Good Morning All Bright but a few threatening rain clouds about. No plans for me today, just going with the Flo Have a good day
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It was a lovely sunny morning so I put on a wash of Jean's, trousers and heavy shorts.
No rain forecast until afternoon the weatherman said.
Without warning it was like a cloudburst.
All now hanging sodden on the line wetterthan when I put them out,
No idea what I will do with the rest of the day.
Rary, could you tell me what variety of Alstomeria you grow.
I would be interested in giving them a try.
Is now the right time to plant.
Any information would be helpful.
Have a good day all and Snoop you can have our rain, Ireland is water soaked this summer.
And when your back stops aching,
And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
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Afternoon all.
I'm not sure what happened to the morning but a new "memory chip" might help as two jobs took two seperate trips as I'd forgotten about the second job ... temporarily....until I got home.
Snoop, another "label remover" I've used with success is alcohol etilico, which I used to bring back from Spain or France to put on insect bites. Nail polish remover works on some glues too. My friend heats the glue up with a hair dryer and says that works but I've always feared that it would just "bake" on.
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Originally posted by greenishfing View PostSnoop, another "label remover" I've used with success is alcohol etilico, which I used to bring back from Spain or France to put on insect bites. Nail polish remover works on some glues too. My friend heats the glue up with a hair dryer and says that works but I've always feared that it would just "bake" on.
We've got a decent thunderstorm going on at the moment, but not a drop of rain. Pah!
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bramble I have an Alstromeria that I bought on-line in May (4" ). It grew well and flowered briefly and then withered and looked dead. I cut it back to about 2" and it's coming back with lots of healthy green foliage. It's Eliane Orange and very pretty. I'm sure rary will have more established plants, but you know me, couldn't resist butting inLast edited by Florence Fennel; 26-08-2023, 03:30 PM.Granny on the Game in Sheffield
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Originally posted by Florence Fennel View Postbramble I have an Alstromeria that I bought on-line in May (4" ). It grew well and flowered briefly and then withered and looked dead. I cut it back to about 2" and it's coming back with lots of healthy green foliage. It's Eliane Orange and very pretty. I'm sure rary will have more established plants, but you know me, couldn't resist butting in
I will look that up on line and see what's on offer.
You can never have too much information. 😏
And when your back stops aching,
And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
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Evening all.
The washing machine and iron have both earned their keep today, the rain didn't start until after lunch, and fell as gently as a sprinkler. It's done the garden a lot of good, and I was amused to see two wood pigeons squatting right in the middle of the road, each with a wing raised, enjoying an underarm shower.
After clearing out under the stairs, I decided I should turn out the shed too. I'm being quite ruthless in reducing the number of plant pots and containers I keep just in case I may find a use for them, especially the 8" to 12" size ones. If a plant needs a pot that size then it can be planted in the garden. If a house plant needs one that size, it's too big and must be split or outed.Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
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Good evening, bramble I have Indian Summer which is very prolific, plus another five which I bought as a bargain bin sale so not sure of the names yet, Indian Summer is planted in the ground and about 3ft tall and wide the others at the moment are in pots, which is one of the reasons I am thinking of altering the garden, I had several alstromeria a number of years ago, sold in those days as Peruvian lilies, they were not the most prolific of flowering plants, but the verietys nowadays are, to me, well worth growing, if you do come across them on sale I would recommend that you buy young plants and not root cuttings, I had root cuttings last year and lost the lot, though it was one of the most severe winters for many years, as no doubt you will know the alstromeria make excellent cut flowersLast edited by rary; 26-08-2023, 07:48 PM.it may be a struggle to reach the top, but once your over the hill your problems start.
Member of the Nutters Club but I think I am just there to make up the numbers
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Rary, thank you so much for all that information.
My daughter had them to decorate the church when she was getting married and I always thought I would like to grow them.
I will keep my out for them and see what's on offer.
And when your back stops aching,
And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
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