General Gardening Discussion

I know that if you cut off the first flower stalks after they have finished flowering, you get a second crop of flowers, not quite so good as the first.

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=000696 Have a look here angeleyes, does it look the same.

I've managed to root cuttings of the large hybrid types, but they seem to take all summer to root, and make a good root system by autumn. The problem is they make very little or no growth in that year and tend to rot or not have any dormant buds to grow away from the following year.

I got one of those bulbs in early spring....then got waterlogged by accident...when I dicovered it... I put it in greenhoyuse to dry and has recovered at last and making lots of leaves now, no flower yet lol will check again in a day or 2..Ladybird

Thanks Pete2255

Just fround this thread. We have just planted wallflower seeds for next spring.

Glad one of them was some help, sorry to here, we may be too late. Never mind you can prune it into shape for next year & get a good shape for flowering. You should end up with a lovely plant, that will be a lovly dark green foliage plant in the mean time.

Bayleaf - what gorgeous HH! The colour is stunning!

Hi Peter, I do have a digital camera and have been recording the different stages of my garden. It gives me great pleasure to look back on how things were in early spring compared to how they are now. I am currently trying to learn how to load a picture on to this site of a very special fuschia...

Hi Larburnum, Lovely pic of our garden, very nice plants too. I see what you are saying about the one in front of the conservatory. In my bible it says that sometimes older plants can benifit from a prune, but it looks like it is also growing to the light, if that the problem them you would...

I thought it would be ok to dig in some of my compost first, just wanted your opinion before I did it. Do yours have any scent at all as mine don't seem to, shame, but never mind as they are very handsome stood there. Thanks for your help Pete, will plant out as I say when finished flowering. ...

i have massive bushy dahlias nowis it still possible to take the cuttings? and if so how? i havent a clue on thisThanksWill

Great Fran if you can stand the stink.

Now that is helpful - I didn't know about a bird forum with prompt response - very useful.

good thinking Steve lol Ladybird

PS Glenn, there a thread under General Discussion named "Christmas Potato" which is generating some interesting comment. I should take a look there if you haven't already! [ 09. August 2005, 07:17 PM: Message edited by: michaelmasdaisy ]

I've sprayed with algon for the first onslaught after a chat with my Dad who thinks its fab stuff :D so I'll keep you all updated

If it came from the med. area then there's a good chance they may be palateable. As for the distorted leaves, if its just a bit of black fly I wouldn't worry too much.

many thanks there Bayleaf, just ordered colour chart

Ok thanks, it would be a shame to throw such a big plant away though.