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RE: Scarlets Cut Flower Patch 2022 - Scarlet - 08-05-2023
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This is my anemone bed - lots rotted in the frost. Those that survived, some of the corm rotted and the plants themselves are a bit smaller? Though they are starting to flower
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My second bed of ranunculas - the earlier planted ones are nearly finished flowering.
RE: Scarlets Cut Flower Patch 2022 - Scarlet - 08-05-2023
This is the achillea bed. The vabascum on the end have started to flower. Lovely as a cut flower and cery easy to grow.[attachment=6323]
Canterbury bells - they look like they are starting to put out some flowering stems.
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RE: Scarlets Cut Flower Patch 2022 - Scarlet - 08-05-2023
(08-05-2023, 09:54 PM)Veggie Wrote: What are "hot biscuits"?A type of amaranth - with orange/brown flower spikes. I think it will go with my dark red and pink dahlias.
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RE: Scarlets Cut Flower Patch 2022 - Veggie - 08-05-2023
Thanks - I'd just goggled them. Look attractive - unusual colour.
RE: Scarlets Cut Flower Patch 2022 - Scarlet - 08-05-2023
Im hoping they aren't too dull looking...I am
Also trying black millet? I thought they would both give me some different shapes and look different to supermarket flowers
RE: Scarlets Cut Flower Patch 2022 - JJB - 09-05-2023
I'm going to try verbascum next year, I'm all for any easy flowers.
RE: Scarlets Cut Flower Patch 2022 - Scarlet - 09-05-2023
(09-05-2023, 09:25 AM)JJB Wrote: I'm going to try verbascum next year, I'm all for any easy flowers.I put some seeds in the seed swap last Autumn... sprinkle them in a seed tray now. They may still flower late summer, if not they will have bulked up for Spring.
RE: Scarlets Cut Flower Patch 2022 - JJB - 09-05-2023
Thanks Scarlet, I must have a rummage.
RE: Scarlets Cut Flower Patch 2022 - Scarlet - 09-05-2023
(09-05-2023, 10:40 AM)JJB Wrote: Thanks Scarlet, I must have a rummage.If you get just a couple going you will never be without - they will gently self seed. I love mine.
RE: Scarlets Cut Flower Patch 2022 - Scarlet - 12-05-2023
Flowers are starting to pick up now, and its much easier to cut enough for bunches without walking all over the garden to find them.
Week ending 12th May / a few weeks behind last year
Things available to pick -ranunculas, euphorbia, choisya, aquilegia, vabascum. Eleagnus. A few seeet rocket.
Foxgloves, orlaya, canterbury bells are starting to bud up.
Some stems are poping up on the eryngium and SCs Lupins.
I have a few distortion issues on a couple of plants
wondering whether I have some weed killer contamination- will post tomorrow. Manure i collected last year.Temps are averaging about 8 at night - I may start to plant out the dahlias[attachment=6349][attachment=6350][attachment=6351][attachment=6352][attachment=6353][attachment=6354]