tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post5549632507053060993..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Forgotten seedlingsSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-23386292900920530482012-04-23T17:27:03.939+00:002012-04-23T17:27:03.939+00:00Spring seems to have arrived with you early , Dian...Spring seems to have arrived with you early , Diana just as with us it doesn't seem to want to come - weather wise.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-41403154970829116492012-04-23T15:59:37.151+00:002012-04-23T15:59:37.151+00:00My plants seems to be in a funny mode lately. My p...My plants seems to be in a funny mode lately. My polyanthus in shade was blooming in summer, although the bloom size were half the usual size.Jonquail some poking out now.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-75111762855398090682012-04-23T15:56:25.980+00:002012-04-23T15:56:25.980+00:00Maybe but I probably have to locate the plant in p...Maybe but I probably have to locate the plant in partial shade.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31149724958841957942012-04-22T16:12:07.779+00:002012-04-22T16:12:07.779+00:00The seeds are fairly small and black - if I rememb...The seeds are fairly small and black - if I remember rightly Diana. Could you grow some in a tub of some sort.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-45293411806122938152012-04-22T14:43:24.047+00:002012-04-22T14:43:24.047+00:00YUCKY...I really don't like coriander!!YUCKY...I really don't like coriander!!allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-17541188809104450512012-04-21T23:47:53.795+00:002012-04-21T23:47:53.795+00:00I was just thinking the other day to buy some bulb...I was just thinking the other day to buy some bulbs for the chequered ones. But the catalog does not say it can grow in the tropics or not for my mom. Cos I can't grow it in my dry garden. Since it needs a lot of moisture. What did the seeds look like? I was really tempted to buy the bulbs.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-46849890858870733652012-04-21T09:02:49.941+00:002012-04-21T09:02:49.941+00:00I don't think it took as long as two years whe...I don't think it took as long as two years when we grew primroses from seed BW. I think once they get going they'll come on much quickerSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-15261669493817749182012-04-21T08:02:25.356+00:002012-04-21T08:02:25.356+00:00Good luck with these, I guess they just need patie...Good luck with these, I guess they just need patience. Do you remember I thought the primrose seed you sent me had not germinated but now I have half a dozen pots with tiny little seedlings in? That's taken 12 months and at the rate they are growing it will be at least another couple of years before they are big enough to plant out.BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-78219342737927527792012-04-20T15:28:23.613+00:002012-04-20T15:28:23.613+00:00I don't know why I haven't millions of the...I don't know why I haven't millions of them considering how many seeds they have Elaine. I just wonder whether they are accidentally weeded as they seem to take so long to develop into any sort of decent sizeSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-61965598590912600082012-04-20T13:53:46.920+00:002012-04-20T13:53:46.920+00:00I used to have some round our wildlife pond but th...I used to have some round our wildlife pond but they disappeared - maybe next year I will try some in pots and see what happens.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-60626097049815867982012-04-20T08:56:45.843+00:002012-04-20T08:56:45.843+00:00It's always a surprise to see volunteer seeds ...It's always a surprise to see volunteer seeds of things you don't expect Tanya - last year it was coriander!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-77862650089140376472012-04-20T08:55:37.098+00:002012-04-20T08:55:37.098+00:00They are pretty flowers MalarThey are pretty flowers MalarSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-2933294674344746412012-04-20T08:55:07.571+00:002012-04-20T08:55:07.571+00:00The trouble is it's daily tickets now isn'...The trouble is it's daily tickets now isn't it Kelly. We stopped buying them when they started mid week draws.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-53829142106890042312012-04-20T06:17:20.495+00:002012-04-20T06:17:20.495+00:00I think all of gardening is like a lottery. It ama...I think all of gardening is like a lottery. It amazes me how we can 'molly-coddle' our seedlings and tubers/bulbs and try our hardest and get nothing...and then nature which at times can be so cruel thrives so well and flowers and veggies pop up all over the like weeds courtesy of mother nature....sometimes I wonder if we take a little too much care of things so they don't become strong enough. Anyway here's hoping you get lots of new bulbs flourishing...they are very pretty!allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-64928887650097479082012-04-20T01:56:05.666+00:002012-04-20T01:56:05.666+00:00Snakeshead fritillaries flowers look so cute!
We ...Snakeshead fritillaries flowers look so cute! <br />We don't have this at my place.....<br />Really a big lottery!Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-47809184560729768312012-04-19T19:41:36.362+00:002012-04-19T19:41:36.362+00:00A bit of a lottery at times, but so much more rewa...A bit of a lottery at times, but so much more rewarding and higher returns (than buying weekly tickets). :)Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-63982208656615635622012-04-19T09:38:55.774+00:002012-04-19T09:38:55.774+00:00Maybe my puddle just look bigger in the photo Jo. ...Maybe my puddle just look bigger in the photo Jo. If it wasn't ppouring down I'd go and measure it!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-77227491566051146472012-04-19T09:38:09.878+00:002012-04-19T09:38:09.878+00:00They produce masses of seed MarkThey produce masses of seed MarkSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-84753175497853229782012-04-19T09:01:44.181+00:002012-04-19T09:01:44.181+00:00I love snakeshead fritillaries, I have a couple in...I love snakeshead fritillaries, I have a couple in my garden which are in flower now. In fact, mine are around my tiny pond too, which looks smaller than your puddle, so I don't know what mine is, a splash?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-89588275550744041462012-04-19T08:51:48.711+00:002012-04-19T08:51:48.711+00:00I hope mine will self-propagate, though I'm a ...I hope mine will self-propagate, though I'm a bit dubious about their chances of success since the soil in my garden is very sandy and "free-draining" aka dry. Perhaps I shall have to create a Puddle!<br />Actually, I had never thought about Fritillaries producing seeds - I assumed they would propagate by division of the bulbs, so thanks for the tip.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com