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Post by Miranda on Apr 18, 2017 11:03:41 GMT
Nice one! Thank you everyone!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2017 13:47:04 GMT
It does seem to have turned cold in the mornings so harden them off before you actually plant them out and you should keep them going for years. Enjoy!
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Post by Miranda on Apr 18, 2017 14:45:40 GMT
Ah. I already planted them out! Ooops.
Although it's not too cold here in the West Mids and my garden is quite sheltered so hopefully....
I've done a bit of research and I think it might be an Agapanthus as the roots are white. Poor thing was really root-bound when I took it out the pot. But I've given it plenty of room to stretch out and a good watering so hopefully it will feel better soon and start growing.
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Post by Geoffers on Apr 18, 2017 15:12:11 GMT
If it is an agapanthus, then they do better in containers, with roots restricted,then they flower.
I doubt that white roots is a sure guide to identity.
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Post by Miranda on Apr 18, 2017 15:52:32 GMT
Ah. Oh well, have to wait and see what happens. I'm looking forward to it eventually flowering.
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Post by Miranda on May 8, 2017 9:34:28 GMT
Bit of a mystery surrounding the mystery plant. I found it had been pulled up in the night and was lying on its side on the soil. Hasn't been chewed at all. Was just lying there next to the hole. Very strange.
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Post by cakewalk on May 8, 2017 10:08:53 GMT
Very strange Miranda. Maybe it was dug up by an animal (fox?) because the soil was looser than elsewhere (lack of rain) after you dug it in.
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Post by Miranda on May 8, 2017 10:13:43 GMT
I thought that but it wasn't dug up, it was pulled. Unfortunately the lack of rain has meant that it hasn't really bedded in yet and formed new roots. And there were no marks of digging around the plant.
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Post by cakewalk on May 8, 2017 10:29:32 GMT
Pulled up? Curious and curiouser (said Alice)
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Post by Miranda on May 8, 2017 11:13:48 GMT
I know!
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Post by Miranda on May 8, 2017 11:22:57 GMT
I've just been told that it could be a cat. Another reason to love the little ....... darlings. No offence to the cat ladies here but they are bloody annoying in other people's gardens.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 8:41:37 GMT
With ya on that! gaah If I plant anything, I have to put down bits of netting all over the place to keep next door's little ball of fluff off! My oeteospurmum which has survived 3 winters and had about a hundred open flowers on has just dropped dead. I think it was the frost the other week. I went to the garden centre to try to get a replacement, but all theirs were looking on their last legs, so I'll have to wait till they get some new, hopefully unfrosted, stock in.
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Post by Miranda on May 9, 2017 9:13:52 GMT
Oh that's bad news! I'm waiting for a bit as well before I buy anything else.
My impatiens seedlings may not survive. They are very leggy and don't look well. Possibly I started them too soon. Next year I will wait another month and try them then.
My herbs are ok though as is the Dianthus. That's just coming into bloom.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 10:12:48 GMT
Impatiens do succumb quite easily to cold, I have found in the past. My little tender salvia seems to be OK, but maybe that is because it only has a few leaves at the moment, whereas my osteospermum was laden with flowers.
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Post by Miranda on May 27, 2018 0:16:29 GMT
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