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Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9933
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 25 2:17 pm Post subject:

NorthernMonkeyGirl wrote:

Slim wrote:

First guess for not being able to grow sage is too much moisture.
What kind of soil is it in? Can you plant it high and dry?

This has been in various locations across the UK, but now I think about it I've always had damper soil than dryer soil...

very damp here - I started a new herb garden last year and the sage has died. the rosemary and oregano are fine. I think I shall try sage in a pot this time, and see if that works

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16311

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 25 6:27 am Post subject:
Our well established sage in a container has died, so don't know if last year's weather was to blame. We don't use it much as it is a flavour that I am very sensitive to and don't like much.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43926
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 25 11:43 am Post subject:

iirc sage is time limited even when happy in its environment, layer, take cuttings or get new before a treasured one croaks

get new ones, my thymes and an exotic rosemary died of hypothermia and frostbite, i need a few new unusual rosemarys, but the 6 thyme plugs are growing well in their new homes

the cucumber seeds are burrowing out of the compost in the biscuit propagators

if that is bad i can earth them up once they settle into position

i have no experience of this strain, they might be very similar to some i know from a 1740 vase (saki bottle/vase, when korean potters were working for the japanese market)
i have the gourd version, mine might have a body crack but it was Â£2.50p* rather than the price of the cucumber one by the same potter that sold at auction for over a Â£k hammer price

*as were 3 mid 19th C delights in perfect blue on porcelain , when i asked how much and he went Â£10 for the 4 i said nowt, paid and popped em in pockets

when the cucumbers fruit(or whatever cucumbers do to become cucumbers) i will look it up again and see if the strain matches

ps i gave my very posh and venerable bonsai to a chum decades ago as i moved too often to look after them properly, (some were/are at least a century older than me, i hope she tended them well, almost certain she did, which means the agave gigantea should be a monster by now, it was rather tricky to move without being stabbed 35 yrs ago), looking out of the window i can see a rather nice pine that is 15 yrs old and about 15" tall, umm that might be better in a suitable more traditional setting than a plastic and "decorative" pot it has been in for 5 yrs or so

Last edited by dpack on Thu Apr 24, 25 11:54 am; edited 1 time in total

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43926
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 25 11:53 am Post subject:

ps i am trying to grow a few edibles but the aesthetic plants are rather fun ,especially if they are useful as well as beautiful

the roses are doing ok, they are already useful, by the end of this years growth they will be doing the job bigger and better

razor wire and APM is considered a bit wrong for the suburbs, the correct scramblers are almost as effective as a tall perimeter, low gorse and blackthorn are pretty good

berberis, umm, it works but you will need good ppe to adjust it before it is in charge rather than you

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43926
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 25 12:01 pm Post subject:
i thought about what i just typed, the yard is small but improved from the last couple of decades using well composed, beautiful and useful can be achieved and this might be developing in a good way

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43926
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 25 12:09 pm Post subject:
pps the sempervivum varieties are mostly thriving in wall crevices and in the mother bed(quartz chips over tiles over a bit of compost over sand) my thought was that out of ten types some would go native and be no bother re maintanance

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16311

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 25 7:16 am Post subject:
We planted a Himalayan Giant blackberry for the same reason Dpack. It is effective at keeping people out, but is a bit tricky to control. Managed to transfer compost onto the last raised bed yesterday and dug out a bit of another older bed which is in a state of collapse. I want to do a bit more before the peas go in and if possible to have some beans in there too.

Florence

Joined: 15 Mar 2025
Posts: 39

Posted: Sat Apr 26, 25 5:21 pm Post subject:
The spring bulbs are still going over untidy fashion but one has to wait so that they come back next year. There's the first signs of the nasturtiums getting their act together together. That is the hope of colour to come. With no greenhouse this year, I'm not doing edibles. It's going to be flowers and shrubs only.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9088
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sat Apr 26, 25 8:55 pm Post subject:
Tomato and pepper seedlings up

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43926
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Apr 27, 25 7:59 am Post subject:
can you smell that? i love the smell of manure in the morning it smells of... growth perfect day for deep watering everything and manure top dressing the frankenapples (see adventures in grafting)

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16311

Posted: Sun Apr 27, 25 8:07 am Post subject:

Round here manure smells generally of pigs or humanure I am afraid, not growth. Compost can smell of growth.

We had a busy day doing other things yesterday, but I am hoping to do a bit in the garden today, although I also have biscuits to bake, so will be limited. Next job is to cut the grass round the raised beds and make sure there are not places for slugs and snails to hide before I put the cabbage and pea seedlings out.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43926
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Apr 27, 25 8:26 am Post subject:

well rotted, organic, deep litter from assorted critters
i got it in bags, tis as good as any i have used and only

simpahome via amazon*, about Â£20 for 80 liters

not enough for an allotment etc but fine for planters and pots

*no excuses, they sell stuff i need/want that i cannot seek out in person or find at better value
there are tactics that make amazon buying even better value than the first hit on the thing you need

industrial and scientific is good,
look , hold in basket and wait
look for the production "over runs"(posh item, same build but not named) some of my camera batteries are Â£80 some are Â£10, same plastics in the photos and the same numbers printed on them, missing the name
= same item on the inside(those are the ones i can power or charge from a usb supply of any nature in the camera's double battery strap on)

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9088
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sun Apr 27, 25 9:01 am Post subject:

Mistress Rose wrote:

Round here manure smells generally of pigs or humanure I am afraid, not growth..

Isn't it true that pigs and humans are physically alike in many ways?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43926
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Apr 27, 25 9:02 am Post subject:
very alike biologically most pigs tend to have nicer personalities

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9088
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sun Apr 27, 25 9:34 am Post subject:
Who wrote the poem about the drunkard in the gutter that finishes with the line "and the pig got up and slowly walked away".....?

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