Im fine thankyou geoff. The daughter got a bit panicky about her uni work so ahd to do a lot of calming down. Half term next week so i think a bit of retail therapy might be in order. Not managed to do any gardening as everything is so wet and slippery and im prtrified of slipping over as when i fall over causes awful problems with the back.
Morning Chris And Maude - just had a little stroll outside for an inspection as I haven't been in the garden for days. My flabber has never been so ghasted !!!!
Look - can you believe I have a bud on my cobaea and one of the free clematis has a flower on it as well
What is going on ?
And my new leaf on the new banana plant - it's not very big yet but seems to be growing well
A flower on the cobaea, that's great, at last, and the banana plant look well.
I bought a packet of cobaea seeds in Wyevales sale, but after reading comments about the lack of flowering this year I was beginning to wonder about setting them next year. You can't afford to spend time and energy on things that don't perform. Perhaps we will have a better summer next year and things will do better, only time will tell..
Geoff. -- Thanks for the info, will bare it in mind when we venture to La Belle France next May.
I am trapped in the snug at the moment, can't get through to the kitchen as OH is stripping wallpaper behind the door. He's not a happy bunny.
.. I was beginning to wonder about setting them next year. You can't afford to spend time and energy on things that don't perform...
A lot of plants performed very poorly this year. My sunflowers were a disaster. I will still get some seed for next year, in hopes. The weather may be better.
The real problem is that we have no idea what the weather will be like.
There was a report in the press yesterday saying that some Italian seismologists had been sent to prison because they failed to predict an earthquake. We need our weather forecasters to pull their socks up, and do their jobs properly. A spell in clink, for failed weather forecasters, would be a good incentive.
Kate - you have my sympathy . Hope you feel better soon. Good news on the cutting front though.
I'm thinking a long the same lines as you , Chris. I don't know whether to try again with the cobaea next year or just to plant a paddy field. 7 months waiting for a flower is a bit much but I may be lucky and depending on the frost , it may just survive I shall keep everyone updated.
Interesting about the word ''lurgy'' Gary, thought it originated in the Middle ages.
Growing anything from seed seems to be a bit of a gamble, I have always grown french marigolds successfully from seed but this year they would not grow.
Chris if it was me I would just stay in the snug all day.
I'd quite like a onesie for C***. If I'm feeling as cold as I do now, I'd put it on and not take it off until spring! Trouble is boss has left his office door open and he's a fresh air freak and always has the window open. Its nice when he's away as I shut the door and whack the heating up!
Didn't want to get out of bed this morning. I think I might have a touch of SAD, its so grey here for a second day.
Kate, hope you feel better fast. Keep warm!
I quite like the idea of sending a few weather forecasters off to clink.
Based on no scientific evidence whatsoever but on the principle of what goes around comes around and how things have a tendency to even out-after 2 deary Summers in a row-and two droughts followed by enough rain to get all the water supplies back to normal I shall forecast a long hot Summer for 2013-no guarantees, no refunds and usual T&Cs apply -just remember you heard it her first-from the person who predicted Little Mix ,Pudsey and has won 2 recent competitions on here
I am not going to prison- unless it is Dartmoor
Kate-sorry you have now come down with the dreaded
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Im fine thankyou geoff. The daughter got a bit panicky about her uni work so ahd to do a lot of calming down. Half term next week so i think a bit of retail therapy might be in order. Not managed to do any gardening as everything is so wet and slippery and im prtrified of slipping over as when i fall over causes awful problems with the back.
Morning Chris And Maude - just had a little stroll outside for an inspection as I haven't been in the garden for days. My flabber has never been so ghasted !!!!
Look - can you believe I have a bud on my cobaea and one of the free clematis has a flower on it as well
What is going on ?
And my new leaf on the new banana plant - it's not very big yet but seems to be growing well
I have now got the lurgy
I am not happy about this.
Jean I checked my cobaea yesterday, no buds, but the cutting I took has rooted.
Hi Jean.
A flower on the cobaea, that's great, at last, and the banana plant look well.
I bought a packet of cobaea seeds in Wyevales sale, but after reading comments about the lack of flowering this year I was beginning to wonder about setting them next year. You can't afford to spend time and energy on things that don't perform. Perhaps we will have a better summer next year and things will do better, only time will tell.
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Geoff. -- Thanks for the info, will bare it in mind when we venture to La Belle France next May.
I am trapped in the snug at the moment, can't get through to the kitchen as OH is stripping wallpaper behind the door. He's not a happy bunny.
Chris.
This is the Oxford Dictionary definition of 'lurgy':
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/lurgy
A lot of plants performed very poorly this year. My sunflowers were a disaster. I will still get some seed for next year, in hopes. The weather may be better.
The real problem is that we have no idea what the weather will be like.
There was a report in the press yesterday saying that some Italian seismologists had been sent to prison because they failed to predict an earthquake. We need our weather forecasters to pull their socks up, and do their jobs properly. A spell in clink, for failed weather forecasters, would be a good incentive.
Kate - you have my sympathy . Hope you feel better soon. Good news on the cutting front though.
I'm thinking a long the same lines as you , Chris. I don't know whether to try again with the cobaea next year or just to plant a paddy field.
7 months waiting for a flower is a bit much but I may be lucky and depending on the frost , it may just survive 
I shall keep everyone updated.
Interesting about the word ''lurgy'' Gary, thought it originated in the Middle ages.
I also thought lurgi came from the middle ages.
Growing anything from seed seems to be a bit of a gamble, I have always grown french marigolds successfully from seed but this year they would not grow.
Chris if it was me I would just stay in the snug all day.
I'd quite like a onesie for C***. If I'm feeling as cold as I do now, I'd put it on and not take it off until spring! Trouble is boss has left his office door open and he's a fresh air freak and always has the window open. Its nice when he's away as I shut the door and whack the heating up!
Didn't want to get out of bed this morning. I think I might have a touch of SAD, its so grey here for a second day.
Kate, hope you feel better fast. Keep warm!
I quite like the idea of sending a few weather forecasters off to clink.
Based on no scientific evidence whatsoever but on the principle of what goes around comes around and how things have a tendency to even out-after 2 deary Summers in a row-and two droughts followed by enough rain to get all the water supplies back to normal I shall forecast a long hot Summer for 2013-no guarantees, no refunds and usual T&Cs apply -just remember you heard it her first-from the person who predicted Little Mix ,Pudsey and has won 2 recent competitions on here
I am not going to prison- unless it is Dartmoor
Kate-sorry you have now come down with the dreaded
Jean -you must have geenfingers-have a look
Errrm , have a look at what Geoff ??