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OOooh nice...

I love 'purple sensation'

beautiful combination of colour here Ll...:>)

The reds are great...are they Dahlias?..

what is that temp in Farenheit please?I would also like to start some broccoli

Very very nice Lobelialover.

Oh that's lovely !

Broccoli, like all the brassicas need to grow outdoors... it will do fine down to about -5C.

I was interested in what you were saying about getting some small dahlia plants from a specialist nursery.....are they local or mail order? I ask because Louise1 has been looking for some dahlia plants and was wondering why she could not get some at this time of year...normally they are ordered late in the year and despatched from abut April time. I hope they flower ok for you...you might be lucky and get a tiny tuber....or pot em up and over winter them. I would be interested to hear how they do.

we can always wish cant we!

what lovely blooms you have.

i love the red.

beautiful.

nice pics....;-))

Oh yes great pics

Thanks Bertie... totally forgot to answer half the question!

Spring cabbage need different treatment to broccoli (winter or spring cauliflowers).
You can grow the spring cabbage at very close spacings, a couple of inches apart, if you don't mind harvesting leaves in the spring and leaving a few to then heart up. (I think the green leaf is better tasting than the hearted cabbage.)
But to get large heads on the broccoli, they will need to be spaced a couple of feet apart, or perhaps only two to a grow bag if you are planting them all in bags.
You may need to net the spring cabbage now to protect them from autumn caterpillars, but of course the protection can come off during the winter and spring.

Yes definately, I am still as keen in the garden but as you say excitement wanes a little 'coz everything is in full flower and there's not a lot left to surprise you.

You don't say what size the plants are but the last thing they need is a hot enclosed porch. If they are about 3" high they need to either be planted out where they are going to grow otherwise leave them in the tray or plant on into small pots but still keep them outdoors or in a greenhouse if it is cool there.

A beautiful rose

nice!

lovely

Lucky you - they look delicious. They seem to like the basket.

Lovely picture, good little doer Vebena B.

That's a very pretty, well composed picture - well done!

Lovely winter pic. Looks very soft. Happy New Year, from the sub sub sub 0's. :-)

No sneaking for him with this snow.....lol. :-)

happy new year! all the best for 2009!

Fox prints on left....what are those on right?

Poor Hywel you really hate the stuff dont you! But not as bad as poor Greenthumb .....-60...would freeze your blood!
Happy New Year to both!