Hi butterfly. Oh yes I understand that emotional bond with our plants,but sometimes we just have to go for it. They'll be fine. The Antirrhinums are touch and go in my experience.This winter just gone saw lots of mine survive because it was very mild but I 'think' they are treated as an annual.A more knowledgeable gardener might be able to tell you more
Apologies I know someone has already asked this question but I didn't really get the answer Foxglove plants that I have brought this year and flowered and gone to seed, I have cut off the flowered stems and scattered the seeds, do I now cut the plant right down or just leave it or dig up and bin?
It depends on how good the condition of the plant is. I would cut the old flowering stem right down to the ground, trim up any old dead or dying leaves and see what the plant does. You could give it a bit of a feed, some mulch around the base. If the plant is looking really tatty though, then you are probably better off just binning it and watch out for seedlings where you scattered the seed.
Oh thank you so much pots and pansies I will heed your advice Sorry one more question if I thought it looked good enough to chance keeping it could I move it or best bets to keep where it is?
Thankyou Fishy .....I'll go ahead with the Antirrhinums as they are on the point of flowering and will hopefully provide some colour up to the frosts .You never know we may have another mild winter...........?
Hi All I hope you can help me - I'm new to gardening so will probably have a million stupid questions!
I brought some plug plants in September, and the foxglove digitalis have done so well and are already quite big in pots.(Standing about 8 inches tall and 12 inch span) Seeing as its November, shall I plant them out now or overwinter them in the pots in the greenhouse?
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Hi butterfly. Oh yes I understand that emotional bond with our plants,but sometimes we just have to go for it. They'll be fine. The Antirrhinums are touch and go in my experience.This winter just gone saw lots of mine survive because it was very mild but I 'think' they are treated as an annual.A more knowledgeable gardener might be able to tell you more
Apologies I know someone has already asked this question but I didn't really get the answer
Foxglove plants that I have brought this year and flowered and gone to seed, I have cut off the flowered stems and scattered the seeds, do I now cut the plant right down or just leave it or dig up and bin?
Bumped x as out there and clearing bed and need advice please
Oh thank you so much pots and pansies I will heed your advice
Sorry one more question if I thought it looked good enough to chance keeping it could I move it or best bets to keep where it is?
I'd compost it, they're never as good for the next year.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thankyou Fishy .....I'll go ahead with the Antirrhinums as they are on the point of flowering and will hopefully provide some colour up to the frosts .You never know we may have another mild winter...........?
We may do butterfly but personally I'm hoping for some nice hard frosts to hammer the slug population.
Hi All I hope you can help me - I'm new to gardening so will probably have a million stupid questions!
I brought some plug plants in September, and the foxglove digitalis have done so well and are already quite big in pots.(Standing about 8 inches tall and 12 inch span) Seeing as its November, shall I plant them out now or overwinter them in the pots in the greenhouse?
Thanks