Propagation This Month

There is a nice dwarf perennial pea lathyrus vernus albo-roseus. Doesn't spread, doesn't climb. But sadly, no perfume. I've never managed to grow the white sprawling one - only the Barbie pink one

Hmm. I wonder if it could somehow have branches wounded eg by scarifier to let the weedkiller penetrate?

I have, I want to get my monies worth, probably never use it again in my lifetime.

I keep them in my conservatory year round, they get total shade all summer but some sun in winter, it rarely goes below about 7c in there on the coldest nights. Its always around 20c in daytime.

Golden lily26 I have sent you a pm,

I think that most varieties need a cold spell to for a good bulb, but some, possibly soft neck ones are OK if planted early spring.I had some good ones last year, but not growing much this year, just a couple to keep the variety going to plant in the autumn.

Ok but it might be too cold for them to grow and your welcome.

Perhaps if they were sown in a seed compost they could do with a little bit of fertilizer - half strength maybe? I tried N. sylvestris a few years ago but the slugs loved them. I have grown the green ones in the past and they overwintered but they got hit by a frost the next year. I do like them...

I’ll look out for Clover next time I go to a garden centre, it would be useful if they had samples you could look at, in containers, of each compost as I have found you can’t tell what it’s like until you get home. I bought JM last year and it was excellent then the packaging changed and it was...

Here's some of what I've managed so far. Echinacea at the back Then Gaillardia and Erigeron Karvinskianus. I'm very pleased with the Erigeron because the seeds were like dust, and I generally don't do well with small seeds. But then, it's a plant that freely self seeds around gardens, so it...

An update on the seedlings. They've spent the winter on the kitchen window cill and with more light are now under way. There are seven having lost two. The mother plant is absolutely covered in flower buds so I'm looking forward to seeing that in bloom.

May vary according to variety but from long distant past, I recall that they have a tap root; its critical not to damage this so transplant before it becomes predominant ,into deeply cultivated soil and water intensively.

Well if it survives the winter it is a bonus!!! If not I’m back down Lids

First seeds of the season poking through today. Cardoon seeds.