Terracotta pots always crack in the harsh frosts up here

Lovely iris 

Yogi19 posted:

Terracotta pots always crack in the harsh frosts up here

Yes, I’ve not got any 

That seems a lot of bulbs in that tiny pot

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Terracotta pots always crack in the harsh frosts up here

Yes, I’ve not got any 

got a couple but they do crack sometimes

Baz posted:

That seems a lot of bulbs in that tiny pot

That’s what I forgot to do last year .....label them...I’ve no idea what’s in what now

Cramming them in, seems to be the way to do it 

Baz posted:

That’s what I forgot to do last year .....label them...I’ve no idea what’s in what now

 Have done that before 

Yogi19 posted:

Cramming them in, seems to be the way to do it 

Yes, that’s where I’ve been going wrong 

Ros....are we going to our favourite garden centre when you come over next month ?

Noticed Morrisons have replaced the plastic bags at the fruit and veg aisles, with paper ones 

Baz posted:

That’s what I forgot to do last year .....label them...I’ve no idea what’s in what now

nor me except on the borders with the cardboard name which wore away

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Cramming them in, seems to be the way to do it 

Yes, that’s where I’ve been going wrong 

 Me too

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Baz posted:

That’s what I forgot to do last year .....label them...I’ve no idea what’s in what now

nor me except on the borders with the cardboard name which wore away

Ditto 

Yogi19 posted:

Noticed Morrisons have replaced the plastic bags at the fruit and veg aisles, with paper ones 

Good idea ...always worked in the past 

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Baz posted:

That’s what I forgot to do last year .....label them...I’ve no idea what’s in what now

nor me except on the borders with the cardboard name which wore away

That happened with my patio fruit trees. I only know the two apple trees and have forgotten what the others are - and since they didn’t fruit, I haven’t got a clue.

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Cramming them in, seems to be the way to do it 

Yes, that’s where I’ve been going wrong 

 Me too

and me- usually give them space

Yogi19 posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Baz posted:

That’s what I forgot to do last year .....label them...I’ve no idea what’s in what now

nor me except on the borders with the cardboard name which wore away

That happened with my patio fruit trees. I only know the two apple trees and have forgotten what the others are - and since they didn’t fruit, I haven’t got a clue.

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Cramming them in, seems to be the way to do it 

Yes, that’s where I’ve been going wrong 

 Me too

and me- usually give them space

 Yes

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Cramming them in, seems to be the way to do it 

Yes, that’s where I’ve been going wrong 

 Me too

and me- usually give them space

And me 

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Baz posted:

That’s what I forgot to do last year .....label them...I’ve no idea what’s in what now

nor me except on the borders with the cardboard name which wore away

That happened with my patio fruit trees. I only know the two apple trees and have forgotten what the others are - and since they didn’t fruit, I haven’t got a clue.

Isn’t black plastic the one that’s difficult to recycle because the recycling machines don’t recognise it?

I bung mine in the recycling bin ...

Yogi19 posted:

Isn’t black plastic the one that’s difficult to recycle because the recycling machines don’t recognise it?

not sure yogi but think it is

Yogi19 posted:

Isn’t black plastic the one that’s difficult to recycle because the recycling machines don’t recognise it?

Oh , didn’t know that 

You’re spot on `Yogi 

Baz posted:

You’re spot on `Yogi 

Baz posted:

I bung mine in the recycling bin ...

yes we do -have  a place for plastic 

A lot of frozen ready meal manufacturers use black plastic trays too

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Baz posted:

I bung mine in the recycling bin ...

yes we do -have  a place for plastic 

Ditto

Why can’t they use paper or cardboard pots and trays  

Yogi19 posted:

A lot of frozen ready meal manufacturers use black plastic trays too

yes they do even the quorn stuff

I like primulas and primroses

Yogi19 posted:

A lot of frozen ready meal manufacturers use black plastic trays too

ooo slugs ate the frost damage

That Viburnum is very pretty when it’s in flower

Yogi19 posted:

I like primulas and primroses

Me too

Cute robin 

Nige taking his ball