Not according to my clock which doesn't start till 0630 and automatically shuts down at 2300
The Retirement Thread
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PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
It's all I can do to stagger down to the kitchen for a brew!!
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
@Dave7 I fully agree with @Paulus . My working life was spent in horticulture, much of it working with garden centres. A couple of other comments.
Pansy can get frosted and the leaves turn black. This would happen at around -6/7C. Thinking about Geranium the traditional date for planting more tender plants is May 15th onwards. This is a median date and can vary by 2-3 weeks either way depending on location.
If by adding compost you mean something you buy in a garden centre my personal view is this has little impact. A peat based compost can/will dry out and won't aid moisture. If you use a non peat based compost water retention is better. If using peat a cheap tomato growbag will do and is probably better for this job.
Regarding garden centres not covering geraniums. It's possible the construction of the canopy stops frost coming through. It's quite likely the centre will cover with fleece at closing time.
On the question of frost. I had 22 years in bedding plants. If the forecast was +4/5C we would protect against frost. It's easy for temperatures to hit 0C and lower around 5/6.00am. We grew millions of plants and were rarely caught out using this rule.
Pansy can get frosted and the leaves turn black. This would happen at around -6/7C. Thinking about Geranium the traditional date for planting more tender plants is May 15th onwards. This is a median date and can vary by 2-3 weeks either way depending on location.
If by adding compost you mean something you buy in a garden centre my personal view is this has little impact. A peat based compost can/will dry out and won't aid moisture. If you use a non peat based compost water retention is better. If using peat a cheap tomato growbag will do and is probably better for this job.
Regarding garden centres not covering geraniums. It's possible the construction of the canopy stops frost coming through. It's quite likely the centre will cover with fleece at closing time.
On the question of frost. I had 22 years in bedding plants. If the forecast was +4/5C we would protect against frost. It's easy for temperatures to hit 0C and lower around 5/6.00am. We grew millions of plants and were rarely caught out using this rule.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
As @Paulus says you have to pay for quality. Mr and Mrs P have three gins a week. We have a bottle of Cuckoo but there are also remarkably good supermarket gins for £16-20. Ophir £18 and Tanqueray at £20.
We use quality tonic with cheap gin but just plain Schweppes with expensive ones.
classic33
Leg End Member
Get a bed in the kitchen.
172traindriver
Legendary Member
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172traindriver
Legendary Member
Yay, it's Friday!
Always look forwards to the weekend; 2 whole days of relaxing.
What about the other 5?
172traindriver
Legendary Member
See anything sinister?
172traindriver
Legendary Member
Very early
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Did it warm up?
It was sunny but still cold. Was 9 deg feeling more like 7 deg.
classic33
Leg End Member
Nope.
classic33
Leg End Member
Did the earth move for you this morning?
classic33
Leg End Member
You asleep?
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Morning folks. I have been awake most of the night. 
. I now have a headache. 
. I now have a headache. 
