what a lovely day...finally...have been given a great bamboo from a neighbour...ooo god forgot to ask what its called umpf, its got green/cream varigated leaves. have also filled the "adopted" border at the front, looks much better...knackered now...ha ha...
pics to follow...cant find the little thing to put card in from mob.,...hubby has soooo much computer stuff aka flaming mess all over the place...urgh!
i potted up som of my year old neapolitian cyclamen today.. ready for next year.. not sure how long before they flower..was told 2 years.. and i am going to ask if anyone knows if i can chelsea chop my nepetina (cat nip) plants or not as they are big and blousely and getting beaten by the wind.. i am going to do my sedums but nothing else is big enough for it.
@inkadog.. i ahve thought about growing comfrey as monty says it is good idea.. you can dig it in or boil it to make a liquid feed... is that right.. and how do i get seeds for it.
@ gardeningfantic - I'm going to put it in an onion bag and attach it to the lid by a bit of string. Hopefully it'll act like a huge tea bag so I can then use the water from that butt (lucky enough to have 6 dotted round the place) as a feed.
@ figrat.. that is a brill idea.. never ever heard of that.. i will have to go to sheepwash farm and get some.. i have 5 buts around the place.. so will have to get rather a lot.. neighbours will love me.
gardenfanatic- I am in Canada, so can't help you with seed- but if you have a friend with some, it is easily divided.It self seeds freely, so take care it doesn't take over. It is useful as a liquid feed, diluted 1to 10, or added to compost to hot it up. Nettles work too--no shortage of these around here!
Oh- I never boil it-just chop it or tear it up, put it in a lidded container, top up with water, and leave to rot for a couple of weeks. It will absolutely reek- but dilute it as above when feeding.Terrific stuff.
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what a lovely day...finally...have been given a great bamboo from a neighbour...ooo god forgot to ask what its called umpf, its got green/cream varigated leaves. have also filled the "adopted" border at the front, looks much better...knackered now...ha ha...
pics to follow...cant find the little thing to put card in from mob.,...hubby has soooo much computer stuff aka flaming mess all over the place...urgh!
@flowerchild.. that is such great news.. hope it all goes well.. will await your post on wednesday to see how it all went.
@figrat.. i know iam going to regret asking this......but.. why do you put sheep poo in your butt
i potted up som of my year old neapolitian cyclamen today.. ready for next year.. not sure how long before they flower..was told 2 years.. and i am going to ask if anyone knows if i can chelsea chop my nepetina (cat nip) plants or not as they are big and blousely and getting beaten by the wind.. i am going to do my sedums but nothing else is big enough for it.
Here the comfrey is ready for the chop to make comfrey tea. Don't like to let it go to seed, or it will take over.
Today is an inside day--bucketing down, but the outside smells are wonderful.
@inkadog.. i ahve thought about growing comfrey as monty says it is good idea.. you can dig it in or boil it to make a liquid feed... is that right.. and how do i get seeds for it.
@ figrat.. that is a brill idea.. never ever heard of that.. i will have to go to sheepwash farm and get some.. i have 5 buts around the place.. so will have to get rather a lot.. neighbours will love me.
gardenfanatic- I am in Canada, so can't help you with seed- but if you have a friend with some, it is easily divided.It self seeds freely, so take care it doesn't take over. It is useful as a liquid feed, diluted 1to 10, or added to compost to hot it up. Nettles work too--no shortage of these around here!
Oh- I never boil it-just chop it or tear it up, put it in a lidded container, top up with water, and leave to rot for a couple of weeks. It will absolutely reek- but dilute it as above when feeding.Terrific stuff.