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How many times do you try a plant before giving up?

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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Astrantia don't survive here either. Don't know why, maybe they need a heavier soil.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I don't struggle with anything. I give up😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    I sometimes think it might be quicker to simply bury £5 and £10 notes in the garden. Cut out the middle man.
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • BigladBiglad Posts: 3,265
    If they germinate @didyw, you know what you'll end up with, don't you? ;)
    East Lancs
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It largely depends on the size of your bank account, and how long you're prepared to wait and/or keep trying. If you're planting something in a spot that's debateable in terms of soil/climate etc, then that's the risk you take. I occasionally do it, but not often. I learned the hard way many moons ago. 
    Sometimes, with the best will in the world, and the right care and site, a plant just doesn't thrive.
    There was a chap yesterday who had a flowering currant, that had never flowered in the four or five years he'd had it, despite the care and site looking excellent, and other shrubs nearby were thriving. I don't think I'd have been that patient. 

    Life's too short to keep flogging dead horses.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Fairygirl said:


    Life's too short to keep flogging dead horses.  :)
     :D              Where /when did  that phrase originate - anyone know ?
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    No idea, but here's what that nice Mr. Google found for me https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/flogging-a-dead-horse.html
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Biglad said:
    If they germinate @didyw, you know what you'll end up with, don't you? ;)

    A Magic Money Tree!
  • WAMSWAMS Posts: 1,960
    *eyes trayful of astrantiae purchased yesterday nervously*

    I really did think those were idiot-proof. *cries*

  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    didyw said:
    I sometimes think it might be quicker to simply bury £5 and £10 notes in the garden. Cut out the middle man.

    Absolutely. Or I should just to my garden centre and whack £100+ in notes on the counter. "A donation to the staff" I would state, through gritted teeth. It would save the time and effort. Or I could donate £2000 to the National Slug Society, pave over the garden and have done.
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