Some really good ideas here. Had bath , back aching but had a very productive day. Done a lot of re-potting and finished bottle garden. Done a bit outside and found one glass ball intact from the solar lights in the border so I've only lost 2
Do you remember the 3 free clems I got last year from the newspaper ? Well they've all shot up and have big fat buds on them so I've re-potted them as well but am keeping them in the conservatory for now. Even the Duchess of E one has made really good growth.
Bjay - I usually start the begonias middle of Feb but am keeping them in the heeated propagator that I was given , hence the early start and in the Garden Answers book for this month it's says you can start then off any time now. These are the ones I saved from last year so I hope they sprout.
Where's Dr Geoff ? Can he recommend anything for Spring fever ?
Mine are saved from last year - it's just that I think I've been starting them off too late.
I usually lay the trays across my little heated propagator - one of those window ledge ones but have so many things all will be asking for a bit of space it'll be window ledges for begonias Also I was going to start extras for my daughter who is house hunting for a cottage - they have a flat at the moment and she has always liked them so a new house pressie.
Just hope mine will take. I'm ashamed to say I used to chuck them out and buy new but I've followed everyone's advice and wrapped them in newspaper and they look fine Here's hoping. Re-potted some regals today and one of them is flowering already. Need to summon up some energy and prepare tea. Feel like having a sleep.
I'm lucky enough to have a polycarbonate greenhouse in my veg garden but I wanted coldframes for hardening off, overflow etc. I bought some cheap buildings blocks and made 3 frames along the greenhouse wall which I lined with polystyrene and I made lids with pieces of wood I found in the shed and sheets of polycarbonate. Wasn't expensive for an area about 3m long.
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Some really good ideas here.
Had bath , back aching but had a very productive day. Done a lot of re-potting and finished bottle garden. Done a bit outside and found one glass ball intact from the solar lights in the border so I've only lost 2 
Do you remember the 3 free clems I got last year from the newspaper ? Well they've all shot up and have big fat buds on them so I've re-potted them as well but am keeping them in the conservatory for now. Even the Duchess of E one has made really good growth.
Bjay - I usually start the begonias middle of Feb but am keeping them in the heeated propagator that I was given , hence the early start and in the Garden Answers book for this month it's says you can start then off any time now. These are the ones I saved from last year so I hope they sprout.
Where's Dr Geoff ? Can he recommend anything for Spring fever ?
Mine are saved from last year - it's just that I think I've been starting them off too late.
I usually lay the trays across my little heated propagator - one of those window ledge ones but have so many things all will be asking for a bit of space it'll be window ledges for begonias
Also I was going to start extras for my daughter who is house hunting for a cottage - they have a flat at the moment and she has always liked them so a new house pressie.
Jean good news about the clems
I started my begonias so early last year that I was able to take cuttings
I'm impressed Kate
Just hope mine will take. I'm ashamed to say I used to chuck them out and buy new but I've followed everyone's advice and wrapped them in newspaper and they look fine
Here's hoping. Re-potted some regals today and one of them is flowering already. Need to summon up some energy and prepare tea. Feel like having a sleep. 
I'm lucky enough to have a polycarbonate greenhouse in my veg garden but I wanted coldframes for hardening off, overflow etc. I bought some cheap buildings blocks and made 3 frames along the greenhouse wall which I lined with polystyrene and I made lids with pieces of wood I found in the shed and sheets of polycarbonate. Wasn't expensive for an area about 3m long.
I'm here Jean-but the surgery is closed-can do an out of hours home visit but it costs-how are the finances?
Haha - did you not see my begging bowl for back surgery ?
After another visit to GC this morning Not good at all.
Got 60ltrs compost J Arthurs with added J Innes for £5 99 though - thought that was a bit of a bargain.
Geoff i'm sorry if i missed it but did you say someone was interested in your house, or was it that you had a viewing?
That sounds a good idea Lizzie will think on that
Compost bargain jean.
Geoff good news with viewers.
Cold again out there and dropping fast, beach afternoon with doggy, all suitably shattered ...even a lovely sunset thrown in.