Nasturtiums..

[skyep]

I planted some trailing ones up in potting compost in hanging baskets. I realised after, may be it would have been better to use my border soil. Am I going to get all leaf & no flowers?

[weeal]

hi sky, not at all, I would use potting compost too for hanging baskets

[Robinia]

no skyep...you'll get no leaves & no flowers 'cos the caterpillars will have a feast!...hehe...just kidding, they should be fine. You could start watering them with a bit of tomato food added once they start to flower & dead head them regularly.

[skyep]

From sex to Nasturtiums! Exciting life I live eh?
Was reading on the back of the seeds they like a poor soil!
Actually quite excited, the little seedlings are popping their heads through the soil! xxx

[skyep]

Robinia, really?
I thought I shouldn't feed them? xxx

[weeal]

from one flower to another lol

it IS exciting, i love seeing plants grow

[skyep]

So do I weeal! Sweet peas are gorgeous grown from seed up a wigwam pole! Specially the lovely scented ones! xxx

[weeal]

i used to grow everything from seed when I had a greenhouse, where I live now I dont even have a garden

one day soon tho.................

[Robinia]

I throw a bit of tom food on everything that flowers but they may do well without...don''t let them dry out tho. :o)

[skyep]

Oh, I've been watering them religiously!!!
What have you been planting up Robinia?
Al - When you get sorted, what about a little propagator! You can get them thermostatically controlled, use to have mine in the kitchen.

[Robinia]

well I'm working on making my garden less work skyep, It's a very big garden & it's getting a bit much (weeal, you can have some of mine if you don't mind the trip to Derbyshire!) I say I'm not going to bother with tubs & baskets 'cos of the watering and then I go & buy loads of plants.....this yr mostly verbenas, fuchsias, lobelia, busy lizzies....more lobelia...more busy lizzies, lol (I got some reduced in B&Q) :o)

[skyep]

Robinia, I know what you mean! Every year it's such a chore to turn & weed the borders. Keep saying we will look in to someone paving the front garden at least, then getting some large pots, think I could handle that! Just planted some dwarf marigolds in the back garden, remember planting some years ago & they just kept on flowering for ages! Like to get my moneys worth! xx

[weeal]

I tend to my old mum's garden, will be doing that tomorrow, as she's not able and in any case she kills plants lol
Even houseplants dont seem to grow for her.

Ive ordered a garden arch which will arrive tomorrow and will grow climbers over it, bought a lovely wysteria on Sunday and want a clematis on the other side.

I will be all aches n pains tomorrow cos I have to build the arch too.

[skyep]

Awww weeal, if I lived near you I'd of mucked in! xxx

[weeal]

lol thought you were gonna say there you'd get me to do yours as well haha

[skyep]

Where's a builder when you want one eh??? lol xxx
That's really good of you doing all that Al!

[weeal]

it gives me a garden to play with for a while lol

[skyep]

Believe me Al! I do most of the gardening this end, other half isn't in to it! He'll mow the lawn if asked :0(

[skyep]

Rosemary & Thyme! lol!!!!!

[shylock73]

Sorry skyep, but as it says on the packet, POOR SOIL so you will indeed get mainly foliage, but plenty of it.

[malpals]

I watched Monty Don a while back when he was showing how to plant nasturtiums and he actually used the stuff you brush up from your pathways i.e. little bit of poor soil and a lot of dust and grit etc.