tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post2657350135236800163..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Living indoorsSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-55375403352222403212012-10-04T19:34:59.767+00:002012-10-04T19:34:59.767+00:00I'll try my best to remember to take a photo o...I'll try my best to remember to take a photo of the seeds Diana - just for you.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-33923315794706894892012-10-04T13:27:02.434+00:002012-10-04T13:27:02.434+00:00Interesting looking seed capsule. Hope you show me...Interesting looking seed capsule. Hope you show me how the seeds look like when its open. You know I enjoy looking at how the seeds develop...hehehe..Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68964026435435532182012-10-03T11:43:32.540+00:002012-10-03T11:43:32.540+00:00I've had mine for about four years now, they&#...I've had mine for about four years now, they've both just thrown up a new flower spike. Once the flowers fade, I just cut off the stalks at the base and it isn't usually long before they start the cycle again.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-74379485547472106232012-10-03T08:12:56.890+00:002012-10-03T08:12:56.890+00:00So do I MalarSo do I MalarSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-5674592250543496472012-10-03T00:11:48.994+00:002012-10-03T00:11:48.994+00:00Cyclamen is so beautiful plant! You have put a har...Cyclamen is so beautiful plant! You have put a hard work in saving this plant! Hope it does well all year around!Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-80659675160690753112012-10-01T20:17:15.585+00:002012-10-01T20:17:15.585+00:00I haven't found them fussy Christine - they te...I haven't found them fussy Christine - they tend to suffer most if they are too warm which I don't think will worry you.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-77446887660943757212012-10-01T19:28:44.897+00:002012-10-01T19:28:44.897+00:00My mother used to grow cyclamen beautifully, indoo...My mother used to grow cyclamen beautifully, indoors of course. I need to give them a try, but perhaps they are fussy? I am afraid I have quite a brown thumb when it comes to houseplants. <br /><br />I would have fed the snails to my goldfish that thinks he's a goat.<br /><br />Christine in Alaska, garden under snowChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-50596099063116354542012-10-01T12:21:00.019+00:002012-10-01T12:21:00.019+00:00A living snail incubator, Liz? - Yuk!A living snail incubator, Liz? - Yuk!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-40482508790913859842012-10-01T10:52:02.137+00:002012-10-01T10:52:02.137+00:00Very pretty. I once found my daughter eating snai...Very pretty. I once found my daughter eating snails eggs, she was about 18 months old at the time. There don't seem to have been any ill effects. Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-70835601935391214292012-10-01T10:08:35.587+00:002012-10-01T10:08:35.587+00:00No need for the thanks Shirl (but appreciated none...No need for the thanks Shirl (but appreciated nonetheless)- I enjoy visiting your blog. I totally understand why you have been quiet. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-42595929688107705062012-10-01T07:36:50.493+00:002012-10-01T07:36:50.493+00:00Now, Cyclamen is a plant that always catches my ey...Now, Cyclamen is a plant that always catches my eye. I never thought of growing them indoors either - maybe that would be a good plan for here as I was unuccesful in growing them outdoors the times I have tried. When I'm taking more in I'll come back to this post and read it thoroughly. <br /><br />Thank-you for you comment on my post this morning. You just beat me to getting here. I wanted to say thanks for all the comments you have left on my blog through my infrequent postings this last few months. I really have appreciated every one and am sorry I didn't get over here to visit you more often.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-12764214704815360522012-10-01T06:53:39.320+00:002012-10-01T06:53:39.320+00:00Janet, I once bought some similar plants to these ...Janet, I once bought some similar plants to these having been told they would survive outdoors - they didn't. See Martyn's blog <a href="http://ossettweather.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/mr-gl-might-be-in-trouble.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> It did snow on them though maybe they would survive a mild winter but how many of those do we have?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-42466603540117570392012-10-01T06:48:15.622+00:002012-10-01T06:48:15.622+00:00I haven't really enough plants to sell any - o...I haven't really enough plants to sell any - other than maybe the outdoor ones but I don't sell plants.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-13306565367056205052012-09-30T20:30:28.179+00:002012-09-30T20:30:28.179+00:00I think I must have been palmed off with some indo...I think I must have been palmed off with some indoor cyclamen and planted them outdoors, which is why I kept losing them. That will teach me to buy them from a market stall! Lovely little plants.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-45634780737217170322012-09-30T19:21:11.474+00:002012-09-30T19:21:11.474+00:00You've definitely got a way re Cyclamen. They ...You've definitely got a way re Cyclamen. They all look such happy and healthy plants - Did you ever think of selling them? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-63307591827162846382012-09-30T18:53:15.371+00:002012-09-30T18:53:15.371+00:00Maybe you will event a whole new colour Sue...then...Maybe you will event a whole new colour Sue...then you could enter the T&M competition!!Tanya.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08436595615435609755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-5290370135828915722012-09-30T14:12:27.540+00:002012-09-30T14:12:27.540+00:00A visit is due soon, Mark as I want some more bulb...A visit is due soon, Mark as I want some more bulbs but previous in visits I've not found what I was looking for. I shouldn't decide what I want before I see what is available - I always do this. Last week it was skirts!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-21526999837361076272012-09-30T14:10:54.543+00:002012-09-30T14:10:54.543+00:00I'm just wondering if I'll get a different...I'm just wondering if I'll get a different colour via cross pollination Tanya. If I do you're sure to find out.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-22289996252108421682012-09-30T14:09:54.158+00:002012-09-30T14:09:54.158+00:00I have an orchid that I have just managed to get a...I have an orchid that I have just managed to get a flower stalk on, Jo - it's in bud.<br />I've never managed to get one to flower again before. No doubt this will feature in a later post.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68260029917124275672012-09-30T13:57:24.078+00:002012-09-30T13:57:24.078+00:00I reckon you have a clear-cut excuse for a visit t...I reckon you have a clear-cut excuse for a visit to the Garden Centre, to buy some ceramic containers to keep theose Cyclamen pots in. Portmerion pottery would be nice...Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-17479396532927842442012-09-30T13:46:49.318+00:002012-09-30T13:46:49.318+00:00Well after all that T.L.C. I sure hope they flouri...Well after all that T.L.C. I sure hope they flourish well over the next winter. It would be great too if you managed to get some good seed off the plants as you could start more seedlings...at this rate you'll be able to start your own shop!!allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-44581380941543318492012-09-30T13:38:51.516+00:002012-09-30T13:38:51.516+00:00It seems you've got some hard working plants t...It seems you've got some hard working plants there, both the indoor and outdoor varieties. They're both serving you well. The only houseplants I have are a couple of orchids.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com