- Jul 10, 2003
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I wonder if a mod can help out (I'm hooked now, and I have no idea what it is I'm going to see a picture of)
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[Help] Gardeners Question Time.
- Thread starter Stat Brother
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I wonder if a mod can help out (I'm hooked now, and I have no idea what it is I'm going to see a picture of)
portslade seagull
Well-known member
Well me and Mrs P had our 1st cherry tomatoes from the greenhouse today, nice and sweet. Chilli plant also full of flower
Coldeanseagull
Opinionated
Check post #840
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
That is fantastic! I so wish I had that in the back garden near where one of my neighbors annoyingly works out and makes what can only be likened to orgasmic sounds as he does so.OK, let's try this
No, didn't work
Nor did that.
It says I'm allowed a jpeg of nearly 10mb, I'm trying to upload 6.5mb but everything I try says failed, failedfailed!
Dracunculus vulgaris
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Ok, that worked. Bit of an anti climax now but the actual spathe is 21 inches long. The smell is like a dead, rotten fox that has shat in the back of the car on a hot summers day
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Nailed it.
- Jul 10, 2003
- 27,421
OK, let's try this
No, didn't work
Nor did that.
It says I'm allowed a jpeg of nearly 10mb, I'm trying to upload 6.5mb but everything I try says failed, failedfailed!
Dracunculus vulgaris
View attachment 124697
Ok, that worked. Bit of an anti climax now but the actual spathe is 21 inches long. The smell is like a dead, rotten fox that has shat in the back of the car on a hot summers day
That is seriously impressive (even before the rather vivid description)
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Uncanny guess work Stat!
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
OK, let's try this
No, didn't work
Nor did that.
It says I'm allowed a jpeg of nearly 10mb, I'm trying to upload 6.5mb but everything I try says failed, failedfailed!
Dracunculus vulgaris
View attachment 124697
Ok, that worked. Bit of an anti climax now but the actual spathe is 21 inches long. The smell is like a dead, rotten fox that has shat in the back of the car on a hot summers day
Wasn't what I was expecting, but impressive never the less. You've romantically described the scent so beautifully too!
Coldeanseagull
Opinionated
The plant itself stands nearly five feet high, tallest I've had. The flower is also the biggest I've had. There's also another, smaller flower
It was once said to me by an acquaintance that they'd wished they'd planted theirs at the top of their garden. When you smell it, you'd wished you'd planted yours at the top of their garden, too!
Luckily, the smell only lasts a couple of days
It was once said to me by an acquaintance that they'd wished they'd planted theirs at the top of their garden. When you smell it, you'd wished you'd planted yours at the top of their garden, too!
Luckily, the smell only lasts a couple of days
jevs
Well-known member
When I do guided tours of the Rockery, I always encourage people to get a good lungful of Dracunculus.
Coldeanseagull
Opinionated
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Reasonable bit of rain today...won’t have too water this evening ..hooray!
Coldeanseagull
Opinionated
You should still water the baskets. Under the eaves they receive less sky moisture
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
Just started to enjoy my garden these past few months and actually taking notice of what’s going on in it and found a problem with my hedge. Different type of hedge next to it that doesn’t get affected.
Can any of you experts tell me ;
What type of bush it is?
What is up with it?
What’s the cure?
Many thanks!
Can any of you experts tell me ;
What type of bush it is?
What is up with it?
What’s the cure?
Many thanks!
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Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
The affected shrub is Viburnum tinus (Laurustinus). It has got probably Viburnum Beetle.
https://gardening.which.co.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/115000190569-Viburnum-beetle
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
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Well I've just had nearly an acceptable amount of reward from the garden.
Sure I didn't burn the whole thing to the ground then concrete it over but:-
For the last 90 minutes I've been rummaging around with a hoe while jnr collected all the debris.
I wasn't going to post any more poppy photos until flower o'clock, but it seems rude to waste all my, sorry our, (I actually mean his) hard work.
I'm now prepared to concede I might have over sown.
Sure I didn't burn the whole thing to the ground then concrete it over but:-
For the last 90 minutes I've been rummaging around with a hoe while jnr collected all the debris.
I wasn't going to post any more poppy photos until flower o'clock, but it seems rude to waste all my, sorry our, (I actually mean his) hard work.
I'm now prepared to concede I might have over sown.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Well I've just had nearly an acceptable amount of reward from the garden.
Sure I didn't burn the whole thing to the ground then concrete it over but:-
For the last 90 minutes I've been rummaging around with a hoe while jnr collected all the debris.
I wasn't going to post any more poppy photos until flower o'clock, but it seems rude to waste all my, sorry our, (I actually mean his) hard work.
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I'm now prepared to concede I might have over sown.
The Hanging Gardens of Statylon! The rose is romping and the poppies coming along nicely. When this virus lark is all over, you really should open your garden to the public. All the magic you've weaved is now paying dividends. It's a splendid spectacle. How's your Photinia by the way?