Gardeners Boy, has your dad died? I seem to remember your parents having a diamond anniversary a year ago. You said your wife has carers, sounds as though you're not having a good time. Hugs and best wishes.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Cosmos are lovely flowers- I've been growing the Purity ones for the first time this year.
Interesting what you said about the white roots. One of mine got really battered earlier this year and the stem was badly bent- the plant was still alive so I just left it resting on the ground.Just by chance I picked up the stem the other day and there are loads of roots coming out of the stem that was on the ground. So I guess it is possibly to take stem cuttings
Mine will probably get leggy too as they're on the dining room windowsill at the moment and will be going into the east-facing mini greenhouse later, so let us know how yours get on if you plant them deep.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Both Mr C and I have a few days off - we had been planning to go away, but health stuff has postponed those plans. So today we are hopping on a train to London to do a "hidden walk" ......he has a book, so we won't be following a lady with a yellow umbrella - we will guide ourselves
Right. Three cups of tea down and I'm ready to face the world!
Almost.
I've just booked my 11th scout sleepover at the museum for this year. When I started here we had 1 booked in for the entire year and even that seemed a surprise for them. Can we get an internet whoop whoop that my efforts are paying off? (Please? Because whoop whoops and well dones don't seem to happen much around here).
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I grew some a couple of years ago they to went a bit leggy I buried the stems and they did fine and grew into beautiful plants.
Gardeners Boy, has your dad died? I seem to remember your parents having a diamond anniversary a year ago. You said your wife has carers, sounds as though you're not having a good time. Hugs and best wishes.
Thank you for the Cosmos advice. Was going to start a thread but you've both answered my question.
BL I think it's worth trying - this post on an old thread suggests that the stems can form roots
Mine will probably get leggy too as they're on the dining room windowsill at the moment and will be going into the east-facing mini greenhouse later, so let us know how yours get on if you plant them deep.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all
I grew cosmos antiquity last year - really pretty colour, but shorter than most cosmos, so keep it near the front. (Think I put a picture on a recent cosmos thread http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/talkback/anyone-started-there-cosmos-seeds-yet/939231.html ) I also bury them deep when potting on.
Both Mr C and I have a few days off - we had been planning to go away, but health stuff has postponed those plans. So today we are hopping on a train to London to do a "hidden walk" ......he has a book, so we won't be following a lady with a yellow umbrella - we will guide ourselves
Right. Three cups of tea down and I'm ready to face the world!
Almost.
I've just booked my 11th scout sleepover at the museum for this year. When I started here we had 1 booked in for the entire year and even that seemed a surprise for them. Can we get an internet whoop whoop that my efforts are paying off? (Please? Because whoop whoops and well dones don't seem to happen much around here).
Woop woop Clari
. You're transforming that place
. The scouts will appreciate it even if your lousy colleagues don't.
There you are Clari - and well deserved!!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
WHOOP WHOOP!!!! WELL DONE.
Have a lovely day Chicky and Mr C
Hoping Wonky's on the mend ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.