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Post by Barbara on Apr 28, 2011 16:22:00 GMT
It's not, it's you. ;D I agree about those sox they don't rot down so the roots can't spread, I lost some pelagoniums because of them a couple of years ago, I mentioned it on here at the time what a pain they were. we should all complain, lets have an uprising of gardeners marching on garden centers. ;D
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 28, 2011 17:18:44 GMT
Jas, you got the washing in yet? Is Miss Bateman blushing at your smalls ;D x Tig Not a hint of pink Tig! |
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Post by Tig on Apr 28, 2011 17:55:40 GMT
Well mine must be feeling a tad embarrassed then ;D  I like the green stripe too  What I didn't like today was finding several flowers (on different clems) with holes eaten into them!! Must be a caterpillar or something similar, any ideas?  x Tig |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 28, 2011 18:32:34 GMT
That's not good Tig  I don't think you've been putting enough suntan lotion on your clem! ;D It's quite pink isn't it - mine's not got a hint of pink. |
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Post by Geranium on Apr 29, 2011 0:09:42 GMT
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Post by Barbara on Apr 29, 2011 7:32:18 GMT
When mine had holes in Tig, I looked on the fence behind it and there were 12 snails waiting in an orderly queue for their turn, they didn't get it.  |
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 29, 2011 7:45:43 GMT
Least they were queuing in an orderly fashion Barbara!
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Post by Geranium on Apr 29, 2011 10:23:36 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on May 2, 2011 12:57:34 GMT
Anyone know what my Clem has got...  RF |
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Post by Jasmine on May 2, 2011 13:14:55 GMT
It looks like very busy leaf miner at first glance RF but nothing could be that mined by them could it?
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Post by Rosefriend on May 2, 2011 13:16:09 GMT
I wondered if that was the cause but then there is so much of it...wondered also if it is failing some mineral but I have no idea what!!
RF
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Post by Jasmine on May 2, 2011 14:53:47 GMT
I'll have a look in my clem book.....
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Post by Tig on May 2, 2011 15:23:07 GMT
I've looked in my clem book, can't see anything like that. Is it in a container RF? Assume you've fed it already if it is, so shouldn't be a deficiency  x Tig |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 2, 2011 15:26:20 GMT
No it's not in container and yes I have already fed it...
What is weird is that the plant looks healthy - sounds daft I know but it does....got buds already!!
Rf
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Post by Tig on May 2, 2011 15:35:33 GMT
I reckon it could be a virus. I would be tempted to take a sharp pair of scissors and cut off all the mottled leaves and dispose of them safely. There is no effective treatment that I can find for viral infections of clematis. Flowers could be distorted if it is x Tig |
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Post by Chuckles on May 2, 2011 16:19:20 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on May 2, 2011 17:26:17 GMT
Great idea Chuckles - I am just afraid that what ever it is spreads to other plants...
RF
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Post by Chuckles on May 12, 2011 21:12:08 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on May 13, 2011 5:18:00 GMT
I mailed them on the 3rd May - obviously they are not very interested in what is wrong with my Clem. However although things are still the same I have to say that the plant has load of buds and is healthy looking - well apart from the weird leaves. RF |
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Post by Jasmine on May 13, 2011 20:39:38 GMT
Have you heard anything yet RF? I looked in my book but the only thing anything like it was leaf miner and it said that infestations were rarely debilitating to the plant. |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 14, 2011 6:10:06 GMT
Nope - I haven't heard anything at all - the plant is doing well (ish)...  Not sure if it isn't a bit stunted...if it is leaf miners then it is a armyof them!! RF |
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Post by Jasmine on May 14, 2011 6:13:17 GMT
That's the thing isn't it - you'd usually get a few leaves with a few trails in them and you'd pull them off |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 14, 2011 12:00:46 GMT
Well that was quick - it looks as though something is happening and is isn't very good methinks...   The really odd thing about it is that it is the normal coloured green ,and up to now healthy stems, that are dying - not the mottled ones. RF |
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Post by Jasmine on May 14, 2011 12:13:39 GMT
Nope, that doesn't look good. How strange - clems are a law unto themselves.
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Post by Chuckles on May 15, 2011 21:11:47 GMT
Oh no RF, hope its not on its way out  the stem hasn't got bent has it. Hope thats all it is. I bought Kermosina today, its a viticella and red. I've been hanging my nose over it for a while, anyone got it ? ? ? www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemdetail.cfm?dbkey=572 |
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Post by Jilly on May 17, 2011 10:18:57 GMT
I put on the confessions thread that I got a replacement Crystal Fountain in Homebase yesterday, with an orange sticker. So last night I got out the official GWD shoehorn (gardeners with no self control for the use of i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/grin.gif ) I did wonder why they were orange stickering clems so early in the season, it just looked a bit brown round the edges which I put down to wind burn (not very sheltered where they keep their plants) Once I'd spent about an hour getting out a hole big enough I came to get the plant out & all became clear. It was over potted to a stupid degree, the root ball would have easily fitted in a pot half the size. Of course things get watered in these places on a schedule whether they need it or not, so the bottom half of the pot was swimming i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/rolleyes.gif . So I put half the soil back that I'd spent all that time digging out, at least it's got a clear root run i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/grin.gif . Now I've got it planted & off that bamboo thing that they always put them on, trussed up to within an inch of it's life, it doesn't look to bad, but I'll keep an eye out & if I see any sign of wilting I think I'll bite the bullet & cut the top growth back to the first set of buds. Jillyx |
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Post by Ladygardener on May 17, 2011 16:48:54 GMT
That's really interesting Jilly and a warning to us all that things are not always what they seem. Having said that, I hope you have better luck with this one.
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Post by Jasmine on May 17, 2011 17:05:13 GMT
Lucky you rescued it Jilly.
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Post by Chuckles on May 23, 2011 16:47:15 GMT
I've just been looking at my Wadas Primrose that has now finished flowering and had a vague recollection that group 2 clems could be pruned after flowering to encourage a 2nd flush of flowers later in the year. Found this useful bit on the Clematis thread in the pruning bit. PRUNINGGROUP TWO - LIGHT PRUNE This group consists of all the early large-flowered hybrids, including double and semi-double varieties. Their main flowering period is May to June, and after this time you can prune your clematis back by about a third to a half of the plant, or enough to keep the plant looking neat and tidy. Start to feed the plant with a high potash fertilizer and this will encourage new growth and more flowers in the autumn. In February/March you can tidy by cutting out dead or weak stems – these are easy to recognise because there should be some good new growth by this time, and you can remove stems beyond the last leaf-bud. I'll be putting that on my list of jobs over the next few days  |
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Post by Jasmine on May 23, 2011 17:16:33 GMT
Thanks Chuckles - very useful - pruners out then!
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