New Sub-Forum for All Matters Horticultural

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Except it seems to have become a Forum all of its own!

[french frank]

Except it seems to have become a Forum all of its own!

Because there are 2 'Platform 3s'. Parent forum has to be the forum Platform 3, not the category Platform 3 (took me a moment to work that one out).

Weeders' Digest

[pastoralguy]

I know nothing about matters horticultural but I do seem to have a knack of bringing plants back from the dead. I have a huge Yukka plant that I found kids kicking around outside Tesco many years ago. The poor thing had a 'reduced' sticker so I bought it and re-potted it. It's gone from strength to strength.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Because there are 2 'Platform 3s'. Parent forum has to be the forum Platform 3, not the category Platform 3 (took me a moment to work that one out).

Aha! So the second "Platform 3" in the blue list (right underneath the first one)? I should've guessed!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I know nothing about matters horticultural but I do seem to have a knack of bringing plants back from the dead. I have a huge Yukka plant that I found kids kicking around outside Tesco many years ago. The poor thing had a 'reduced' sticker so I bought it and re-potted it. It's gone from strength to strength.

Yes - there is a lovely Japanese Maple flourishing its socks off in the back garden that was bought for a couple of quid from a sale stall outside Woolworths in 2003. The chances of it surviving seemed pretty slim, but at that price, it was worth a punt.

[teamsaint]

I know nothing about matters horticultural but I do seem to have a knack of bringing plants back from the dead. I have a huge Yukka plant that I found kids kicking around outside Tesco many years ago. The poor thing had a 'reduced' sticker so I bought it and re-potted it. It's gone from strength to strength.

My favourite part of gardening is plant rescue.
Just this evening re homed a geranium that had been lurking in a bucket all winter. Pity I forgot about the rose that was also lurking deep in the same orange bucket. Ouch.

( cant remember why it was in a bucket, but there was definitely a good reason).


Finally after three years of heavy duty attention, and 18 of mostly neglect/ weed control, we have finally got our western garden to a state that is actually giving some pleasure, with some veggie patches looking in good nick, 5 small fruit trees coming on nicely,and generally looking like it is supposed to look the way it is .

[Serial_Apologist]

Yes - there is a lovely Japanese Maple flourishing its socks off in the back garden that was bought for a couple of quid from a sale stall outside Woolworths in 2003. The chances of it surviving seemed pretty slim, but at that price, it was worth a punt.

When you next address it (in your best Prince of Wales voice) you can tell it to be proud that it has outlived the shop that sold it to you. A case of the chain of life winning out over the chain of retail.

There was a remarkable item on the national BBC TV news at ten just now, reporting that scientists have discovered the processes whereby the fungal threads that feed nutrients into tree root systems also act as links between them and provide advance warning of any impending external danger.

[oddoneout]

Is it possible to transplant the other recent stray plant/gardening posts into this thread?

[Barbirollians]

When you next address it (in your best Prince of Wales voice) you can tell it to be proud that it has outlived the shop that sold it to you. A case of the chain of life winning out over the chain of retail.

There was a remarkable item on the national BBC TV news at ten just now, reporting that scientists have discovered the processes whereby the fungal threads that feed nutrients into tree root systems also act as links between them and provide advance warning of any impending external danger.

I have definitely noticed much speedier adaptation and thriving of new shrubs that have their roots dusted with myrrchoidal ( is that the word) fungal powder . Though it seems you have to use a different type if the plant needs ericaceous conditions
.

[Dave2002]

There was a remarkable item on the national BBC TV news at ten just now, reporting that scientists have discovered the processes whereby the fungal threads that feed nutrients into tree root systems also act as links between them and provide advance warning of any impending external danger.

Reminds me of Tolkien.

There was a talk maybe a year ago by someone who had studied trees, and mentioned that they do "talk" to each other. It's not actually that, but it seems that trees and perhaps other plants are in some ways aware of their surroundings and other plants - presumably by monitoring the levels/concentrations of substances round the roots.

I don't think trees are going to get up and walk, though.

[Dave2002]

Is it possible to transplant the other recent stray plant/gardening posts into this thread?

Cuttings, perhaps?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Is it possible to transplant the other recent stray plant/gardening posts into this thread?

AFAIK, all relevant posts have been moved to the new sub-Forum, and given their own Threads there so that interested Forumistas can find a particular topic under each heading, rather than a single Thread covering all matters Horticultural.

[oddoneout]

AFAIK, all relevant posts have been moved to the new sub-Forum, and given their own Threads there so that interested Forumistas can find a particular topic under each heading, rather than a single Thread covering all matters Horticultural.

Apologies, I get in a muddle sometimes with terminology and the structure of this site.

[LMcD]

At the most recent table-top sale at our Community Centre, I spent £1 on what was described as a 'Pheasant Berry' plant, which I subsequently discovered is also known as the Himalayan Honeysuckle. It'a doing nicely, I'm pleased to say.