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    Propane heaters

    I am interested in heating my new garden room (see separate thread), but started this thread as I think there may be a more universal application....
    Thread by: PeterS, Nov 13, 2013, 32 replies, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Getting the most use out of your greenhouse.

    I totally agree Hydrogardener. For several years I had a wooden summerhouse, with a complete glass front, and even in February on a sunny day with...
    Post by: PeterS, Nov 12, 2013 in forum: Greenhouse Growing
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    Garden Room

    Thanks for your comment Roders. The joinery is all plastic - which hopefully won't rot. I quickly decided that traditional white wouldn't look...
    Post by: PeterS, Nov 12, 2013 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Cheap heating

    I totally agree with Kristen. For a frost free greenhouse, I would suggest that electricity is the most practical way because, if its controlled...
    Post by: PeterS, Nov 11, 2013 in forum: Greenhouse Growing
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    Garden Room

    A last - I now have a proper greenhouse/garden room - a freestanding building at the bottom of my garden. Finished last Friday - and only just in...
    Thread by: PeterS, Nov 11, 2013, 43 replies, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Has anyone ever managed to propagate Echinops from seed?

    I bought a packet of Echinops ruthenicus in 2007. I sowed them in March and the first seeds germinated after 17 days - but my notes then say they...
    Post by: PeterS, Nov 6, 2013 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Adjusting ph levels in soil!!??

    I suspect that it is very difficult to change the pH of your beds - whatever you do, I suspect that they will revert in time to their natural pH....
    Post by: PeterS, Nov 5, 2013 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Is it too late to move plants.

    I have always understood that Dicentra is not the easiest plant to move - but I will bow to anyone with better knowledge than me on this. I...
    Post by: PeterS, Nov 5, 2013 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Taxonomy question

    I have just had a look at an RHS site, which says that to make plant names stand out in text they should be in italics or underlined if...
    Post by: PeterS, Nov 4, 2013 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Frost record.

    Air and ground frost - I have just had a Google here http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/frost/types-of-frost Whilst it didn't say so - I think...
    Post by: PeterS, Nov 4, 2013 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Frost record.

    -1C last night in North Yorkshire. A solid frost on the car that took some removing this morning - but no obvious damage to the plants. Dahlia...
    Post by: PeterS, Nov 4, 2013 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Dahlia

    I suspect that the first frost tells the Dahlia to shut down for the winter. I have lifted them too early only to find that they started sprouting...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 27, 2013 in forum: Gardening Discussions
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    Dahlia Corms

    Be aware that Dahlia growth doesn't come from the tuber itself - in the way that a potato does. The tubers are purely storage organs and are part...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 24, 2013 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Bears breaches a non-starter this year

    Ben - its an interesting subject that applies to many other plants as well. I have been having a Google and found two other reasons quoted for...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 21, 2013 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Bears breaches a non-starter this year

    Hi Ben. I used to have a couple in pots - as they can be quite invasive. But they often didn't flower. I am really not sure of the answer, but I...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 20, 2013 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Alocasia and colocasia... differance ?

    That'a a beaut Spruce. What did it start off as - a tuber or a plant. I reckon that would fit nicely on top of the television in the sitting room...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 11, 2013 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Show us your recent purchases.

    Kristen - thanks for the info on "The Conservatory Gardener". I had never hear of it, but have just ordered one at £0.01 + £2.80 postage. You...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 10, 2013 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Alocasia and colocasia... differance ?

    I have three Pete. Arisaema speciosum, tortuosum and sikkimensis. I have no idea if they are hardy or not. I assumed that they weren't - in...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 10, 2013 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Alocasia and colocasia... differance ?

    I have just dug up my Colocasia, which I had put in the border for the summer, and potted them up. They had a few surprisingly long roots, and...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 10, 2013 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Online plant shop?

    Ben - the simple answer is no - there are just so many different plants out there. Its always difficult at the start. It gets better as you...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 9, 2013 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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