@gblake I would say welcome to the forum but telling someone to pipe down for no reason is not a good way to introduce yourself. 😕 I'm about to watch gardeners world but have a feeling I'll be forwarding home movies for half of it.
I just couldn't seem to get into the programme last night, found myself muting large parts of it and switched off after around 30 minutes. I was probably too tired, so l will start again today. One thing l did notice was when Monty pricked out his dahlia seedlings, he said not to firm them in and leave them. When he moved the pot the seedling was flopping about all over. I don't firm my seedlings in really hard, but l do make sure that they are in good contact with the compost . Does anyone else do the same as Monty?
I thought the same, Anni. I was also mulling over the disappearance of his eradicate plastic zeal from two years ago - oversized plastic plant labels, shiny and new-looking plastic plant pots ... will he give up next year on his insistence on adding ‘peat free’ before every utterance of the word compost?
Does anyone want to place a bet on Kate Bradbury’s lupins surviving in her garden? They looked like three bunny rabbits tossed into the tigers’ den.
Watching Monty pricking out dahlias on GW last night. He took a pot from a stack, freed up a plant from the tray and dropped it into the pot. Nothing said about putting compost in the bottom first but the plant miraculously sat at the top of the pot. Probably a c*ck up by the continuity team after umpteen takes, but not good.
Oh, I'd forgotten about him saying don't firm up dahlia seedlings with your thumbs.@AnniD. Glad I didn't see this before pricking out my dahlia seedlings, firming them in with my thumbs and which are now doing very nicely in the plastic greenhouse. @Dovefromabove - I was taken aback by the pipe down comment. Rude! @Hostafan1 - we watched Gogglebox on Plus 1. I do wish they would stop showing them the genitalia dating programme every week. Truly the end of days.
Oh, I'd forgotten about him saying don't firm up dahlia seedlings with your thumbs.@AnniD. Glad I didn't see this before pricking out my dahlia seedlings, firming them in with my thumbs and which are now doing very nicely in the plastic greenhouse. @Dovefromabove - I was taken aback by the pipe down comment. Rude! @Hostafan1 - we watched Gogglebox on Plus 1. I do wish they would stop showing them the genitalia dating programme every week. Truly the end of days.
@didyw, I agree i don't consider myself a prude, but watching people flapping their genitalia around like a helicopter is grim. Why would anyone want to watch that?
As an artist who's spent many hours and days in the Life Drawing studio, on both sides of the easel, watching flapping genitalia is neither a novelty nor do I find it amusing. I'd rather watch paint dry ... and often do
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I tfind it depends a bit on the potting medium ... something like John Innes with a high proportion of loam doesn't really need firming, it sort of finds it's own level ... fluffy MPC on the other hand needs to be quite damp and given a bit of encouragement to 'settle down'.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
For pricking out seedlings I usually just give mine a sharp tap on the bench, then a gentle watering with a fine rose on the can, then top up a bit if the compost has settled. I do firm in a bit when potting up plants that were sown in individual plugs/cells/pots.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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I would say welcome to the forum but telling someone to pipe down for no reason is not a good way to introduce yourself. 😕
I'm about to watch gardeners world but have a feeling I'll be forwarding home movies for half of it.
One thing l did notice was when Monty pricked out his dahlia seedlings, he said not to firm them in and leave them. When he moved the pot the seedling was flopping about all over.
I don't firm my seedlings in really hard, but l do make sure that they are in good contact with the compost .
Does anyone else do the same as Monty?
Does anyone want to place a bet on Kate Bradbury’s lupins surviving in her garden? They looked like three bunny rabbits tossed into the tigers’ den.
@Dovefromabove - I was taken aback by the pipe down comment. Rude! @Hostafan1 - we watched Gogglebox on Plus 1. I do wish they would stop showing them the genitalia dating programme every week. Truly the end of days.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.