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lorraineakapuss

lorraineakapuss Report 31 Mar 2012 17:29

fred, my tomato seedlings are very few and fragile looking, do you think im over watering there in a good compost.

badger

badger Report 1 Apr 2012 08:56

You may have put them in a little early Puss,but don't worry about it ,leave it a few more days and put some new ones in .
If you have overwatered ,the seedlings will more than likely wilt and go a very light green,,you will get there ,trial and error are a great teacher. :-) :-)

lorraineakapuss

lorraineakapuss Report 1 Apr 2012 15:07

ok thanks fred xxx

lorraineakapuss

lorraineakapuss Report 2 Apr 2012 11:01

Another lovely day so when mother has gone i shall be repotting some nemphiss, i love them never grown them before and they have all took

ive got a lot of lavertry plants lol thats what i call them, they grow fast and have beautiful pink or purple flowers, but a lot of people have lost them to the sever frosts weve had in previous years.

thankfully i can putthese on my charity table i didnt expect them all to take lol

time to get a few more trees for oh to plant i think. xx

hope you all have a nice day in your garden xxxx :-D

Diamonds-R-A-Girls-Best-Friend

Diamonds-R-A-Girls-Best-Friend Report 2 Apr 2012 14:33

Fred you said you dry your tomato seeds what is the best way of doing this please, I would leave them to dry out on a saucer then when completely dry store them in a brown paper bag or do you advice a different way.
Thank you
:-D

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 2 Apr 2012 14:35

Lorraine do you mean Lavatera?

lorraineakapuss

lorraineakapuss Report 2 Apr 2012 15:28

hello lesley i dried mine on tissue paper, yes Ann thats the one, im just waiting for some more compost, when OH has filled the pots i will sow the seedlings, love this thread so informative, he is playing with the car again, no wonder it makes funny noises :-0

badger

badger Report 2 Apr 2012 15:49

Yeah sounds about right ,silly puss has got my wife sniffing round ours now for lavvy smells he he i am using two different coloured ones ,intemingled to hide the end of the garden shed to great effect sniff ,,chortle .
Kitchen roll is best for tomato seed drying because it soaks up the fluid quicker and prevents seeds rotting before they dry.leave them in warm sunny conditions for a week and then pick them off with your thumbnail.
i have kept seeds using this method for two years and still found the strike rate to be very high :-).
My poor little Nectarine is shivering on the path out back covered with two fleece bags against the frost and snow ,cause there is now no room to slide it back in the greenhouse :-( plurry weather ,Fred. :-0

Diamonds-R-A-Girls-Best-Friend

Diamonds-R-A-Girls-Best-Friend Report 2 Apr 2012 18:10

Thank you Lorraine and Fred.
x

lorraineakapuss

lorraineakapuss Report 2 Apr 2012 18:14

hope you dont get to much snow fred , its gone very cold here but probably right temp for month xxx :-D

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 3 Apr 2012 13:53

we have had a right good down fall of rain today
that will boost my garden no end
:-D

Diamonds-R-A-Girls-Best-Friend

Diamonds-R-A-Girls-Best-Friend Report 3 Apr 2012 13:58

JoyBoroAngel send some down to Essex please we are desperate for rain
:-(

badger

badger Report 3 Apr 2012 14:58

L K P [new designation] for Puss ,lol t'other one is wearing my finger ends out.the snow me duck has already arrived up here ,so it's as well we went to do the weeks shopping early this week,by the time we finished in Cramlington with A*da ,and the other shop Wil*ins*ons for the seeds and weedkiller ,it was spitting on with rain ,and by the time we were back on our Patch ,finished the food shopping in Morrisons,and gone into Frydays for our fish and chips ,it was starting to snow he he ,so by the time we had eaten ,finished our cuppa ,and opened the door ,the flakes were getting bigger and heavier.
no matter ,we are home ,the unpacking done and intend staying indoors until at least tomorrow morning.
Found four nice herb plants for the urn ,and they are now in the greenhouse until the weather clears :-).
Sending you some snow down Lesley ,lol,don't bother thanking me ,we have plenty to spare :-D xx.Fred.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 3 Apr 2012 15:19

Just had a heavy shower and it is very cold but no snow so far thank goodness. Also drove straight int T**** petrol station filled up at 139.9 no problem. I reckon everyone has a full tank for a while. :-D

lorraineakapuss

lorraineakapuss Report 4 Apr 2012 10:47

FRED, IM A BIT WORRIED ABOUT MY PEACH TREE AND MY SKY SCRAPPER LILLIES, IN POTS THEY HAVE JUST STARTED COMING THROUGH , SHOULD I PUT THEM IN MY POLY T

WE HAVE A VERY THIN COVERING AND ITS ABOUT 3 C IN TEMP BET MY SNOW DROPS OF JOAN WILL BE CONFUSED AND COME INTO FLOWER .

WELL IM HAVING A DUVET DAY TO DAY IT WONT HURT FOR ONE DAY. X :-D

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 4 Apr 2012 10:52

I think you should give them some protection Lorraine, at night it is very cold, if you can get them into the tunnel it would be a help.

badger

badger Report 4 Apr 2012 11:00

The Peach tree def' get under cover.sooner the better ,but the lilly may be okay if you want to chance it.don't know how big height wise your tunnel is.
My old poly tunnel was 8 ft high 12 ft wide and 14 ft long ,just the job for my show leeks,but here i just have the usual back garden greenhouse ,so i had to buy fleece bags to cover the Nectarine tree with.
You make sure you don't over do it mind ,or the coming op' will be a real chore getting over ,and you will lose a lot of growing time :-|.Fred :-D.

K

K Report 4 Apr 2012 12:33

I would protect them all if you can. I have been taking tender perennials in and out all week.

Sadly our outside blossom on the damsons, peach and pears will probably be affected by this cold. They are flowering too early due to the previous weather.

lorraineakapuss

lorraineakapuss Report 4 Apr 2012 17:44

Thanks K and fred xx

hopefully Fred i will only have to have key hole. its amasing what they can do, they may even scan my head to see which planet im on lol, its nice for you to care so thankyou xxxxx :-D

badger

badger Report 5 Apr 2012 05:45

Lor ,keyhole is the way it's done these days,the surgeons will be in and out like a fiddlers elbow,and you will be home in a couple of days,lol,i was home in five after a triple bypass and a 12 inch wound in my right leg where they took the vein from for the repairs to the ticker,and a ten inch wound on my chest ,you should spend all your time worrying about your garden he He. :-D :-D Fred. keeping a kettle warm xx