Sanjy67, i think all the clematis only have maybe 3 to 4 stems coming from the bass, All the clematis are flowering, (miss bateman, Mrs N thompson and multi blue) Miss bateman flowers only last maybe a week and now they have gone soft, not sure if i should cut the stems down? and how far down do i cut them. Sorry for all the questions, i really appreciate all your help.
I know what you mean with the slugs and snail, i don't know where they all come from. When i lived in England we used to get them in the garden but not to bad, now i live in Ireland they are a nightmare, i did see a program on the telly talking about how to keep bugs off your plants, it was the garlic water, so i thought i would try it, it seems to work keeping the slugs off, it did say to spray once a week but i do it twice a week because off all the rain at the moment, it must be working as my hosta's seem to be doing well. Anyway thank you again for your help.
BBC - Gardening: Plant Finder - Clematishttp://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/1948.shtml i found this for you last night, it applies to both miss bateman & multi blue, once on the page you can try adding in the name of your other clematis but the above two are group 2 pruning group. 3 or 4 isn't too bad mine only had 2, but click on the link i think it tells you on there how far to cut them down for 1st year like yours and then the years after , i think it said you still cut them down quite a bit but have a look as i can't remember alto i did just read it a minute ago have a read, it's only a short info piece but eeasy to understand.
I planted my multi blue today in the ground and it gets afternoon sun. it even has two flower buds after it's drastic haircut.
don't forget to fan the new growths out when they grow again, i have one that didn't recive the chop and i have some of those stems running horizontally too, this encourages flower at the base too rather than them all being three feet off the ground, just be careful when doing it as i find they break at the drop of a hat
Thank you so much Sanjy, i will have a good read from that link, all this information is helping me loads, I haven't planted my multi blue yet, My soil is really think clay, we did fork in a load of compost and manure a few years back but it seems all clay again, i'm not sure if the clematis like clay or not. But i do need to get it out of it's pot very soon, the flowers on are open, they are a lovely colour.
Thank you again for your help, going to have a good read from the link.
it's only a few lines long but there are loads of websites , i just type in the q i need answering then hey ho it's 1am again hahaha. ive got clay in one of my beds and i have two clematis in there and they seem to love it, i have the uncut one and it's thriving and the one i cut and don't know the name of but it was blue last year.
ive mixed manure & compost and grit into it and it still goes a little crusty on the top but it's not too bad, definately get some grit, i use builders grit, think it's called sharp sand and just rinse the salt out of it with water, its cheaper than 'garden' grit and my OH's a builder so i nick his when the daffs & tulips die down and i can take them out i'm going to mix in some more of all of the above, btw i put some manure around the clematis (on the soil) but just make sure if you do that that it doesn't touch the stems and burn them.
I'm a complete novice too but i just look up everything or ask on here so i'm happy to help you out
I know what you mean with the time flying by when your looking up stuff, thanks for letting me know what to use as a mix, i will get some stuff next time i go in to town.
I didn't know that manure could burn the stems, I'll have to check that tomorrow to make sure i haven't put any on the stems.
Sanjy i wouldn't of thought you was a novice, you have given me loads of help, i think i am on the right track now, Hopefully they will come on ok.
Thank you again i really do appreciate all your help.
The 3 cultivars you mention are all Early Large Flowered Group, they should flower on old wood in May/June then possibly again later in the season.
They are some of the most difficult to grow ( apart from some of the so-called evergreens ), but now that you have bought them, here goes.
Were they all in large 2 litre deep pots or in small 7-8 cm pots when you bought them ?
If the latter then they should be potted on into 2 litre deep pots for another season, before planting out,at the same time regularly cutting off the top growth to develop a large root system.
The Pruning Group is Group 2 for all the 3 cultivars you mention.
The 3 cultivars you mention are all Early Large Flowered Group, they should flower on old wood in May/June then possibly again later in the season.
They are some of the most difficult to grow ( apart from some of the so-called evergreens ), but now that you have bought them, here goes.
Were they all in large 2 litre deep pots or in small 7-8 cm pots when you bought them ?
If the latter then they should be potted on into 2 litre deep pots for another season, before planting out,at the same time regularly cutting off the top growth to develop a large root system.
The Pruning Group is Group 2 for all the 3 cultivars you mention.
Hi Richard, thanks for the info, they were all in 2 litre deep pots when i bought them, I have already planted two of them in really big pots outside, one of them is in my unheated greenhouse still in the 2 litre pot, i did check the stems i thought they had 3 to 4 stems from the bass, but only one has three stem that's the one in the greenhouse, the other 2 only have one stem and then 4 stems lead from that one. thanks again Richard.
