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A few plants


A few plants

Here is a small selection of the Fuchsias i grow in my back yard.



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My goodness, what a lovely lot you've got. Do you have somewhere to keep them in the winter, or are they all hardy.

24 Sep, 2010

 

Hi Cinderella,
No i only have around 7-8 hardy varieties, the rest are kept in a cold frame in the yard but dont forget Devon's winters are reasonably mild compared to lots of places.During last winter i think i only lost about 6 plants out of the 60 - 70 i had.

24 Sep, 2010

 

O thank you Bikerbob. Well I am in Wiltshire, but I dont think mine would survive outside. I shall put mine in an unheated greenhouse, and I have started putting them in now as it has turned so cold.

24 Sep, 2010

 

Cinders, Perhaps i should say here 95% of my plants are Pot or container grown. A tip that was passed on to me recently (although i havn't tried it yet) was to buy a couple of those big underbed plastic storage boxes, pop in your plants (in their pots) then cover the pots uo to slightly above the rims with DRY compost or Bark (this will protect them from the Frost) then pop the whole box in the Greenhouse over winter. You may have to just lightly dampen the soil a couple of times too..

24 Sep, 2010

 

Thats a good idea actually. I might try that. Another way I was told was to wrap them round with newspaper (out of the pots) and lay them in a frost free place until spring. ? I haven't got as many as you though, but a few I wouldnt like to lose.

24 Sep, 2010



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