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09 Jul 18
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My baskets are almost dead!
They were heavily planted and cost £11 more than previous years....
They have been fed and watered, as normal, but are in a shocking state...
Most at the top and trailing are finished..
No sign of disease, and I'm starting to think they have been murdered!
They were heavily planted and cost £11 more than previous years....
They have been fed and watered, as normal, but are in a shocking state...
Most at the top and trailing are finished..
No sign of disease, and I'm starting to think they have been murdered!
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all part of the moral decline in our country
they only water the weeds nowadays |
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Erm Chemtrails all over it/them
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I blame that there G5
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very soon percy very soon!
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Lets hoist a ballon!!!
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BalloOn
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shortly to be spelt in the first way when we are in bed with our gallic friends and Germanic motherland
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LFV sorry to hear .Probably lack of watering has caused the problem.With this hot dry weather and slightest breeze i have been watering my baskets 3 times a day once theyve dried any water poured from top invariably runs off and not soak into the soil. Would suggest try sitting them in water to soak from the bottom overnight to ensure all compost gets a thourough soaking.
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Thanks Geoff but I have baskets every year, and water liberally, twice a day in warm and breezy weather,
and they are fed every other day. It's so disappointing, as too late to replant them now! I'll persevere with what's left, and glad I don't have seven, like at my previous place! |
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I guess more than twice should have been the routine!
I think the fact that the water runs through so quickly, is testament to how dry they became! |
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Sorry to hear about your plants, maybe you or one of your neighbours has recently had a smart meter fitted.
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Thanks, but too deep for me!!
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I remember the real Lady Faye Veritt telling me a similar tale a number of years ago during a similarly dry spell
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My baskets are looking a bit sorry for themselves as well, I've no idea what sort of plants they are but they have all seen better days that's for sure.
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Well mine are absolutely fabulous ,despite having trouble wit scariad fly which the larvae is a right fecking pain in the ass root nibbling.
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There must be some way to perk up a wilting pansy
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Baskets need to be watered twice a day in this weather- early morning and dusk.
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This weather has been brutal on plants, I'm amazed myself how quickly they are drying out with a good water, and some grassy areas are turning into yellow dust bowls.
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My Potted Plants plus the Rose bush out the front are Blooming Lovely
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This is last year....
 Waiting for the mods with this year... Short of putting them in the bath, I've nothing big enough! |
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Anyone noticed the difference in the plants after when it rains against using tap water?
I put it down to the chorine in the water, I was told to leave tap water in a barrel before using it to allow the chorine to gas off. |
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Best thing is to get a rainwater butt...
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Best thing is to get a rainwater butt...
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do you see many bees in your garden lady faye?
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They are actually a very rare sight this year.
They seem to, for some reason, like to go in the garage! Talking of bugs generally, I haven't seen any aphids, and nor have I seen any Ladybirds or wasps! |
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Well sad to say that's the Chemtrails, same here
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Go seek mental help and stop coming onto threads with normal people to spout your lunatic tin foil hat madness. Thank you.
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Apparently if you put ice cubes in the baskets these thaw slowly and give the plants a steady supply of water rather than it running through the compost
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That's a crap strategy!
They wouldn't last fifteen minutes in the current temperatures, and considering you would need the equivelant of at least half a gallon, which would be a hell of a pile of ice, I don't think summer plants would be too happy about being plunged into winter! Or, are you saying you stand there all day, putting a handfull of cubes on several baskets, horse feeder style wall mounted 'troughs' and repeat, repeat, repeat? Better get down to the supermarket, and get a boot full of bags of ice, at considerable expense, and repeat, repeat, repeat ad infinitum....  |
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I'd put them in the bath overnight.
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Actually, put a layer of polythene in the base of the basket to prevent water run-off.
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^ and feed them some nutrients. They've probably had a load leached away. Imo.
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Seriously just pee in the baskets;the plants will love it as it contains all the nutrients they need...hope this helps.
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Thanks for the advice NC,btw id like to be wrong but I think not
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No don't you ever tell me where I can post and where I cant A-HOLE!
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I"ve read tweets from people around the world,they say the same, flowers,plants and trees all sick and dying,Bees very few now alone with other insects, and the subject they are discussing is CHEMTRAILS. So don't let numpties like not checking fool you,WAKE UP PEOPLE.
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You get water absorbent pellet things in garden centres, and they seem to work just don't overdo them. They can be surprisingly absorbent and you can end up with sort of gooey lumps that look like wallpaper post. But in the right amount they take in water than slowly release it. It presume roots may penetrate them as wel.
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wallpaper PASTE.
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