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By Mookins

Norfolk, United Kingdom

am wondering what to do with the soil and remainder of the plants?
the only flowers I know the names of that are in there are Petunias and i have rescused some seeds
but can I keep it all and to grow again next year or are hanging baskets flowers usually one offs?




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Most of the flowers used are annuals and won't flower again. Besides which, you always get a better display with fresh new plants.
Similarly, I'd compost the basket's contents and use fresh compost/moss etc next year, as what you have used will be exhausted of nutrients and will be degraded.

11 Sep, 2009

 

Thanks Betiefox, I did think that would be the response
I was trying to be tight, but I suppose I can tighten the purse strings somewhere else

hehe

x x x

11 Sep, 2009

 

I'm sure you can 'squeeze' some garden funds from somewhere else Mookins. Don't forget you're a woman of independant means now! lol

11 Sep, 2009

 

hehehe

thats right, was just trying to be thrifty...something Im not very good at

if only hubby would stop smoking my garden would be like a jungle hehehe

x x

11 Sep, 2009

 

How about growing 'tobacco' plants then lol

11 Sep, 2009

 

dont say that we had a barney last night over smoking

he would grow them too just to make a point

hehehe

at least it would get him in the garden

but do I want him messing with my haven!!!

x x x

11 Sep, 2009

 

Definitely not Mookins, don't let him have any say in the garden then you can have it exactly how YOU want it! :o)
You could allow him out there if you want some heavy work done though . lol

11 Sep, 2009

 

bless him
i shout him when ive purchased large bags of compost and grit hehe
and he put my greenhouse up for me

other than that as you say he can watch from afar
x x x

11 Sep, 2009

 

I think you've got it just right! x

11 Sep, 2009

 

They come in handy sometimes mookins but not very often. My OH thought he was weeding yesterday instead he dug all my sweetwilliams out now i've got an empty border, and nothing to put in it. Me thinks I better go internet shopping.
xx

11 Sep, 2009

 

oh no....bless his heart for trying
new plants on his card I hope!!

hehehe

x x x

11 Sep, 2009

 

yep but he doesn't know yet only £28 so far.not bad eh. ha ha
xx

11 Sep, 2009

 

hehehehe

not bad at all
keep going hun
spoil yourself... you really loved those sweet williams
they were your favourites on the whole wide world...WERENT THEY!! wink wink
hehehehe

x xx x

11 Sep, 2009

 

Too right don't worry my border will be beautiful soon, I can't believe he thought he was doing me a favour. why don't our darling hubbys love our gardens like us ???

11 Sep, 2009

 

Hi' Mookins' I am almost 77 and have smoked since I was about 14 I used to smoke 30 a day but when the stupid people said that I must not smoke I went to40 a day, they said that I would get cancer' I have had cancer and spent 6 weeks in hospital mostly in the smoking room on he ward,on july 24th this year I decided to go cold turky and told myself you were man enough to defie the non smoking bullies ' are you man enough to go cold turkie , I have not had a smoke since, it s still hard but I worked how much I was saveing at the price of my last packet in 12 months I will have saved £3,248.50 up to now I have bought 3 apple trees 1pear tree 1 cheere 1 plum 2 black currents 2 goosegogs, and a wind screen tree gards and a load of manure which is what he will say is what I am saying, but it will make him think. XXX

11 Sep, 2009

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