Calling all AC Gardeners!

frogmorton

Hi Rita

l have my tatties chitting.

and my tomato, chilli, cucumbers, sweet peas and something else (FORGOTTEN :oops: ) going indoors on my windowsill.

So exiting isn't it???

Well done for your compost Mine is still in it's two comopsters...too cold for me to venture out for long yet

Love

Toni xxx

suncatcher

I am glad to see the thread back. I have not been in the garden myself hubby is clearing the slide and a few things his junk from the garden. I am in the planning stage getting seeds together compost new propagators ready in preparation.
The royal colors will be in my garden not really that royalist but i love the colors of red white and blue. I an also going to try growing a white strawberry which tastes of pineapple my son does not believe it exists but i look forward to surprising him.keep up the gardening thread bye from joanne

purplesparkle

Ooooooo I have only just seen this thread and I love it as I grow veg & fruit every yea-can't wait to see what everyone is growing

frogmorton

Hi Purple...welcome to you another Gardener!!

GREAT

Joanne good to see you back on and l woudl love to hear how you get on with your strawberries. They sound really different.

the first of my seeds is up and its a ......sweet pea!

Love

Toni xxx

ritwren

I always grow sweetpea Toni, best of luck with yours.
Colin, I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling the best, hope things improve soon. Your lightbox sounds like a great thing altogether.
We planted some lillies in a large pot the other day. There are lots of signs of spring around.
I've a few broad beans starting to poke through the compost. I have them in polystyrine cups to start them off and will plant out next month all being well. They need to be a decent size before I plant them in the allotment otherwise the S&S will eat them all.

suncatcher

There is a hanging sweet pea its also very fragrant I fancy trying it for a change. Good luck tony with yours from joanne

frogmorton

Ah yes...don't want them all chomped before they get a chance to grow rita

l adore sweetpeas! My Dad used to grow them for my Mum and l have followed the tradition.

In baskets Joanne? do they trail then?? Sounds very interesting!

Love

Toni xxx

suncatcher

It is a new trailing variety in one of the mags that come through the door. joanne

frogmorton

Imagine that by your front door as you go in and out - the smell Sounds definitely worth a try Joanne

Is your son going to get involved in the garden with you this year? I think my youngest still might.

Love

Toni xxx

ritwren

Despite the rotten weather I had a day off today and managed to get into the garden for a little while. I've planted out some more sweetpea which I'd sown in the autumn and a new shrub Deutzia Scabra which I bought bare rooted today. It was showing new life so I decided to get it into the ground. Only a little while but it did my heart good. Oh and I've been sowing seeds too. :P

suncatcher

Yes wonderful smell. It would be quite a welcome.

dreamdaisy

Of course you can eat flowers. I used to eat daisies when I was little, I preferred them to clover. You can also put nasturtium petals on food as decoration, eat lavender flowers (they're great in bread - I said IN BREAD), courgette flowers are esculent too, there must be other examples.

I am a total gardening numpty but for trailing sweet peas couldn't you just plant them in a basket, hang it up, then let them droop over the sides? Is there a law that they can only be grown vertically? DD

suncatcher

I have never tried em but nasturtiums are supposed to be nice in a salad.

tkachev

I would love to grow jasmine. Is it hardy enough to grow outside?Has anyone any tips?

Elizabeth

frogmorton

Elizabeth

l have a jasmine, but it flowers really early before l want to be out!! Lovely white/yellow flowers and climbs over some trellis.

Love

Toni xxx

tkachev

How lovely Toni.I just adore the smell of jasmine. Does it cope with frost? Is it a climber?If you don't mind answering these questions(I know you are busy).whoops can see it climbs over trellis so is a climber. I'm worrid cos they see very delicate.

Elizabeth

frogmorton

It smells lovely yes Elizabeth and is hardy enough.....the flowers are delicate and it climbs up the trellies very very well...

Love

Toni xxx

tkachev

Another jasmine question. Is it best planted in shade or full sun (Suppose I should google all these questions but its nice to hear first hand).


E x

frogmorton

Hi Elizabeth mine is in partial shade to be honest....but they do prefer full sun l'm sure.

There are loads to choose from you'll have to have a look and choose - they grow about 9/10ft tall!!

Love

Toni xxx

tillytop

Hello gardening peeps!

I'm really pleased cos I have been out this afternoon and bought my veg seeds (assorted lettuce, radish, beetroot, spring onions, cucumbers and some others I can't remember at the mo :roll: ).

This is the first time I have been able to go out properly for a couple of weeks and I thought I was going to have to ask wonderful hubby to go out and buy them for me - oh but the pleasure of browsing the seed racks and choosing them myself And at the checkout, I found a lovely gardening magazine with some free beetroot seeds of the sort I was buying - and the seeds were nearly as much as the mag. So I put the beetroot seeds back and bought the mag with the free seeds instead Given that my few packets of seeds and the magazine came to more than £30 :shock: it was probably a good job I ran out of steam at that point, else who know what else I might have bought

Hope you have all had a beautiful spring day like we have had here today.

Tillyxxx

frogmorton

Oh Tilly!!

that sounds fabulous!!

What a bargain with free seeds. Tilly my tomatoes are up and peeping

l got trapped in the cafe at the swimming pool (younest swimming) yesterday so today l will be outside as much as humanly possible Well alright then l only want to tidy ONE bed

l managaged to read my gardeners world while l was there though

Take your time planting your seeds and enjoy yourself.

Love and Happy hugs

Toni xx

julie47

Today my oh put some primroses in the garage window boxes and primulas

The crocus and tete a tetes are now blooming quite well, the garden at last has now a bit of colour.

He also planted in a tub some cornflower seeds that was part of a lovely birthday card. I do hope they grow so that I can send my friend a photo of them.

Tilly I am pleased that you managed to get out and buy all those lovely seeds, it must be lovely to grow all your own salad. we just don't have the space.

Toni I hope you managed to get out into your garden today. It was lovely here this morning but at lunch time it turned dull.

Love juliepf x

frogmorton

I have a feeling those seeds will flower for you Julie....but then you must PAINT them

I did get out and had a lovely time...paying for it today though :roll:

it was worth it - it's raining now too

LOve

Toni xx

tillytop

Thanks Toni and Julie.

Well, I planted my geraniums, tobacco plants and sweet pea seeds (indoors) on Sunday and keep going to check to see whether they are growing yet cos I can't wait. And hopefully this afternoon I am going to plant some lettuce and spring onions in the greenhouse so that they are ready to plant out when the weather improves.

Toni - really glad you managed to get out and do some gardening and hope the payback was worth it!

Julie - have you ever tried growing salad leaves in pots, either in the garden or on the windowsill? You don't need much space and even if you can only grow a few leaves it is so lovely to eat something you have grown yourself.

Right, better have lunch before I go out else I will get too engrossed and will forget

Tillyxxx

julie47

Tilly, I have never grown anything that I can eat :oops: grown plenty for little beasties though (flowers)

did see lots of seeds in lidl and next time i am there i will look for some salad leaves and I will have a go

Juliepf x