The gardening thread
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TruXta
tired
Pah. It's not about having ALL the tools, it's about having the right tools and knowing how to use them.but if you were a *proper* gardener you'd lust after random tools
#obligatory fnar har har#
Treacle Toes
Time
but if you were a *proper* gardener you'd lust after random tools
I have tool fetish. I can not lie.
Treacle Toes
Time
But tools are good. They help me do things, they give me power! 
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
Treacle Toes
Time
Morning thread!....Robin and friends are on the wall again this morning so removing the MONSTER ivy has clearly uncovered some delights for them. Also, i'm happy about getting that done because the light onto the ground at the back has increased and I can see/get at the well established roots of Ivy that is climbing up and suffocating the large trees along the back wall.
I need a chainsaw.
I need a chainsaw.
Treacle Toes
Time
Loads of movement in the garden this morning. A fox just walked through, climbed into the fire pit, had a piss then left. 
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Think I might rip out the passion flower and jasmine at the end of the yard...the bed they grow out of is basically a toilet for my catand the trellis they're attached to has been blown off the fence by recent storms. I am tempted to get rid of the lot and plant a fruit tree instead.
Jasmine and passion flower GONE
Pondering what kind of fruit tree to get now.Need to cut the honeysuckle and rose climbers back soon too. They are totally wild.
Manter
Lunch Mob
If you put in Apple or pear you can espalier them and they take up less space.Jasmine and passion flower GONE
Need to cut the honeysuckle and rose climbers back soon too. They are totally wild.
BoatieBird
Well-Known Member
Jasmine and passion flower GONE
Need to cut the honeysuckle and rose climbers back soon too. They are totally wild.
As Manter says, an espaliered pear or apple would be good, or perhaps even a peach?
Is it south facing?
I'm considering a peach tree for our south facing patio, but I need to wait until we've laid a new patio before I get it.
There's a (non hardy) fuchsia tucked into the corner of the patio, up against the wall of the house, sheltered by a big potted bamboo and it's still in flower from last summer so I reckon a peach stands a good chance in the same spot.
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
I started the day badly by wasting too much time on the interweb looking for wellington boots to fit my apparently enormous calves.
Then I decided to recycle a pair of black leather and leopard skin ankle boots of dubious taste - they are now my gardening boots. I should have done this earlier.
I have done quite a bit of weeding and pruning. Very soggy out there though.
Then I decided to recycle a pair of black leather and leopard skin ankle boots of dubious taste - they are now my gardening boots. I should have done this earlier.
I have done quite a bit of weeding and pruning. Very soggy out there though.
I'm considering a peach tree for our south facing patio, but I need to wait until we've laid a new patio
Peaches can be a bit swinish, needing spraying against leaf curl (and almonds, nectarines etc.)....but apples, plums even cherries (with netting) are all good in pots and can be bought with dwarfing rootstock.
Yeah, I have had the same problems with wellies - had to cut them down before circulation problems stopped all blood flow below the knee.
Peaches can be a bit swinish, needing spraying against leaf curl (and almonds, nectarines etc.)....but apples, plums even cherries (with netting) are all good in pots and can be bought with dwarfing rootstock.
Yeah, I have had the same problems with wellies - had to cut them down before circulation problems stopped all blood flow below the knee.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
They are gorgeous as well. I have a Lapins/Cherokee and a late ripening Sweetheart - absolutely delicious but once pigeons have seen them, it is game over unless you wrap them in net.....or, I think best of all would be if you can find any old net curtains in charity shops....because birds simply peck through garden net unless you have a cage (which I don't). Any of the Canadian cherries are good (Stella, Summer Sun) and probably more reliable than the French bigarreau types. Cherries are probably my favourite summer fruit and they also hang on the tree for a while and last well in the fridge....unlike strawbs which are rubbish after 12 hours.
ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
I bough a rose bose from the pound shop last weekend and have been watching it carefully, dripping the odd bit of water on it, just waiting for a less windy or rainy day before I settle it into a pot on my balcony.
I also have bulbs that I need to stick in some dirt before it's too late.
Mañana.
I also have bulbs that I need to stick in some dirt before it's too late.
Mañana.
Manter
Lunch Mob
Keep the bulbs cool and in the dark, you'll be fine
ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
So, not in a bag on the kithcne table?
Manter
Lunch Mob
Um. Ideally not....So, not in a bag on the kithcne table?
ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
Ah. Well. They're pound shop stock, so they'll probably be shit anyway.
I've got faith in them, still. I'll give them a little team talk when I plant them. It'll be grand
I've got faith in them, still. I'll give them a little team talk when I plant them. It'll be grand
Manter
Lunch Mob
You are Prince Charles and I claim my £5
ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
D'you reckon I'll be able to grow a rose bush on my balcony then? I'll buy it some special feed and give it a fairly deep pot (I don't want it to be very big either, just pretty) but does anyone know if they dislike pots?
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