Hello , mentioned I would put picture on of a clematis I have growing over a water cube on the Allottment
Realy pleased with it
GWRS, that is lovely so many flowers, it beautiful, it's covering your water cube really well, no wonder your really pleased with it, can i ask what variety it is please. It looks great.
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Sanjy67, i think all the clematis only have maybe 3 to 4 stems coming from the bass, All the clematis are flowering, (miss bateman, Mrs N thompson and multi blue) Miss bateman flowers only last maybe a week and now they have gone soft, not sure if i should cut the stems down? and how far down do i cut them. Sorry for all the questions, i really appreciate all your help.
I know what you mean with the slugs and snail, i don't know where they all come from. When i lived in England we used to get them in the garden but not to bad, now i live in Ireland they are a nightmare, i did see a program on the telly talking about how to keep bugs off your plants, it was the garlic water, so i thought i would try it, it seems to work keeping the slugs off, it did say to spray once a week but i do it twice a week because off all the rain at the moment, it must be working as my hosta's seem to be doing well. Anyway thank you again for your help.
BBC - Gardening: Plant Finder - Clematis http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/1948.shtml i found this for you last night, it applies to both miss bateman & multi blue, once on the page you can try adding in the name of your other clematis but the above two are group 2 pruning group. 3 or 4 isn't too bad mine only had 2, but click on the link i think it tells you on there how far to cut them down for 1st year like yours and then the years after , i think it said you still cut them down quite a bit but have a look as i can't remember alto i did just read it a minute ago
have a read, it's only a short info piece but eeasy to understand.
I planted my multi blue today in the ground and it gets afternoon sun. it even has two flower buds after it's drastic haircut.
don't forget to fan the new growths out when they grow again, i have one that didn't recive the chop and i have some of those stems running horizontally too, this encourages flower at the base too rather than them all being three feet off the ground, just be careful when doing it as i find they break at the drop of a hat
Thank you so much Sanjy, i will have a good read from that link, all this information is helping me loads, I haven't planted my multi blue yet, My soil is really think clay, we did fork in a load of compost and manure a few years back but it seems all clay again, i'm not sure if the clematis like clay or not. But i do need to get it out of it's pot very soon, the flowers on are open, they are a lovely colour.
Thank you again for your help, going to have a good read from the link.
it's only a few lines long but there are loads of websites , i just type in the q i need answering then hey ho it's 1am again hahaha. ive got clay in one of my beds and i have two clematis in there and they seem to love it, i have the uncut one and it's thriving and the one i cut and don't know the name of but it was blue last year.
ive mixed manure & compost and grit into it and it still goes a little crusty on the top but it's not too bad, definately get some grit, i use builders grit, think it's called sharp sand and just rinse the salt out of it with water, its cheaper than 'garden' grit and my OH's a builder so i nick his
when the daffs & tulips die down and i can take them out i'm going to mix in some more of all of the above, btw i put some manure around the clematis (on the soil) but just make sure if you do that that it doesn't touch the stems and burn them.
I'm a complete novice too but i just look up everything or ask on here so i'm happy to help you out
I know what you mean with the time flying by when your looking up stuff, thanks for letting me know what to use as a mix, i will get some stuff next time i go in to town.
I didn't know that manure could burn the stems, I'll have to check that tomorrow to make sure i haven't put any on the stems.
Sanjy i wouldn't of thought you was a novice, you have given me loads of help, i think i am on the right track now, Hopefully they will come on ok.
Thank you again i really do appreciate all your help.
The 3 cultivars you mention are all Early Large Flowered Group, they should flower on old wood in May/June then possibly again later in the season.
They are some of the most difficult to grow ( apart from some of the so-called evergreens ), but now that you have bought them, here goes.
Were they all in large 2 litre deep pots or in small 7-8 cm pots when you bought them ?
If the latter then they should be potted on into 2 litre deep pots for another season, before planting out,at the same time regularly cutting off the top growth to develop a large root system.
The Pruning Group is Group 2 for all the 3 cultivars you mention.
Hello , mentioned I would put picture on of a clematis I have growing over a water cube on the Allottment
Realy pleased with it
Hi Richard, thanks for the info, they were all in 2 litre deep pots when i bought them, I have already planted two of them in really big pots outside, one of them is in my unheated greenhouse still in the 2 litre pot, i did check the stems i thought they had 3 to 4 stems from the bass, but only one has three stem that's the one in the greenhouse, the other 2 only have one stem and then 4 stems lead from that one. thanks again Richard.
GWRS, that is lovely so many flowers, it beautiful, it's covering your water cube really well, no wonder your really pleased with it, can i ask what variety it is please. It looks great.