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It's very beautiful & very romantic!
Just be very careful not to plant willow near you house, drainage system or any other building you need. These trees are mad about water & will suck it out of your soil etc. Their roots go along way & are very invasive........ In fact some...
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Yes, hang the vines somewhere very airy but under cover until properly dry. Keep inspecting them & remove any that are attacked by insects so they don't spread to the rest of the crop. :happy_flower
Good luck.
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Hi there pbjmaker,
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You prune back the Philadelphus (Mock Orange Blossom) after flowering. Here's a link which gives all the info.
http://www.gardenseeker.com/pruning/pruning_philadelpus.htm
As to the Elderberry here's a couple of...
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We have been having similar weather here in my area of the UK. In some areas they have had thunder storms but so far not here.
The vegetables I transplanted are shooting up & the seeds are breaking through fast. It has also been a couple of degrees cooler so it's more comfortable...
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Hi GrowsLotsaPeppers,
I'm sorry about your black spot problem but as a collector of old roses I beg you not to send your clippings off to the municipal greens collection as they will be made into compost & there is a good chance of the problem being passed on to other gardeners...
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You are very welcome! :D
Here in my area of the UK we are having our first lot of rain for nearly a month & my garden has perked up a lot & the seeds I planted during the previous warm spell are coming shooting through & the the stuff I transplanted is growing taller almost in front of...
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The female flowers are the ones with a swelling behind the flower, usually roundish -- also the stalks to the flower is a little shorter than that of the males.
Often when the plant starts to flower you get mostly, or all, male flowers & no females. I then remove about two...
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Hi SweetMissDaisy,
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I loved your blog & the photos are great. I hope you enjoy it over here ; we are a friendly bunch..........!! :happy_flower
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Whitewater,
So sorry to hear about your troubles -- it is a lot to contend with in a very short time! These things seem to come all together, it seems to me!
Breathe deeply & do the best you can. We are all here to listen when & IF you need us.
I do hope your brother heals fast & comes to...
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Me, back again !!!! ;)
I found I had saved these recipes so I thought I would pass them on......:)
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/8891/cannelloni-with-squash-tomato-and-rosemary
http://kitchengardeners.org/squash-blossoms-pretty-enough-eat ***How to prepare them***...
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Good morning desert girl,
Here you go -- it is a mixed collection of recipes for both the blossom & squash but it should keep you going for a bit........!! ;)
I have only just set out my little plants after our long cold winter & spring.
I think the blossom is delicious & it...
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I think they have to work harder to put out roots into the soil & therefore they can withstand a bit more stress later in life.........a bit like us really.....! ;)
:) Hattie :)
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Here in the UK we often take cuttings of mint to take indoors for a winter supply. The accepted method, here, is to take a longish stems which you strip of leaves which you then lay horizontally in a container (a seed-tray or other plastic container will do fine). Then cover with soil &...
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Hi there Willow's Garden!
Here are a couple of suggestions for staking your delphiniums.
http://www.frenchgardening.com/tech.html?pid=310533300811696...
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journey & hoodat,
Here in the UK I use a very fine polyethylene mesh netting over my brassicas to keep the cabbage white butterflies off them. I also use row cover fleece against carrot fly. They works perfectly as long as there are no gaps....!!
I also have another pest which will...
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I thought that this link to one of my favourite UK blogs might interest you. She also sells bunches of flowers from her garden & has been exploring the possibilities of their presentation. There is also a handy tip in this article about putting the stems in very hot water...
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I find this site very useful with regard to tomato growing -- it is full of valuable information.
http://www.kdcomm.net/~tomato/
This is the direct link to page dealing with flowers dropping off.
http://kdcomm.net/~tomato/Tomato/blossom.htm
I hope it helps as it is miserable...