bread and a bit of cheese or jam was enough.
OH had strict instructions to bring fruit and pizza or a decent sandwhich on real bread when he came to see us - 10 days bed rest in Belgium when you have a caesarian so food parcels were essential. I got out after 8.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Going back to rescue plants. The plant below on the right belongs to my parents. The one on the left is a cutting I took of it about 18 months ago. I showed them my plant and they've now leant me theirs to get it to look the same. It's already throwing out lots of new shoots though and I haven't even got around to repotting it yet.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
What's the secret? I really like those but can't get them to grow here and, when I do find another to try, they're expensive.
I find them to be fairly undemanding, although I've seen worse specimens growing in tropical houses at zoos. It lives on a north-facing window sill in the hallway where it's not near any radiators. I keep the soil fairly moist all the time. They can dry out without much harm but I think that's what's stunting the growth on my parents' one as it gets forgotten about too often. Other than that it gets rain water and a dash of Baby Bio while it's growing and it makes so many leaves that I can keep chopping off any with brown edges. It's a ctenanthe burle-marxii if anyone is interested.
The poorly one seems to be sweating salts since I've had it so it might be their tap water hasn't been good for it either.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I was in my greenhouse this am, it was raining quite hard. I heard the distinct tones of a leaf blower start up in a near neighbouring garden, & then sure enough a lawnmower followed. I know these guys have to earn a living but really mowing in this weather, it will just rip the grass out!
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a mug of powdered soup. 🤢
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
OH had strict instructions to bring fruit and pizza or a decent sandwhich on real bread when he came to see us - 10 days bed rest in Belgium when you have a caesarian so food parcels were essential. I got out after 8.