Yes! I agree! I am on it! I don't have any pots though at the moment (the blue pot is a plastic pot without any drainage holes and even the blue pot is probably too small for it really), so I am going to get a few big pots in a couple of days (payday...!) - hopefully she'll cope for just a couple more days and then I'll give her a pot ft for a Queen ;P
A soldering iron is brilliant for putting good holes in a plastic pot. Burns through nicely and does not leave jagged edges or break the pot.
I’ve just planted up two “rescue” lupins which I bought at the garden center. They had been displayed on a shelf and all the flower spikes were bent to right angles! Looks weird but beautiful healthy big plants 1€ each instead of 15 ..... bargain find and loads of new spike coming so I was on a winner. Nice big pots and reasonably rich compost, here’s hoping both of us get more pretty flowers and years of joy from these plants.
Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
I have a husband with all the DIY tools every created, from electric saws to laser level and umpteen power drills. He actually drilled some holes in our famous blue pot this morning, but we had a tomato plant that needed re-potting much more urgently (believe it or not).
@Jacquimcmahon well done on rescuing your lupin! Here's hoping mine continues to thrive, just need that pot now!
....I phoned my sister in law; she suggested "soaked washing up sponges on the surface of the compost and added ice cubes".
It sounded rather odd but, very slowly, it worked!
You must give me your SIL's phone number as I'm frightfully good at desiccating or drowning the roots of my plants in pots; outdoors or indoors, I can succeed admirably! Going away for just a week or two in periods of drought or leaving the pots in their saucers when the skies become incontinent, can mean that I return home to a few losses I always tell myself I must not repeat....
At first I thought the idea of using ice rather too odd but I imagine, when you don't have a large enough vessel to contain your pot, they, and the sponges, give the soil a chance to absorb the water rather than letting it just run through. She's a clever lady.
Actually, I use ice cubes to help the carpet return to normal when I move furniture about. I shall now use them on my dried out pots too!
Thank you for the tip, Helen. I actually used some ice cubes today to help the carpet lose its dimples, which it displayed when we moved the dining table to another part of the room. The method worked beautifully.
I just remembered tha Christine Walkden used cut up sponges, mixed with her potting compost, in order to, apparently, help it retain its moisture for longer than water gell crystals. Useful things these sponges!
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I would soak overnight, replant in a bigger pot with some good compost and cut all foliage to the base. The regrowth will be healthier looking.
I don't have any pots though at the moment (the blue pot is a plastic pot without any drainage holes and even the blue pot is probably too small for it really), so I am going to get a few big pots in a couple of days (payday...!) - hopefully she'll cope for just a couple more days and then I'll give her a pot ft for a Queen ;P
I’ve just planted up two “rescue” lupins which I bought at the garden center. They had been displayed on a shelf and all the flower spikes were bent to right angles! Looks weird but beautiful healthy big plants 1€ each instead of 15 ..... bargain find and loads of new spike coming so I was on a winner. Nice big pots and reasonably rich compost, here’s hoping both of us get more pretty flowers and years of joy from these plants.
@Jacquimcmahon
I have a husband with all the DIY tools every created, from electric saws to laser level and umpteen power drills. He actually drilled some holes in our famous blue pot this morning, but we had a tomato plant that needed re-potting much more urgently (believe it or not).
@Jacquimcmahon
well done on rescuing your lupin! Here's hoping mine continues to thrive, just need that pot now!
At first I thought the idea of using ice rather too odd but I imagine, when you don't have a large enough vessel to contain your pot, they, and the sponges, give the soil a chance to absorb the water rather than letting it just run through. She's a clever lady.
I just remembered tha Christine Walkden used cut up sponges, mixed with her potting compost, in order to, apparently, help it retain its moisture for longer than water gell crystals. Useful things these sponges!
I have a dream that my.. children.. one day.. will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character
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