In the Garden

[Robin]

A question for the experts. Daughter picked up some trays of veg seedlings that were being given away free outside a closed shop. One lot weren’t labelled, but she took some anyway, and sent me a photo, thinking I'd be bound to know what they are.
But I haven’t a clue. Any ideas?

 

[eggyg]

A question for the experts. Daughter picked up some trays of veg seedlings that were being given away free outside a closed shop. One lot weren’t labelled, but she took some anyway, and sent me a photo, thinking I'd be bound to know what they are.
But I haven’t a clue. Any ideas?
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Spinach? That’s a wild guess just looking at the leaves but then again the leaves may not be edible so don’t listen to me! Hmm....can you up/down load photo into Google and ask Alexa or whatever! I’m not techy!

 

[Docb]

Broad bean? You could take one out of its pot and see if it is growing from a bean or a seed.

 

[Robin]

Spinach? That’s a wild guess just looking at the leaves but then again the leaves may not be edible so don’t listen to me! Hmm....can you up/down load photo into Google and ask Alexa or whatever! I’m not techy!

My first thought was a brassica of some sort.

Broad bean? You could take one out of its pot and see if it is growing from a bean or a seed

Ah, hadn’t thought of that! Good idea!

Plan B is to plant them out and see what they turn into, hoping it’ll become obvious!

 

[eggyg]

I’ve just showed it to Mr Eggy as he grew broad beans last year from seed. He reckons it could be, maybe stake them just incase. We got loads but prepping them is very labour intensive!

 

[Robin]

I’ve just showed it to Mr Eggy as he grew broad beans last year from seed. He reckons it could be, maybe stake them just incase. We got loads but prepping them is very labour intensive!

My father used to grow broad beans when I was a child, and I had to help my mother prep them! They weren’t as satisfying as peas to pod. I also remember him grumbling that they always got blackfly!

 

[Northerner]

That's a wonderful Camellia Northerner, I never got my pink one past the 1st winter, my white one does well each year though 🙂

It was superb - every day I was having to pick up literally hundreds of dead blooms as new ones arrived! 🙂

 

[Northerner]

Both my Tulips and primroses are nearly all finished or well past their best. My Tomato seedlings are not ready to rpick out yet but cucumbers maybe today. I have some flower seedlings nearly ready to prick out.

My tulips are just blooming now, and the daffodils have also finally decided to open up, although not in the numbers that I had planted them (well short, in fact )




Daffodils have loads of petals, quite unusual and not what I was expecting 🙂

 

[grovesy]

Very nice.
I am wondering if I have lost my Dahlias none of them seem to be making an appearance.

 

[trophywench]

Can't overwinter dahlias in the garden in the Midlands - think they get too wet and then freeze? Not certain as never been fond of them anyway.

Broad beans ARE a blackfly magnet, unfortunately the blackfly don't restrict themselves once they find the broad beans …...

 

[grovesy]

Can't overwinter dahlias in the garden in the Midlands - think they get too wet and then freeze? Not certain as never been fond of them anyway.

Broad beans ARE a blackfly magnet, unfortunately the blackfly don't restrict themselves once they find the broad beans …...

I am in the South East, and have been growing them and overwinter them in the garden for a few years. I originally grew them from seed.

 

[Jodee]

My tulips are just blooming now, and the daffodils have also finally decided to open up, although not in the numbers that I had planted them (well short, in fact )

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Daffodils have loads of petals, quite unusual and not what I was expecting 🙂

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Gorgeos 🙂

 

[Ditto]

The double flowers aren't so great for bees so I always try for singles, but the doubles are beautiful so I do have some. I luvs your Aubretia, that's another plant I don't do well with!

I thought those plants were cabbages!

Can't overwinter Dahlias here, oop norf, no chance, but sometimes Fuchsias are okay.

I miss my photos, it's something to do with wifi, so no chance of me figuring it out. Darned thing. I must have clicked something by mistake.

 

[grovesy]

The double flowers aren't so great for bees so I always try for singles, but the doubles are beautiful so I do have some. I luvs your Aubretia, that's another plant I don't do well with!

I thought those plants were cabbages!

Can't overwinter Dahlias here, oop norf, no chance, but sometimes Fuchsias are okay.

I miss my photos, it's something to do with wifi, so no chance of me figuring it out. Darned thing. I must have clicked something by mistake.

I had a Fushia called Riccatonia for a out 25 years, though as old boots but disappeared one year never to be seen again. I have not given up on my Dalhias just yet.

 

[eggyg]

After a chilly start to the day it’s glorious now. So have been for a wander around my garden. Everything is just coming into bud or blossoming. Our Bramley apple espalier is full of blossom. The frost got it last year and we had zilch apples. Fingers crossed for this year. I actually picked some daffs and tulips, I don’t generally as I like to see flowers in the garden but fancied cheering the house up a bit. I love the spring. New beginnings and all that. 🙂

 

[Jodee]

The double flowers aren't so great for bees so I always try for singles, but the doubles are beautiful so I do have some. I luvs your Aubretia, that's another plant I don't do well with!

I thought those plants were cabbages!

Can't overwinter Dahlias here, oop norf, no chance, but sometimes Fuchsias are okay.

I miss my photos, it's something to do with wifi, so no chance of me figuring it out. Darned thing. I must have clicked something by mistake.

Fuchsias for you Ditto (from last year) they are actually coming early this year down south 🙂

 

[Jodee]

After a chilly start to the day it’s glorious now. So have been for a wander around my garden. Everything is just coming into bud or blossoming. Our Bramley apple espalier is full of blossom. The frost got it last year and we had zilch apples. Fingers crossed for this year. I actually picked some daffs and tulips, I don’t generally as I like to see flowers in the garden but fancied cheering the house up a bit. I love the spring. New beginnings and all that. 🙂

wonderful eggy, love your raised beds, thanks for sharing.

 

[trophywench]

Nick the end bit of a healthy shoot of Ricartoni from someone else because slippings 'take' really easily - it will sprout a flower bud pdq, keep it watered and pinch flower buds out all this summer so it starts to bush and overwinter still in the pot. Next May-ish plant it out wherever you want it.

Pete cut ours down to about 4ins only last week, last years flowers only finished in February! Rain finished em. They flower really late - end June-ish and still going strong well past Xmas.

 

[grovesy]

Nick the end bit of a healthy shoot of Ricartoni from someone else because slippings 'take' really easily - it will sprout a flower bud pdq, keep it watered and pinch flower buds out all this summer so it starts to bush and overwinter still in the pot. Next May-ish plant it out wherever you want it.

Pete cut ours down to about 4ins only last week, last years flowers only finished in February! Rain finished em. They flower really late - end June-ish and still going strong well past Xmas.

No one else around here seems to have one. I was suprised I did not have any cuttings either as I usally take some.

 

[trophywench]

Don't think you live anywhere near me @grovesey, else I'd offer to start you a few off this summer (between Coventry & Nuneaton)