Propagation This Month

Sounds like the perfect plant for me then! I find that unless a plant is really, really determined to grow, it just curls up its toes and dies in the soil here...I will get out there and divide away tomorrow.

Many thanks!

Arh.... I think I probably overwater everything, so will rein that back as well as keeping them in a more constant temperature until they are bigger.Thank you again Freddy, really helpful

Thank you for the advice I collected quite a few trays with divided cells for bedding plants from last year, so will definitely sow the other packet of Lobelias into those. Great idea about the spray bottle, I have a small one so will do that tomorrow, I was a bit worried about drowning them,...

I have four plants left after giving several plants to friends. One of the baby plants has a spike and I am looking forward to seeing what the flowers look like, as the flowers on the parent plant were huge. The difference in the size and appearance of the resulting plants is...

No, because the tree is already half a barrel height above ground level. I'd need on pot resting on stepladders to get a suitable branch end into it (which I think would be classed as air layering).

Hi @Cuttings ,Could we ask your thoughts on the practice of letting the Pel cuttings wound dry /callus over before placing in the compost and if so for how long ?You can take a straight cut under a node or almost pull of the cutting off against the main branch, so leaving a 'heal' on the...

My seedlings are at the 4 week mark and they were all doing really well but the leaves on some have recently started curling slightly and others look a bit crumpled. Is this normal at this age or might I be doing something wrong?

Congratulations to your sister.

Coleus from seed, when I grew them years ago, were always flowering towards the end of the summer, and pinching them out just made the plant produce another couple of leaves before going on the flowering yet again.Iresine has never flowered for me in the last 10 yrs or so.

Yes, we grew it from seed. It grows pretty fast and this was it after five yearsIt turned up its toes after 11 years.It's a lovely tree and started flowering in late April and went on until October but nowhere near as profuse as this in June.I never recommend it if you have dogs as...

Cheers Verdun , I'll split it now. I can then get one replanted before autumn. I also use a pruning saw for splitting.

Thank you for all your replies.I've yet to ask for the cuttings as every time I pass it's usually 6am whilst dog walking but you can be sure I will do.

Experience says a lot as my friends have posted. However ferns as we refer to them actually are an interesting genus. Most of us have probably suddenly found a fern growing in the compost. These most likely will be from the common bracken or hard fern. Once considered a woodland pest, weed...

Although I like my seed spuds to sprout, I'm not as patient as them, they get planted when I want them planted......... it works!1st earlies in 2nd earlies in Maincrop inJust look out for late frosts and be prepared to fleece/cover if necessary.

Morning sandhun Yes your conditions sound suitable. It would be better if you could treat yourself to a cheap electric propagator, even a very basic one to provide a little bottom heat....it’s all I use. I have several varieties that have germinated now and growing well Just be aware of...

We have a fair number of Witch Hazels here and I have never found any seedlings under them. Many plants have chemical inhibitors exuded by the roots which prevent seeds from germinating. After all who would want to be crowded out by hundreds of babies?

Thanks guys, the seeds were a spur-of-the-moment purchase, I had a feeling it was wrong at the time but live and learn I've potted them on and moved them into the coldframe for now (no space to plant them out properly), so we'll see how they go.

Oh! what a relief. I thought I was the only one with a problem. Yes, been there done that. Got the tee shirt. Perhaps some members used to smoke. I did. Yes I found it the hardest thing to give up. I managed it back in the 1980's thanks to a severe dose of shingles.Garden thankfully is...