The forecast for this side of the country does seem to be getting warmer; so pleased it is getting drier for you in the South West. Lets hope you have lots of gentle breezes to dry out the ground
Sorry not bumped for a day or two, been mad busy with grooming dogs, elderly neighbour, lonely son (brother away), and did get ONE afternoon in garden, digging out plants, some to plant,and some to pot for 'the gardens'.
Phillippa, have tried to pm you, but not working from your avatar. Can you pm me please? Or Rosie?
Fairy, PM me your email. I'll pm you, perhaps we could get together some time?
Got lots of promises of seeds, but none arrived yet. (i'm so impatient) Can everyone ask friends, neighbours, etc? Seeds will be so much easier to send than plants, and many can be grown in pots to give hope and a new start to those whose ground will be recovering for months.
More than anything, things given freely by strangers, unasked for, may give far more hope and psychological support than anything that has to be fought for. It shows how people are thinking about those affected, when insurance companies etc don't seem to care. A small ray of sunshine in a very large grey cloud can make a big difference.
Also, this appeal has got me off my backside. I have sown more seeds than usual, for spares, and have got out in even bad weather, to see what may be coming through, that can be divided or dug up to give away. All when I want to stay in 'hibernation'! So, helping those who need help helps the helpers who offer help!
And just think how we will all feel, if the recipients send us some pics.
So, Come on, get those packets out. Seeds can be more versatile than plants, let's get them to people who can use them, as soon as poss, whilst we wait to send plants.
gardenj I was potting on tiny germinated things for flooded gardens on Thursday; I've never grown in much quantity before, so it became quite a production line.
I don't have spare seeds at the moment, but may have once this current planting binge is over.
Envelope is on its way Jeannie - missed Sat post, so likely to be Tues when it arrives. Some are half packets that i had left over - some are new packets i bought - went for varieties good in containers. Hope this gets your collection going
This may have been asked before, but are any seeds suitable or is there a preference? I have loads of seeds that I all honesty I don't know what to do with them and would rather they have a good home, but just wondered if any are being a accepted before I send them?
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The forecast for this side of the country does seem to be getting warmer; so pleased it is getting drier for you in the South West. Lets hope you have lots of gentle breezes to dry out the ground
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Sorry not bumped for a day or two, been mad busy with grooming dogs, elderly neighbour, lonely son (brother away), and did get ONE afternoon in garden, digging out plants, some to plant,and some to pot for 'the gardens'.
Phillippa, have tried to pm you, but not working from your avatar. Can you pm me please? Or Rosie?
Fairy, PM me your email. I'll pm you, perhaps we could get together some time?
Got lots of promises of seeds, but none arrived yet. (i'm so impatient
) Can everyone ask friends, neighbours, etc? Seeds will be so much easier to send than plants, and many can be grown in pots to give hope and a new start to those whose ground will be recovering for months.
More than anything, things given freely by strangers, unasked for, may give far more hope and psychological support than anything that has to be fought for. It shows how people are thinking about those affected, when insurance companies etc don't seem to care. A small ray of sunshine in a very large grey cloud can make a big difference.
Also, this appeal has got me off my backside. I have sown more seeds than usual, for spares, and have got out in even bad weather, to see what may be coming through, that can be divided or dug up to give away. All when I want to stay in 'hibernation'! So, helping those who need help helps the helpers who offer help!
And just think how we will all feel, if the recipients send us some pics.
So, Come on, get those packets out. Seeds can be more versatile than plants, let's get them to people who can use them, as soon as poss, whilst we wait to send plants.
gardenj
I was potting on tiny germinated things for flooded gardens on Thursday; I've never grown in much quantity before, so it became quite a production line.
I don't have spare seeds at the moment, but may have once this current planting binge is over.
Envelope is on its way Jeannie - missed Sat post, so likely to be Tues when it arrives. Some are half packets that i had left over - some are new packets i bought - went for varieties good in containers. Hope this gets your collection going
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philippa, what did you do with all these branches, firewood or hire a skip? And aren't you a star
sunday bumpy
This may have been asked before, but are any seeds suitable or is there a preference? I have loads of seeds that I all honesty I don't know what to do with them and would rather they have a good home, but just wondered if any are being a accepted before I send them?