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Back in mid December I planted up eight winter hanging baskets....
Not long afterwards I noticed there was a stick, right next to one of the centre conifers, and I didn't recall seeing it when I planted them.
Not doing any harm so just left it until just now, when I was dead heading the flowers, so pulled it out and it's a bloody fire work rocket!
The thing must have come down vertically, at a fair old speed, as the end was buried about 40mm.
What I ask are the odds of that happening?
Must be several billions to one, I reckon! Might be a sign that I could win the post code lottery!
Not long afterwards I noticed there was a stick, right next to one of the centre conifers, and I didn't recall seeing it when I planted them.
Not doing any harm so just left it until just now, when I was dead heading the flowers, so pulled it out and it's a bloody fire work rocket!
The thing must have come down vertically, at a fair old speed, as the end was buried about 40mm.
What I ask are the odds of that happening?
Must be several billions to one, I reckon! Might be a sign that I could win the post code lottery!
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Odds might well have been 7 billion to one but Ladbrokes had that one on their specials @ 10/3
Probably similar to the odds of being struck by lightning....
Thinky veiled.... my house is so big it needs 8 hanging baskets.
Sorry Aunty, I couldn't resist. I will go and sit on the naughty step 
Please forgive me...that was a typo...it's actually seven, and two are on the garage...
threads like this make me feel old before my time.
Same thing happened to me on Bonfire Night. Well, Mrs Mustang actually. She bent down and got a Catherine wheel caught in her lady garden.
She's very shy, but I'll ask nevertheless.
Oh, you mean you'll post the photo?
Oh, you mean you'll post the photo?
...as for being old before my time, believe me, but I have much experience in that area....
Please end this thread...
Nobody is making you look at it twizzle...
Nobody is making you look at it twizzle...
Can't help myself Aunty(just in case pictures appear of JM'S misses lady garden)
A-P must have been in advertising. Shock and awe headline for something rather trivial
its strange how interesting uninteresting things can become.
a billion to one....
I wish you were my bookmaker...
I wish you were my bookmaker...
Well spotted Jack....they are only about 50cms at the moment, so just ok where they are for now.
Going to pick up some Dwarf Daffodils and Primulas today, for my empty pots that have Red Geraniums in the Summer.
Going to pick up some Dwarf Daffodils and Primulas today, for my empty pots that have Red Geraniums in the Summer.
Mrs H's box has turned yellow. I think she has bought something to perk it up.
Some advice here....
Care tips
Position: Sun, partial shade or shade. In full sun do not let soil dry out. Dry soil and full sun can cause leaf scorching.
Watering: Water regularly during growing season. Do not allow soil to dry out completely. Do not overwater. Water less during winter, only make sure the root ball does not dry out.
Hardiness: Fully hardy.
Pruning: Prune into shape in late spring/summer. Well suited to be clipped into topiary shapes such as Buxus balls. Make sure all garden shears are clean to avoid the fungal disease Box blight (Cylindrocladium buxicola). Clean the shears in a bucket of diluted bleach and dip them again before moving on to the next plant. Remove flowers to encourage healthy and strong foliage.
Soil: Well-drained. Fertile. Repot every two to three years.
Feeding: During growing season top dress regularly with organic fertiliser or with slow release fertiliser granules. There is no need for plant feed during the winter period. Avoid high concentration of fast acting liquid fertiliser.
Care tips
Position: Sun, partial shade or shade. In full sun do not let soil dry out. Dry soil and full sun can cause leaf scorching.
Watering: Water regularly during growing season. Do not allow soil to dry out completely. Do not overwater. Water less during winter, only make sure the root ball does not dry out.
Hardiness: Fully hardy.
Pruning: Prune into shape in late spring/summer. Well suited to be clipped into topiary shapes such as Buxus balls. Make sure all garden shears are clean to avoid the fungal disease Box blight (Cylindrocladium buxicola). Clean the shears in a bucket of diluted bleach and dip them again before moving on to the next plant. Remove flowers to encourage healthy and strong foliage.
Soil: Well-drained. Fertile. Repot every two to three years.
Feeding: During growing season top dress regularly with organic fertiliser or with slow release fertiliser granules. There is no need for plant feed during the winter period. Avoid high concentration of fast acting liquid fertiliser.
Thanks Aunty.
She has a row of them, practically touching each other planted in a void between two skins of a wall about 5 foot off the ground. Effectively in a trough about 9 inches wide by 3 foot deep. So they will be exposed. She waters well in the summer. Leaves them in the winter.
She thinks they either have the blight or are stressed by their position.
She has a row of them, practically touching each other planted in a void between two skins of a wall about 5 foot off the ground. Effectively in a trough about 9 inches wide by 3 foot deep. So they will be exposed. She waters well in the summer. Leaves them in the winter.
She thinks they either have the blight or are stressed by their position.
AP...... have you considered the possibility that someone with access to your address has tracked you down and inserted the said firework into your hanging basket to bring you puzzlement?
Surely this is more likely than a firework landing randomly in the basket.
Surely this is more likely than a firework landing randomly in the basket.
It actually was a distinct possibility and, when I told my son he said he did it, but then he said he only said that for fun!
So have beaten the cr@p out of him, for the true truth.
He now insists he didn't do it!
Anyway I have some planting to do now......
So have beaten the cr@p out of him, for the true truth.
He now insists he didn't do it!
Anyway I have some planting to do now......
just dip it in some rooting powder and hope for the best
Fck me I thought u had Found a Head in one of the Baskets 
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