Pepperpot's Outbox

Thankyou very much spritzhenry, glad you said about watering, i thought i'd have to stop until the spring.

Good luck, with the slug pubs and copper, dont for get to
lets us all know how well it works.

Brill, good for you! Mikec

Not just for over 60s in England, my son is 19 he haves a flu jab every year, since he was 14yrs, he has miled Asthma,But he loves to do sports, which helps. Children need
to be checked by the GP for advise on if they should have
it. take of yourselfs all of you out there.xx

Thanks sarraceniac, i was wondering if i should lift it or not, do you think i should split it, or should i leave it to next year?

It is just the sort of garden i can only dream of, With 4 rugby mad adult men in my house, even when we have friends for a drink out comes the rugby ball, but the garden
is big and we do have alot of partys with alot of my sons
rugby friends, but being the only woman in the house, you know what they say about (it you can't beat them,) so
now i join them lol xx

I didnt have any instruction with it, my son got it from a garden centre, it looked like a coconut but without the hair that they have, i just planted in the ground and hoped for the best, i dig it up just befor it starts to really get cold, and put it in the shed until the weather starts to warm up again,

Hi, I,ve had this plant(ginger lilly) growing in my wet clay
soil for the last 4 years. when i first got it, it was in a 10inch pot now it has spread 3ft by 2ft, i didnt knew how tender it is, each year i just covered it with straw, but maybe i should lift it this year?

Hi Ruth ,Welcome to goy, what a strange thing to happen,
I agree with Lori, it looks like someone had dropped or
thrown over.sorry can.t help.

Im really sorry for your loss, I lost my mum when iwas 28yrs old she passed 2weeks befor her 50th brithday,that was 20 years ago, she would have been 70, on sept 4th, but saying that, it still feels like yesterday and i miss her as much, you never forget but in time things get easyer,
But you have your garden to remember her in, which is lovely and she looked beauiful in her photo.

Hi Grenville and Alan,
I just read your blog, on how you redone your garden, i read it out loud to my husband, trying to motivate him,
I was reading out your plan to him, but i for got to read out the size of your garden, when i did, My husband (clive) ,ask if i got the size right, when i said i had he couldn't believe how much you got in your garden, i ask him to show me how big it was in our garden, it was the size of our bottom decking and patio, WILL now I'm shocked how much you have put in to your lovely garden,
We are in are late 40s, I love gardening he love setting in
it LOL, And three boys like playing rugby in it with there mates. What chance have i got?, we just got straight borders with a big patch of grass, the garden is 100ft by 30ft, just think what can be done with it, Any way i'm hoping your story my have helped him think about doing
a little more,.Will i can dream, thanks for writing your blogs, they are also a good read.Many Thanks xx

I put chicken wire around mine, and stuff it with straw, i always move to a place with cover so it don't get to wet through the winter, but mine are still nice and green at the moment, i have usually have done it by now. maybe next weekend.

Yes your right Marquerite, its the same thing, with the tree fern from New zealand

No I cut it back and dig it up, and store it in a dry place, then in spring start it off in a pot in a warm place, before planting out, but this time its got really big, 1 ear was3 foot long by 2 foot wide.

Good Luck for Saturday, your pictures are great.

BYE! Jacque, have a great time!

Hi everyone, I love all your comments on the weather, its interesting, when people in other parts of the country say that they had no sun, we forget how big our little Island is, dont we. manythanks for making me chuckle. weather is rubbish here today.and to Daff, the answer to your question is yes i do have lights in the garden, but i was just tidy up by about 8.30pm because its not that bright, I could do with big flood lights really,lol, nice to have hered from you all, xx

Welcome Mzgreenfingers, im farely new myself, you will enjoy this site, everyone are so friendly, by the way your photos are lovely.

WOW, what can i say, your garden and ideals are beautiful, i wish mine was half as nice as yours Grenville, my garden is large about 100ft by 40ft, with straight borders either side, with lawn in middle, decking each end, boring really, My hubby's not a gardener but likes to cut the grass,
lol, but it just looks so plain, Nowhere in your league.Yours is just so lovely.

well done wizzbang, you sound like a girl after my own heart, i'm the same, i think to myself i'll go to a garden centre Just! for a cuppa and a wonder, but i all ways come home with something for the garden, Grenville's right, there is no remedy, but it is my medications,

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO this is a garden to die for, i love fairys, i even got one tattooed on my ankle of a fairy, they surpose to be good luck,
we all have one looking over us.

Thanks Ams, i will do that next time x

I agree with grenville, NO more R*** word, lets see how many songs we can find with sunshine in, how about,
I'm walking on sunshine,
Will we got nothing else to do, we can get in the garden,
only my granchilren do love jumping in the pool even when
its pouriing down.

At this moment Chrspook, its dry, but RAIN this afternoon,
so i've been charging around like a mad thing trying to move a 4foot by 3foot plastic greenhouse, which sounds easy, NOT! when its as windy as it is, if you see something resembling a greenhouse with something hanging on to it,
fly over your house its ONLY MEEEEE, LOL

Hi Charlie and Scotkat,
Its my first time for growing any veg, i also have started all from seed, i have been growing them in big pots, mine is abit bigger, but that mite be because i may have started them earlier, i am so pleased with them i dont want to pick them, i just like showing everyone who visits, how cleaver i am, lol, it is such a good feeling, i will pick and take a photo, yes
!!

Will done, i wou'nd hav a clue how to put it on the computer, the garden looks great thanks for the tour,

My deepest sympathy, my heart goes out to you,
take care and god bless. and a big hug. i am so sorry.

Chris, your day sounds great, the photos are really lovly
how! lucky are with the lovly hot weather, yes we have had
nice rain again.

I cant touch them,eeeeee, but the granchildren love collecting in a bucket,

lol are you sure tee! hee!