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Post by Barbara on Jan 13, 2007 14:25:37 GMT
i have about a thousand of them, i have sold hundreds for charity, given loads to friends, chucked em in the compost bin, what on earth can i do with the rest  ?? they spread like mad,they have flowered all winter long, they're still flowering now, but lots will have to go to make way for my spring and summer flowers, any ideas please. barbara |
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Post by Plocket on Jan 15, 2007 11:44:24 GMT
Barbara I sympathise - they spread like wildfire don't they? Do you have one of those bins specifically for garden waste, that the council will collect? If not I think you are just going to have to bag them up and take them to your local waste tip.
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Post by Dutchy on Jan 15, 2007 19:00:10 GMT
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Post by Plocket on Jan 15, 2007 19:15:42 GMT
That's what I'm talking about Dutchy so I hope that's what Barbara is on about!!! ;D
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Post by sweetleaf on Jan 15, 2007 19:25:01 GMT
I kept em in a pot, after hearing they could become weeds but they are so pretty, I may let them escape in a limited way. ;D
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Post by Plocket on Jan 15, 2007 19:28:03 GMT
HAHAHAHA! That's the funniest thing I've heard today!!! How are you going to manage "in a limited way" |
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Post by Barbara on Jan 16, 2007 18:34:06 GMT
yup thems the little bu**ers. they have flowered from oct and are still going strong. if ONLY they did'nt spread so much  they would be welcome barbara |
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Post by Jonah on Jan 16, 2007 20:56:02 GMT
Oh dear. I have added the pink ones to my plants to buy list  ;D |
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Post by Plocket on Jan 16, 2007 21:07:15 GMT
Buy them Jonah but be warned - they spead like wildfire! Be prepared to start digging them up in the next few years!!!
They are pretty though, and I have them in my garden. I just make a point of digging lots up each spring ;D
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Post by Barbara on Jan 18, 2007 19:19:15 GMT
Oh dear. I have added the pink ones to my plants to buy list ;D you dont have to buy any, send me a large brown envelope and i will send you some for free. barbara |
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Post by sweetleaf on Jan 18, 2007 20:00:56 GMT
I could keep them in the smallest flower bed Plocket, they cant grow through concrete slabs can they?  |
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Post by Plocket on Jan 20, 2007 18:38:31 GMT
Not through the slabs Sweetleaf, but they'd be more than capable of trying to get through the gaps if they aren't cemented! I wouldn't start worrying Sweetleaf - they grow from corms and can easily be found and pulled out while weeding. I have been growing them for about 5 years and they certainly haven't taken over the garden, but I do keep a careful eye on them.
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