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Re: Gardening
Posted: 20 May 2020, 02:17
by Stanley
It has reached the topstone of the wall during the night.
Re: Gardening
Posted: 20 May 2020, 11:35
by Whyperion
We seem to have forgotten a lot about plants. but even their chemicals change with climate,soil conditions and so on, though we can make some generalisations.
Re: Gardening
Posted: 22 May 2020, 03:43
by Stanley
I think I remember Wendy saying it would have a yellow flower if she was right about it being a Smooth Sow Thistle. It looks as though she was right again. It is almost up to the top of the wall now and this weather should suit it!
Re: Gardening
Posted: 22 May 2020, 06:46
by Wendyf
It must have been Susan who foretold the yellow flower. You can see now that the top leaves are a different shape and wrap around the stem .... spot on for a smooth sow thistle!
Re: Gardening
Posted: 22 May 2020, 07:01
by Stanley
Re: Gardening
Posted: 22 May 2020, 07:27
by Sue
I continue to enjoy our established garden here that requires little work except cutting back at the end of the year. Every day different flowers pop open, yesterday it was the turn of my giant poppies and as luck would have it the wind and last nights rain arrived, say no more
Re: Gardening
Posted: 22 May 2020, 07:44
by Stanley
We had a bed full at Addingham Sue and you could guarantee their destruction most years!
Re: Gardening
Posted: 22 May 2020, 08:12
by Sue
At least there are still 12 buds. The plants are much smaller this year.
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Re: Gardening
Posted: 22 May 2020, 09:13
by Whyperion
One years seeding seven years weeding
Re: Gardening
Posted: 22 May 2020, 11:48
by plaques
Not with this type of poppy, Welsh poppies ,Yes, a real pain in the butt. Sue's garden is weeks in front of ours, very nice it is too.
Re: Gardening
Posted: 22 May 2020, 13:31
by Stanley
The Sow Thistle is happy!
Re: Gardening
Posted: 22 May 2020, 13:53
by Sue
plaques wrote: ↑22 May 2020, 11:48
Not with this type of poppy, Welsh poppies ,Yes, a real pain in the butt. Sue's garden is weeks in front of ours, very nice it is too.
Thank you for the compliment. Yes we have those yellow and orange ones too. I am always pulling them out from places I don’t want them. I am surprised my garden is so far ahead, perhaps it is the direction it faces and we have got a bit of a sun trap till late afternoon. Its blowing a gale out there at the moment. Its not safe or possible to do our daily walk
Re: Gardening
Posted: 25 May 2020, 05:48
by Stanley
I can't compete with you lot but here is my current interest. Still growing and it has 11 flower heads one of which will be fully open today I suspect when it gets the sun.
Re: Gardening
Posted: 25 May 2020, 06:06
by Wendyf
I wonder what the roots will be doing?
Re: Gardening
Posted: 25 May 2020, 06:07
by Stanley
Hee hee. That thought has occurred to me Wendy but I cannot destroy it, it would be like murder. I think we might survive!
Re: Gardening
Posted: 25 May 2020, 06:27
by Wendyf
It looks as if it is being well fed, it must have found a good source of nutrients down there...... Where does your sewer pipe go?
Re: Gardening
Posted: 25 May 2020, 06:33
by Stanley
To the left and it is a relatively new connection. Could be Jack hairs? Wool Shoddy was widely used as a fertiliser at one time.
Re: Gardening
Posted: 25 May 2020, 07:37
by Sue
I can’t believe the petals on my poppies are still intact after 3 days of extreme windy weather.
Re: Gardening
Posted: 26 May 2020, 02:43
by Stanley
God smiles on the righteous Sue.
Later, I see that the Sow Thistle has grown during the night and is now level with the top of the wall. Two more clusters of flowers developing.
Re: Gardening
Posted: 26 May 2020, 16:09
by Tripps
I wouldn't have known what it was called until recently, but I find that I've got one too.
Yours is better though. . .
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Re: Gardening
Posted: 27 May 2020, 03:16
by Stanley
I must be tuned in to Sow Thistles as well David. I spotted this one on Wellhouse Street yesterday. No doubt it is a Sow Thistle but very different from mine. Do they call it a sub-species? Only about two feet high. Mine is over the wall top this morning after a growing spurt in the night.
Here it is this morning. Above the wall.
The flower heads early this morning. We have good sun now and three are fully open.
Re: Gardening
Posted: 29 May 2020, 05:07
by Stanley
In case you're wondering.....
Looking over the wall now....
Re: Gardening
Posted: 29 May 2020, 07:22
by Sue
More poppies out yesterday, the giant allium and foxgloves are also bursting forth. Its looking very pretty. I had to water again last night. It looks like we may have strawberries in a week. My neighbour gave me two more tomato plants yesterday as she has run out of space, I just managed to find a spot in the greenhouse, which at the moment is full of my 30 geranium cuttings . The vast majority seem to have taken. I have had to put stakes in and tie my raspberry canes back as they are growing furiously, and drooping over the garden path. Its certainly the growing season
Re: Gardening
Posted: 29 May 2020, 21:10
by Whyperion
Stanley wrote: ↑27 May 2020, 03:16
I must be tuned in to Sow Thistles as well David. I spotted this one on Wellhouse Street yesterday. No doubt it is a Sow Thistle but very different from mine. Do they call it a sub-species? Only about two feet high. Mine is over the wall top this morning after a growing spurt in the night.
Here it is this morning. Above the wall.
The flower heads early this morning. We have good sun now and three are fully open.
All that rabbit food going spare.
Re: Gardening
Posted: 30 May 2020, 04:49
by Stanley
You've got to admit it's a fine specimen, still growing as you can see. To quote Margaret yesterday; "You and that bloody plant!" (she talks to me like that...).