Anyone for Gardening (again)?

RichC

can you eat geraniums ?
hehe
R:)

frogmorton

tinkerbelle wrote:

I think you can .............or is it Nastursiums s/p ??? .......

Is it marigolds???

He he he!!

Guess what Tink....you know up by my topiaries....l have (had???)two eucalyptus trees. They were cut back the year before last and may not have survived the winter :sad: If they have died l will chop them down a bit and put a hammock up

Glass of wine and a dandelion or two to eat...what more could a woman want??!!

valval

think i know what happened to my watering can had knock on door it was police next door (they sell cars) had had two cars emptied of diesel did not think of it at the time but that same time it went missing so they must have used it but did not here anything so will have to get another one tut tut val

frogmorton

Thanks Del

good to see a USE for the bane of my life.....dandelions :x Aren't they a diuretic as well??

Tink sorry about the barbecue :roll: at least it was free and Val 100% they took your OWN can as well as petrol.....adds insult to injury doesn't it? :x :x

Hope you all have sun today like here?

lindalegs

I noticed that Marigolds (not the gloves :shock: ) are also edible - it said on the seed packet.

Dottydoodah

I also saw a TV cook battering and frying marrow plant flowers recently.

frogmorton

Compost bins Tink???

So annoying when silly little kiddies do that :x

You got sun?

suncatcher

Hi i would like to make a sensory part to my garden any ideas for it ie plants thanks JoANNE

coco67

me and my son de-turfed part of the garden ready to put together some decking. the grass wont take in that part of the garden so given up and desided to put in the hard work and deck it so it becomes useable area. going to build a new gate also for the bottom level. so lots of work to keep us going.

hope everyone is ok and there gardens are looking good, x

jilly

Hello everyone ,We have put artifical grass on our back garden, We had flags that looked horrible , my hubby was working a the local universaty while they where redoing the football pitches , they gave the old one away . They put it in the local paper at the end of the job . asking if anyone wanted it , they where over run with cars and vans going to pick it up .
It looks good , we hover it if it gets a lot of leaves on it , it do look funny , .....jillyx

elnafinn

jilly wrote:

It looks good , we hover it if it gets a lot of leaves on it , it do look funny , .....jillyx

Hi Jilly

Elna likes this.

What a great idea and a freebie too. We have allsorts in our "grass", moss, buttercups, daisies and so many dandelions that the mower does not really touch and especially in this glorious weather everyday there are more dandelion flowers victoriously opening up, until I pinch the flowers off and throw them in the compost bin!

Elna x

tkachev

I am going to ask a silly question but why do people tie up their daffodil leaves after they flower. Should you just cut them down?

Elizabeth (who's having to take over the gardening again)!

jilly

Hi Elizibeth , I was told it was done so that the plant can get all the goodness back from the leaves , and it looks tidy ...........I dont think it works so i dont do it .............i bet someone knows a better answer .....jillyx

elnafinn

Hi Elizabeth and Jilly

That is what I have heard as well, but when I think it looks too untidy, want to plant something else there, or some of them are dying off, I pull the leaves off. :oops: I used to go to the trouble of tying them up or even removing the daff, bulb and all, putting them in a shallow trench somewhere in the garden with some soil over the bulbs and let them die off that way. Then store them until the following year in net sacks. Now I get rid of the leaves when I feel like it, the daffs always seem to come up and multiply well in the tubs and barrels/ground.

Elna x

tillytop

Hello happy gardeners!

Re daff leaves - I think tying them up is not considered "the thing" these days - and it's certainly very fiddly. I think you are just supposed to deadhead them when they finish flowering and then leave the leaves for a while to get the goodness back into the bulbs. Like Elna, when they get too untidy and dead looking I just cut them off part way down and they always come up fine next year.

Today I have had a WONDERFUL day in the garden planting flower seeds; cosmos, more geraniums, sunflowers, nasturtiums, french marigolds, tagetes, calendula. More veg seeds to plant tomorrow I think; peas, beans, cucumbers and more lettuce, radishes and beetroot.

Hope you are all enjoying your gardens in this glorious sunshine!

Tilly xxx

tillytop

Thanks Rehab.

Tilly xxx

tkachev

Thanks guys and gals. That does help. I did deadhead them then cut the middle stem down and now I can take the leaves off too and know I am not doing the wrong thing. I love gardening, used to a lot of gardens from scratch before R.A (to me it is on the artistic side of life) but never really knew what to do with daffs, having seen loads tied up.
I want to plant other flowers too Elna and that is why I want to tidy them up.

E x

valval

pottered today put some lettice ,beetroot and carrots in seeds coming up well still in trays so can cover easy if cold weather comes back have dug another boarder for seeds getting there bit at a time .

question got a lilac bush it keeps putting up shoots how do you get rid of them ??
val

coco67

decking is done. still got gate to do . over did it but been doing that for a couple of days, keeping busy so dont have time to think to much,

val i have no idea ref your question sorry, hopefully some one will be along soon who knows, hope your ok

tillytop

Hello Del, Rehab, Coco, Val and Elizabeth!

Glad you got the daff advice you needed Elizabeth.

Sounds as if you are making great progress Coco!

Val - you mention carrots. Can I ask if you find that they are difficult to get going? I've planted carrots for the first time this year and they are now coming up but not all of them and they have been very slow. Any advice welcome.

Tilly xxx

valval

thanks rehab will do a little digging and see when off next val carrots in pots at min

suncatcher

Hi the weather has been so good we have done loads in the garden.
Hubbys made a new chicken shed,potting bench. I have painted seats watered planted. Next i will have to sort some grass as this areas been covered in benches being painted wood etc been on it.
My window sills are full with propergaters. I have really enjoyed this easter. We have gone out to evesham, swimming but ive put time in the garden as you never know when it will change.
rehab thanks for advice and link for sensory gardens. happy gardening folks from Joanne

coco67

morning, decking on lower level done, borders filled and built up with compost. plants re planted. decking area for bbq in top corner done, gate to do today and cut grass then just have to buy a wee table and chair set for the patio on the top level and its done. for now anyway.

still thinking of growing some tomattos but better get a move on if i do or it will be to late i think.

coco x

coco67

cheers rehab, is it ok to just stick them in a grow bag or is the a better way of growing them?

caterina57

Morning!
Coco I am soooo impressed I have been reading back at your posts and your gardening has moved leaps and bounds. The good thing is that this lovely "Early Summer" has let you get it done early so you will now be able to sit back and enjoy when the "Real Summer" comes. Well done you! and your OH of course!
Cath