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    What have you got in your winter quarters?

    The weather is quite tricky. One minute they say there are going to be sharp frosts - so I panicked. Then, next minute, they say no frost for a...
    Post by: PeterS, Nov 4, 2012 in forum: Gardening Discussions
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    Brugmansia cuttings

    Kristen - I think you are right. Sunlight can produce unwanted green algae, but I don't really know if it harms the roots. I have only half read a...
    Post by: PeterS, Nov 4, 2012 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Cannas - 10 things you didn't know

    Hi Lemontree I presume you can eat the underground rhizome, just as you can buy ginger rhizomes in a supermarket - and eat them. Incidentally if...
    Post by: PeterS, Nov 3, 2012 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Brugmansia cuttings

    Pete - there was a debate at one time about the effect of light on the roots. But in my propagator the pots are packed together and never see any...
    Post by: PeterS, Nov 2, 2012 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Brugmansia cuttings

    Pete - I had not considered light levels for Brug cuttings. I have done more cuttings and it seems that they are all doing pretty well. However I...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 31, 2012 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Transplanting Sedum telephium

    Most plants (but not all) are really better moved in spring when they are in active growth and can repair any damage quickly before infections get...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 31, 2012 in forum: Other Plants
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    What have you got in your winter quarters?

    [IMG] Brugmansia sanguinea has just started to flower inside the house. Pete - I know what you mean about condensation. For a long time I...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 31, 2012 in forum: Gardening Discussions
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    Show us your houseplants in bloom now

    I didn't know you could speak Hawaiian LongK - I had to look "keiki" up. :SUNsmile:
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 31, 2012 in forum: Other Plants
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    Transplanting Sedum telephium

    I agree with Sheal. I moved some at this time last year and had no problems.
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 30, 2012 in forum: Other Plants
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    What have you got in your winter quarters?

    Two nights ago we had our first frost here. So for the previous few days, I have been arranging winter quarters for the tender plants. Do show us...
    Thread by: PeterS, Oct 28, 2012, 26 replies, in forum: Gardening Discussions
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    what 's the best unheated propagator you've used?

    I have never bought an unheated propagator as such. I have always bought seed trays at £1 or less, and seperate transparent tops for £1. I have 20...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 28, 2012 in forum: Propagation This Month
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    do you ever worry about the garden??

    I think that if you don't worry you probably can't be a good gardener. I am sure the essense of gardening (like many other things) is to...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 25, 2012 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Getting Ready For Winter

    Thanks Pete - I don't have Firefox, but I will look into that.
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 23, 2012 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Getting Ready For Winter

    Thanks Kristen - for the suggestions. Because links can go dead after a while I would be interested in saving the videos themselves on my machine....
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 23, 2012 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Brugmansia cuttings

    Strongy - 22C may well be OK - but as you say the key is light. However, in my picture above is a new heated propagator on the left which I bought...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 22, 2012 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Getting Ready For Winter

    Sal - those videos are excellent - many thanks. Is there any way of saving a video like that? Having visited my local GC, which only sells...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 22, 2012 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Brugmansia cuttings

    Strongy - the temperature in the top of a pot in the propagator is about 25C to 27C. It doesn't have a controller. I find the light-box itself...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 22, 2012 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    What's Looking Exotic in October 2012

    Pete - I may be wrong about sowing Leonotis nepetifolia early. Its just that there was one year when I sowed some in January and they did very...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 18, 2012 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    What's Looking Exotic in October 2012

    Thanks Kristen. I was thinking, as I wrote my post, that sowing early may only be relevent to my climate which will be colder than yours. You...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 18, 2012 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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    Deadheading questions

    Hi Acather. I would agree with Theruralgardener, its largely personal preference. However there is an argument that leaving top growth on over...
    Post by: PeterS, Oct 18, 2012 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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