[Help] Gardeners Question Time.

Jack Straw said:

I've got one called Emily McKenzie. It's a beautiful orange colour with a brown middle and the flowers are quite big. only grows to about 18", so doesn't droop around like Lucifer. It flowers a bit later in the year than most Crocosmias.

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora &s;Emily McKenzie&s; | montbretia &s;Emily McKenzie&s; Herbaceous Perennial/RHS Gardening

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croydon seagull said:

Ours are really upright but start to get a bit floppy by late August.

I'm a massive fan of Crocosmia, we have a clump of George Davidson that stays erect and flowers right up till late September. The group work really well with ornamental grasses IMO

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The Grockle said:

Does anyone here grow Crocosmia?

I planted about 200 Culms a couple of years ago which have started form nice clumps through the borders.

Not sure if I have a problem. It's been incredibly mild here and we're in a bit of microclimate. We usually get only a handful of frosts a year and very light, so far none at all. The crocosmia have started to sprout not all only those in the most sheltered parts of the garden!

Will the inevitable cold in January and February kill them off as they have sprouted so early? They normally start showing in early March!

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Cheshire Cat said:

Weather is too poor here to start anything. It's either too cold, too windy, too wet or all three.

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jevs said:

So here we are again. Anyone got anything started yet? Got my leeks and onion seeds in on the heat mat and under lights. Won't be long before potting the dahlia tubers up ready for cuttings.
I've got a big (5 x 1m) propagating bench that's going to be built in the Rockery chalet with undersoil heating cables hopefully ready in a few weeks.

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Jack Straw said:

I've got 3 packets of these;

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Would you fancy trying to grow them for me? You can of course, keep a percentage of the plants.

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Weststander said:

I’ll be mulching borders soon, through recent experience I find it’s better to do it earlier whilst the soil’s sodden.

Also hard pruning say a third of the trees/shrubs in my mixed natives hedge.

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mikeyjh said:

Trees are my thing, am in the process of germinating 770 cells worth of Alder, Elder, Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Rowan, Crabapple, Silver Birch & Hazel from seeds I've collected around our land. Have just planted out about 400 saplings from last year, I'll be giving some away this year!

Other half is the gardener, has got onions on the go, garlic planted in the autumn going well. This year, we've created a large new section of 'no dig' beds for all sorts of stuff and I big deep raised section for carrots. So looking forward to this year!

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jevs said:

So here we are again. Anyone got anything started yet? Got my leeks and onion seeds in on the heat mat and under lights. Won't be long before potting the dahlia tubers up ready for cuttings.
I've got a big (5 x 1m) propagating bench that's going to be built in the Rockery chalet with undersoil heating cables hopefully ready in a few weeks.

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jevs said:

So here we are again. Anyone got anything started yet? Got my leeks and onion seeds in on the heat mat and under lights. Won't be long before potting the dahlia tubers up ready for cuttings.
I've got a big (5 x 1m) propagating bench that's going to be built in the Rockery chalet with undersoil heating cables hopefully ready in a few weeks.

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vegster said:

In recent years I have fallen in love with Damsons, Damson Jam and Damson Gin being the two best reasons... I thought I would try to grow some Damsons from seeds that I took out before making jam....sadly had no luck at all. Followed instructions of chilling them before sowing in order to get them to germinate but sadly nothing. I would really love to grow 30-40 damsons and then " guerrilla " garden by planting them alongside local bridleways and footpaths, I just think it would be lovely to leave these little gifts out there for walkers and foragers.

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