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Post by andy on Feb 20, 2008 19:44:17 GMT
You're probably wise to do that with any plant that has been grown "soft"....harden it off gradually and then leave it out from april onwards.
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 20, 2008 20:30:55 GMT
Yes - I will ...just you wait until I can get my hands on a Passiflora.....there will be no stopping me then..... hope somebody bails me out though....
Rf
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 23, 2008 10:03:31 GMT
Ooooooo Andy - I took my fatsia outside yesterday for the first time and promptly forgot to bring it back in......4.2 last night.
I have just had a look at it....guess what....it looks perrrfect......
Rf
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Post by andy on Feb 23, 2008 10:11:37 GMT
Ooooooo Andy - I took my fatsia outside yesterday for the first time and promptly forgot to bring it back in......4.2 last night. I have just had a look at it....guess what....it looks perrrfect...... Rf Ya'know, i don't want to say i told you so but............. Mine have gone down at at least minus 5 this winter and guess what....they look perfick too Nice one RF
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Post by Rosefriend on Feb 23, 2008 11:21:31 GMT
I've just stuck a Post-it on my monitor to remind me to bring it in tonight or at least cover it up.
The first neighbour has already been around and said "What's that doing outside".......I wonder how many times I am going to hear that this summer and then it will be......."You can't leave that outside" all autumn....and then hopefully next Spring ""Ooooo where can I buy one"!!!!!
RF
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 4, 2008 8:16:37 GMT
I brought my Fatsia in yesterday - I didn't dare leave it out for the ice and snow....it has only been out of the house a couple of weeks.
RF
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Mar 13, 2008 19:36:17 GMT
My cycas revoluta is looking pretty ropey in the GH...does anybody know how often they need repotting?
I planted my new alocasia tuber yesterday in a large pot....am temped to pop the old one in the border once the frosts are over....
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Post by Tig on Mar 20, 2008 14:40:30 GMT
Help!!! What have I done - only gone and bought an abutilon megapotamicum? No greenhouse, no conservatory, no suitable south-facing wall (south facing fence any good?)
Should I just give it away, or could it survive without much protection? <stupidimpulsivebuy-liketheflowerssmiley> Tig
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Mar 20, 2008 14:46:25 GMT
Absolutely Tig, give it to me ;D
S x
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Post by andy on Mar 20, 2008 16:10:42 GMT
They're a lot harder than you think Tig. I have A. megapotanicum 'Patrick Synge' growing as an informal hedge which faces north east....and it's gorgeous. Chuck it in Tig
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Post by Tig on Mar 20, 2008 16:27:10 GMT
Thanks Andy ;D I thought (panic, panic!!) I had made a terrible mistake (Sorry Susie - if it grows OK maybe I can take a cutting ) x Tig
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Mar 20, 2008 16:48:09 GMT
Help!!! What have I done - only gone and bought an abutilon megapotamicum? No greenhouse, no conservatory, no suitable south-facing wall (south facing fence any good?) Should I just give it away, or could it survive without much protection? <stupidimpulsivebuy-liketheflowerssmiley> Tig I had one of those on my gazebo...it was fine for years (no protection) but it just didn't come back last year ;D beautiful plant.
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Post by andy on Mar 20, 2008 18:11:57 GMT
Yeah...they tend to just "burn themselves out" after about 10 years. Easy to root as cuttings in summer.
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Post by Tig on Mar 29, 2008 12:41:04 GMT
Some of you may have spotted that I have purchased a tree fern which seems to have a 'parasite' of some form attached to it What should I do? What would you do? Take it off or leave it and see what grows? This is what it looks like at the moment .. Any ideas? x Tig
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Post by Chuckles on Mar 29, 2008 13:50:46 GMT
Oooooer Tig how odd. Looks like it has a thickish stem on it whatever it is and several lots of roots growing from it too. Not that I know but I'd probably carefully pull or cut it out and as it has some roots I'd either pop it in a contianer of water to get the roots to grow a bit more then pot it up. Or if you think the roots are good enough, pot it up now. Will be interesting to see what it is
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Post by Tig on Mar 29, 2008 15:17:37 GMT
Bit wet to go out and do it at the moment, job for in the morning then, thanks Chuckles If it survives we shall hopefully find out
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Apr 4, 2008 21:00:26 GMT
it's not an echium is it?
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Apr 4, 2008 21:02:22 GMT
This year I'm trying some different banana seeds, last year's ensete were OK but I've got some T&M 'Musa mixed species' to try...so far two of the eight seeds sown have germinated in the heated propagator. ;D
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Post by Tig on Apr 5, 2008 9:46:57 GMT
Oooh cpb, it could be - I had a google and Echium plantagineum is considered a weed around Victoria, Australia where the tree fern came from! I will watch it grow and post more pics for ID purposes as it gets bigger. Thank you x Tig
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Apr 6, 2008 6:14:24 GMT
Help...remind me to calm down please...the garden is full of snow and I'm worried about the trachycarpus fortunei and chamaerops humilis...should I knock the snow off? will they survive? should I have fleeced them? Help Andy?
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Post by andy on Apr 6, 2008 7:52:56 GMT
No they'll be fine CBP....they just don't like sitting in cold, wet soil for long periods during winter.
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Post by cjhomebird on Apr 6, 2008 13:44:00 GMT
I am going to put my banana into a bigger pot this year. Will use the recommended composts from this thread, but what feed should i be giving it and when?
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Post by andy on Apr 6, 2008 14:41:10 GMT
Banana feed = anything and lots of it !!! A good compost with added organic matter (leaf mould, rotted garden compost etc) or peletted chicken manure would be ideal with a weekly liquid feed of miracle grow.... It'll be massive
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Post by cjhomebird on Apr 7, 2008 8:57:27 GMT
Sounds like I shall be needing a much bigger pot then.
;D ;D ;D
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Apr 23, 2008 20:14:52 GMT
This years musa seedlings are now 8" tall...I shall be keeping them indoors until I'm certain of the weather...the cold wet summer last year killed last year's babies Today I was waylaid by a rather nice calocasia 'black magic'...it's small atm but I have high expectations ;D
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 24, 2008 11:33:06 GMT
Waylaid by a "black magic"....ooo you lucky thing you... I had a quick google and came up with black magic and Lime Zinger........they are gorgeous. Colocasia "Black Magic" and "Lime Zinger" RF
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Post by andy on Apr 24, 2008 12:40:33 GMT
Waylaid by a "black magic"....ooo you lucky thing you... I had a quick google and came up with black magic and Lime Zinger........they are gorgeous. Colocasia "Black Magic" and "Lime Zinger" RF ...they're stuning. Where does one get such beauties from ?
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 24, 2008 12:53:31 GMT
I have no idea Andy - perhaps Cheery knows - I certainly have never seen anything like that here - wish I had!!
RF
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Post by Chuckles on Apr 24, 2008 14:00:37 GMT
Andy and RF I'm not normally attracted to exotics but the colour of those are lovely. Had to have a little google ;D Look at this site www.hardytropicals.co.uk/Aroids/ the last 2 pics on the left side at the bottom, lovely burgundy stems and the leaves on the next one are scrumptious. It's no good me getting excited though coz I ain't got the room or location You wait till CPB looks at them ;D btw Forthergills are doing that black magic, 3 young pants for £7.95 delivery now
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Post by andy on Apr 24, 2008 14:34:35 GMT
Andy and RF I'm not normally attracted to exotics
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