Savage Henry Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Bump! I’m working on my indoor garden. Anyone have any experience of propagating a bromeliad pup? My history of propagation is patchy at best. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Savage Henry said: Bump! I’m working on my indoor garden. Anyone have any experience of propagating a bromeliad pup? My history of propagation is patchy at best. I'll give you one guess who might know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishtergrolsch Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 12 hours ago, Savage Henry said: Bump! I’m working on my indoor garden. Anyone have any experience of propagating a bromeliad pup? My history of propagation is patchy at best. Wait till the offshoots (pups) are a decent size, about a third of the size of the main plant if you can wait that long, slice off with a knife very carefully and place the new plant in its own pot. If its not got roots don't worry, It'll survive and produce roots in its own time. The longer you leave the wee pup with mum the less time it takes to flower. But it'll still take a few years.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 49 minutes ago, mishtergrolsch said: Wait till the offshoots (pups) are a decent size, about a third of the size of the main plant if you can wait that long, slice off with a knife very carefully and place the new plant in its own pot. If its not got roots don't worry, It'll survive and produce roots in its own time. The longer you leave the wee pup with mum the less time it takes to flower. But it'll still take a few years.... Do you just cut it like a snake plant, or do you separate them at the root? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishtergrolsch Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 8 hours ago, Savage Henry said: Do you just cut it like a snake plant, or do you separate them at the root? You'll have to take the plant out the pot, follow the stem of the young plant and cut it or pull it from the parent plant where they join. This is a decent video showing how it's done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 My au lait royal making an appearance just in time for winter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpInTheAyr Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Any one got an allotment plot off the council, just got offered one today amazingly. Will go and have a look at it at the weekend, it's a bit of a trek but don't want to turn it down because of the location and it could be years before I'm offered one closer to home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Mrs a-p Snr has one. The quality of the produce is light years ahead of anything you can buy in the shops but it is one serious commitment - she’s down there whenever the weather permits. A win-win though, it keeps her fit and active and also off the gin (I think). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, alta-pete said: Mrs a-p Snr has one. The quality of the produce is light years ahead of anything you can buy in the shops but it is one serious commitment - she’s down there whenever the weather permits. A win-win though, it keeps her fit and active and also off the gin (I think). Plus, it's a handy place to dispose of her corpse when you murder her for the inheritance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 46 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Plus, it's a handy place to dispose of her corpse when you murder her for the inheritance. It’s ok. The fags will get her before I need to break out the magic shovel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Another beautiful au lait which is turning away from the garden 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 25 minutes ago, throbber said: Another beautiful au lait which is turning away from the garden Lovely flowers. I take it they are in the ground. I grew one in a pot but didnt do great and was eaten to bits by bugs. Every single pest likes dhalias i heard. Great to still have colour late in the year. Im a fan of nerines which flower around now. I have just planted about 10/12 bulbs in a spot so hopefully by next year they will double up and flower more 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Nerines. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 14 minutes ago, Nkomo-A-Gogo said: Lovely flowers. I take it they are in the ground. I grew one in a pot but didnt do great and was eaten to bits by bugs. Every single pest likes dhalias i heard. Great to still have colour late in the year. Im a fan of nerines which flower around now. I have just planted about 10/12 bulbs in a spot so hopefully by next year they will double up and flower more Yeah they are in the ground - I started them in pots for a bit but they were very slow in showing any life and I moved them about to sunnier parts of my patch hoping they would flower in July time. They only came up last weekend despite being planted in April. I went a bit dahlia crazy tbh and shoulda mixed it up a bit more. At least I’ll know for next year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Ordered my spring bulbs off farmer gracy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishtergrolsch Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 35 minutes ago, throbber said: Ordered my spring bulbs off farmer gracy I'll give you a tip - in future I'd order bulbs from J Parker Wholesale (just create an account, don't think you need to have a business. They also have a retail side which is pricier but still cheaper than FG.). Farmer Gracy is horrendously overpriced and I'd guess you'd get most of what you've ordered from Parkers and about half the price. My guess is Farmer Gracy probably buy in from Parkers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 15 minutes ago, mishtergrolsch said: I'll give you a tip - in future I'd order bulbs from J Parker Wholesale (just create an account, don't think you need to have a business. They also have a retail side which is pricier but still cheaper than FG.). Farmer Gracy is horrendously overpriced and I'd guess you'd get most of what you've ordered from Parkers and about half the price. My guess is Farmer Gracy probably buy in from Parkers. I got an additional 15% off that haul and it was free delivery (sent all way from Netherlands btw). I was in dobbies yesterday and they were selling 6 bulbs for about £5 but I’m getting 30 for £12 at FG so not sure the value is all that bad? It says use 60 Per square meter and I got 3 meters worth, im thinking it’s going to look absolutely spectacular come April. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 I'm all in on this throbbed going down a massive wormhole raging about value and his plants not sprouting. Who'd have thought a man with a phallus addiction would develop into growing bushes. +1. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 1 minute ago, Derry Alli said: I'm all in on this throbbed going down a massive wormhole raging about value and his plants not sprouting. Who'd have thought a man with a phallus addiction would develop into growing bushes. +1. I got into it during lockdown around about the same time tbf. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddie Holly Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 just found this growing in my garden in december !!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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