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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 9, 2009 6:09:24 GMT
No. But I now have a Dranunculus vulgarum going wroomp and no space in the CF any more as it hits the lid. And no I do not have a GH. For now I put it in the shed but that heats up real fast in the morning  I know the tip of the plant can get frost damage so it is not very hardy but does any one know how the leaves react to frost once they are out? In other words... can I leave it outside by now, even when we do get some night frost? See so many questions, Cheery, me, Rosefriend when she has to deal with the neighbours and how to explain exotics are not madness ;DMy Banana hasn't come through yet - do hope it is alive, it is in full view this year and I also have a Hedychium and a few other small "exotics" and my Colocasia Black Magic if it ever comes and 4 Fatsia's and I am getting looks about those. No-one has said anything yet but someone got off their bike the other day and stood looking at it for a while... Maybe another one for RF to try in deepest darkest germany ;D...pomegranites I've got a Pudica Andy - right waste if time it is too...I have had it 4 years this summer and it has never flowered yet.... Oooo what else have you got up your sleeve then... RF |
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Post by Dutchy on Apr 9, 2009 6:59:42 GMT
;D
You wish to attract more cyclists?
My Dranunculus will, for at least one day, smell of dead meat. Wanna have a go?
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 9, 2009 7:02:18 GMT
Dead meat - nooo Dutchy - don't do that to me...
RF
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Apr 23, 2009 19:36:11 GMT
One of my melianthus major seeds has germinated ;D
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Post by Auricula on Apr 23, 2009 21:42:45 GMT
Oh well done - do you know what to do with it now? ;D
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 24, 2009 4:16:59 GMT
Andy...anyone - I am really getting worried - my Musa hasn't come through yet - have I lost it or is there still time?
RF
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Post by Auricula on Apr 24, 2009 13:37:59 GMT
Well, mine is definitely dead, I looked closely at it yesterday  Funny thing is though, it is still rooted firmly in the ground - but what is above ground is all slimy and mushy!!! It'll have to come out |
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 24, 2009 13:49:22 GMT
Mmmmh hold on Auricula mine is/was a bit mushy as well but I think it starts growing other bits when the middle dies or something like that.
I haven't watered mine much because it was so slimy but now I don't know what to do...
RF
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Post by andy on Apr 24, 2009 15:31:58 GMT
Obviously i can't say if it's dead or alive but it's quite usual for the top to go "all mushy". Musa basjoo is ROOT HARDY down to minus 20 and i found mine were quite late emerging last year. Don't dig them up just yet ;D
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 24, 2009 16:44:11 GMT
Thanks Andy - I just pulled another soggy mess out but as you say if it is Root Hardy to minus 20 I may still have a chance - we only had minus 15 this year and the tub was covered with fleece all the time.
RF
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 27, 2009 11:37:25 GMT
Fatsia and Fatsia doorwedges...   RF |
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Post by Dutchy on Apr 29, 2009 17:46:55 GMT
;D Hello babies, mammie Rosefriend is looking after you very well indeed. You lot are lucky you were sent to this loving home. Look they are waving ;D
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Post by Auricula on Apr 29, 2009 22:03:21 GMT
Thanks Andy and Rosefriend - I'll leave well enough alone for a while yet as the lowest temperature we had was minus 2, I believe ( I was on holiday at the time )
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Post by Rosefriend on May 2, 2009 13:47:08 GMT
The banana still hasn't emerged but....ooo fanfare....my Passiflora has started growing again!!
RF
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Post by andy on May 2, 2009 13:59:02 GMT
Just checked my large basjoo roots down the bottom of the garden and they're both putting out suckers from the root !!! Don't give up yet  |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 2, 2009 14:46:09 GMT
Thanks for that Andy - I am getting jip from my OH to get rid of it....I have sent a prayer up to the Musa Basjoo God...
RF
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Post by beanie on May 3, 2009 15:32:02 GMT
no sign of my Ginger yet despite being moved to a warmer border. Anyone else got one that's sprouting yet
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Post by Tig on May 3, 2009 19:24:50 GMT
Mines is sprouting Beanie, but it is in the plastic growhouse thingy. It has four shoots growing, tallest one about 5".
x Tig
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Post by beanie on May 4, 2009 11:02:55 GMT
better give mine a bit longer then before I start investigating the roots. It has been move and I seem to remember putting up a link saying they resent it
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Post by andy on May 7, 2009 16:17:39 GMT
Just potted 3 Ricinus impala into 10 litre pots....these are going to look awesome when they get 4-5 feet tall. Got a few spare to give to the neighbours who want one !!!!
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on May 7, 2009 16:36:24 GMT
Wow...that's impressive Andy. My melianthus major seedlings are still tiny...I don't think they'll be big enough to go into the garden for a loooooooooong time.
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Post by Tig on May 7, 2009 19:37:43 GMT
Well done Andy, I look forward to some piccies come summer when they are rewarding you for you efforts And of your melianthus majors when they get bigger Cheery ... whenever that is My one crepe ginger/costus speciosa seedling is still going, as are all the agave montanas and the two hesperaloe parvifloras. I have planted a rather large yucca (no idea which one) out today - it is / was a houseplant in the reduced bin - couldn't resist it ;D x Tig |
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Post by Tig on May 16, 2009 14:53:57 GMT
Just how big is Mimosa Pudica supposed to get?  Should I put some sticks in? x Tig |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 16, 2009 15:00:32 GMT
Just how do you do that.....blimey Tig you really have a green thumb . I couldn't even get them to germinate.
Sticks - well is it floppy?
RF
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Post by andy on May 16, 2009 16:55:24 GMT
When i used to grow them in the palm house at work Tig, they got no taller than 3 foot. just be a bit careful, they have some nasty spines on them.
Bought one of those large Alocasia today and a couple of the black leaved Colocasia. Also bought a Cleome which is something ive never grown before
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Post by Tig on May 16, 2009 17:34:36 GMT
I can see the spines Andy, mighty fierce they look too! 3 foot  RF it is sort of splaying, if that makes sense? Like an open bowl, but I think I can see buds forming on the ends. If it is going to get as big as the ones Andy grew (although it is not in a palm house, just a bedroom) I'm not sure how I should tackle it  Maybe a bigger pot? Where are you going to grow your new purchases Andy? Can they all go out? |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 16, 2009 17:38:28 GMT
Tig - these are only annual, so yes, a bigger pot - and I would feed them as well.
Splaying , - yes they do - can you make a sort of tripod or something - just to keep the shape a little perhaps.
Rf
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Post by Tig on May 16, 2009 17:41:31 GMT
Just a general purpose feed RF? I will find a bigger pot and see if I can construct something that doesn't look ugly |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 16, 2009 17:56:03 GMT
Personally I would use tom food as soon as you see a flower - they only last a year - make it a good one. As far as pot size ...mmmm I would go for 15 - 20 litres if you are adding that kind of fertilizer.
Perhaps Andy can help more?!!
RF
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Post by andy on May 16, 2009 18:28:44 GMT
I personally would just treat them as any other plants and feed weekly with miracle grow in the summer. as for pot size, In my experience they're not the most robust plants so i would've gone with a max of 10 litres....obviously progressing gradually through the sizes to avoid over potting.
haven't got a clue where im going to grow my new aquasitions yet Tig !!!! probably in the conservatory for a while but might put them out on the decking for the summer.
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Funny thing is though, it is still rooted firmly in the ground - but what is above ground is all slimy and mushy!!! 
Maybe a bigger pot?