Tina- very true. There's bound to be mishaps etc as we go through that learning process in a garden- like gardenerbee says- hoeing or pulling up plants thinking they're weeds- most of us have probably done that...even if we don't want to admit it!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have and I still do. I like to label plants so I know where I am, but the original label break or are ugly. In professional gardens they have black labels with white writing on. Much more attractive than white labels, but I've never seen any for sale.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
You can get multicoloured ones from ebay. I've also seen bronze/ironwork ones for herbs, fairy reasonably priced.
I always start the season using one coloured lable and co-ordinate the pot colours. By the time I've finished sowing stuff, I'm left with a motley collection of odd coloured pots, from plants that didn't make it into the garden, ones left over as I've not sown enough seeds, and no co-ordinating labels.
I did a very daft thing the other day, as I'm new to growing some veg. I put courgettes in the same windowsill propogator as pumpkins, thinking that the true leaves would let me know which was which, didn't realise they were the same family. Now I'm going to have to wait until they form fruit to tell which is which.
The number of times I've stuck things in pots & garden thinking I'll remember what they are..where they are..never works..sure I've weeded more radishes out than we've eaten over the years.
Thought i would aerate the lawn and bought some of those shoe things you strap onto your boots. Fine walking in one direction but then i tried to turn round. Ende up flat on my back one foot facing forwards the other backwards unable to move because the spikes were still in the ground. No one came to help as they were too busy laughing at me
Filled the knapsack spray with Glyphosate, upon pumping up the pressure I found the trigger leaking, so I went back to the shed for some o rings and tools.
About a week later footprints appeared on the lawn, I'd never given it a second thought I'd been stood in the leakage.
1. I bought Mint and planted it in an area that few other things grow in. It started to invade next doors garden (I bad) but then it started to appear in my lawn and in borders metres away. I dug it out but now it is in 3 beds all coming up vigoursly, even though I keep strimming it. Really one to avoid.
2. I tend to leave seedlings in case they are something interesting. I know have to battle creeping clover, Bittercress and Crab grass...
3. I need to start grouping plants for impact. Am too much scatter plants here and there, where there are spaces instead of thinking what it will look like with time.
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Once i was doing a bit of hoeing and ended up hoeing up many many seeds and bulbs.
KeyserS- love it
Did you eat them anyway?
Tina- very true. There's bound to be mishaps etc as we go through that learning process in a garden- like gardenerbee says- hoeing or pulling up plants thinking they're weeds- most of us have probably done that...even if we don't want to admit it!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have and I still do. I like to label plants so I know where I am, but the original label break or are ugly. In professional gardens they have black labels with white writing on. Much more attractive than white labels, but I've never seen any for sale.
You can get multicoloured ones from ebay. I've also seen bronze/ironwork ones for herbs, fairy reasonably priced.
I always start the season using one coloured lable and co-ordinate the pot colours. By the time I've finished sowing stuff, I'm left with a motley collection of odd coloured pots, from plants that didn't make it into the garden, ones left over as I've not sown enough seeds, and no co-ordinating labels.
I did a very daft thing the other day, as I'm new to growing some veg. I put courgettes in the same windowsill propogator as pumpkins, thinking that the true leaves would let me know which was which, didn't realise they were the same family. Now I'm going to have to wait until they form fruit to tell which is which.
Won't do that again!
The number of times I've stuck things in pots & garden thinking I'll remember what they are..where they are..never works..sure I've weeded more radishes out than we've eaten over the years.
Thought i would aerate the lawn and bought some of those shoe things you strap onto your boots. Fine walking in one direction but then i tried to turn round. Ende up flat on my back one foot facing forwards the other backwards unable to move because the spikes were still in the ground. No one came to help as they were too busy laughing at me
Filled the knapsack spray with Glyphosate, upon pumping up the pressure I found the trigger leaking, so I went back to the shed for some o rings and tools.
About a week later footprints appeared on the lawn, I'd never given it a second thought I'd been stood in the leakage.
Maud, I can't stop laughing, were you like a ladybird on it's back?
I hope, though, that you weren't injured.
Oh Maud, that is so funny. As Artjak has said, hope you weren't hurt. Still laughing.
1. I bought Mint and planted it in an area that few other things grow in. It started to invade next doors garden (I bad) but then it started to appear in my lawn and in borders metres away. I dug it out but now it is in 3 beds all coming up vigoursly, even though I keep strimming it. Really one to avoid.
2. I tend to leave seedlings in case they are something interesting. I know have to battle creeping clover, Bittercress and Crab grass...
3. I need to start grouping plants for impact. Am too much scatter plants here and there, where there are spaces instead of thinking what it will look like with time.