Hi roders, I know this thread is quite old but I was searching the forum re: this plant & I thought I might as well revive it rather than start...
Thanks for the advice everyone! I won't give up, hopefully I'll get the hang of it.
Hi everyone, none of my cuttings seem to be working out :scratch: I've just looked at the bbc website which says that they should be taken with a...
Thanks for the replies! I tried to save and dry out some seeds which I planted, only about four have germinated two weeks later but I think I may...
Hi everyone, my aunt had many of these flowers and she dug up a few for me a couple of months back, I planted them in a slightly overgrown part of...
Wow, they look absolutely stunning! You've inspired me to grow some next year. What time of the year did you buy/plant them?
Thanks for the advice, I'll give it a go! :D
Some fantastic recommendations there Fidgetsmum, thanks so much. Strangely lupins are one of the only flowers I've ever grown from seed so far...
Thanks so much for all the tips, very helpful! I might try and take a few cuttings before I plant them out, is there any special way to get them...
Hi everyone, I bought two established penstemon plants today & I was just doing a bit of research on them. Apparently they are not reliably hardy...
That's great :D How late could I sow some and still expect them to flower next year? Is August the last month? I'd love to have a few of a single...
I was just wondering if hollyhocks will not flower until the second year of growth? I read that they may only have leaves in the first season. Thanks
About 8-10 have germinated already! :D
Sedum Spectabile look fantastic & they flower until November! I'm going to try & get hold of some of them soon, that's some late summer/autumn...
Yes, I grow courgettes as well, I'm letting a few of them turn into marrows this year to make some marrow & ginger jam. Courgettes are fantastic,...
I love pumpkin pies, pumpkin soup & pumpkin ravioli with pine nuts & sage, I'm, vegetarian & it seems most of my cookery have lots of pumpkin...
I'm growing them to eat but I'd like them to be a nice size as well. Thanks JWK, I was thinking two or three might be ideal.
Hi everyone, I was just wondering if I should limit the amount of pumpkins on my plant? I've hand pollinated two female flowers but more are...
Thanks for the ideas lollipop, I love daisy like flowers myself, I bought 'shasta daisy' seeds recently, ox eyes used to grow wild next to the...
Wow, only two? Maybe I could get away with planting the two I'm going to get apart from one another and still manage to get two huge clumps of...
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