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Re: tree lilies

b...@invalid.com (Bob Hobden) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 14:03:20 UT

"Spider" wrote...
Excellent advice and I might add that they prefer acid soils, which is why I
can grow them very well out on our allotment, so Ericaceous compost would be
best. They can stay in the same compost for a few years IME but do feed them
well in the growing season to build up the strength for flowering the

Re: tree lilies

spi...@nospam.invalid (Spider) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 13:16:31 UT

I assume you're growing them on a balcony since you're living in a flat,
otherwise you wouldn't be worrying about frost. Because they've sprouted, I
think they will need some protection, even though they're normally hardy
perennial bulbs. Put them as close to the building as possible and, when

Re: buying compost

sa...@nowhere.com (Sacha) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 10:24:32 UT

LOL! I was thinking of it more as a price comparison thingy, though I
could always bring you back a bag next month. ;-)

Re: tree lilies

boomsh...@ (Peter) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 08:11:08 UT

Thanks for the help. Funny thing is when they were recieved they already had
sprouted, thompson-morgan send them out like that. I dont know how I'm going
to protect them from the first frosts as they are already a couple of inches
out the compost, I got no green house and live in a tiny flat,

Re: buying compost

j...@lancedal.demon.co.uk (Janet Tweedy) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 03:00:54 UT

In article <oJCDaJCQGoBLF...@scarboro.dem on.co.uk>, K
<k...@scarboro.demon.co.uk> writes
Shredded plastic post I wouldn't mind but some of the worst weeds and
diseases I would!!

Re: buying compost

j...@lancedal.demon.co.uk (Janet Tweedy) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 02:59:56 UT

In article <7mn9qjF3if50...@mid.individua l.net>, Sacha
<sa...@nowhere.com> writes
Hmm well i have walking on Saturday and on Sunday and Ceroc in the
evening so not sure I might have time to nip over to Jersey for my
requirements this weekend but thank you Sacha :)

Re: More gales...

t...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk (Christina Websell) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 02:15:25 UT

If you are trying to be stupid you are making a good job of it.
Tina

Re: tree lilies

b...@invalid.com (Bob Hobden) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 23:04:11 UT

"Bob Hobden" wrote
In that case they should not be sprouting now, they should be like my
lilies, dormant underground.
I think it would be best for you to keep them somewhere protected from the
worst of the cold until spring. Next season they should go dormant and can
be left out unprotected without worry, at least mine are and some of them

Re: tree lilies

b...@invalid.com (Bob Hobden) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 22:48:15 UT

"Peter" wrote after
"Bob Hobden" replied
So this is what you have...
[link]
and I found this which includes a lot more information...
[link]
so a cross between Oriental and Trumpet lilies, not the tall Cardiocrinum at

Re: tree lilies

{$new...@meden.demon.co.uk (Stewart Robert Hinsley) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 22:32:11 UT

In message <XfENm.68458$3e4.40...@newsfe2 7.ams2>, Peter
<boomshaka@?.com.invalid> writes
They appear to be Lilium. (One Oriental lily, and two Oriental-Trumpet
hybrids.)
[link]
[link]

Re: tree lilies

boomsh...@ (Peter) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 21:56:04 UT

I got given 9 bulbs, no latin names and some basic planting instuctions, the
leaflet says they're tree lilies, from some firm called thompson & morgan.

Re: Garllic too deep

nos...@[127.0.0.1] (Chris) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 20:04:43 UT

In article <as05g5l3h3ssucdic9r71gr0dps9q k1...@4ax.com>, Pam Moore
<nospamigg1...@yahoo.co.uk> writes
I thought "two inches deep" meant that the *bottoms* of the cloves
should be at that depth!
Why don't they say what they mean?
So the tops of mine were just below the surface.
But they are four inches high now and look healthy.

Re: Secure storage

'all.finish...@woolies.com ('Mike') — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 19:31:41 UT

Have the nine intrusions meant a loss of MORE than £1000?
If not, are they worth it?

Secure storage

nic...@fume.co.uk (Nick) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 19:23:32 UT

I imagine that many here have had garden equipment stolen.
To date I have suffered 9 such intrusions.
This is not an advert or an offer for sale, just a polite request for some
thoughts from you gentlefolk.
I have been offered, in the line of work, 10 steel containers. Similar to
shipping containers in style.

Re: Organic Remedy for Destroying Ant Nests

prologica.57c5...@gardenbanter.co.uk (prologica) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 10:51:53 UT

I garden on sandy soil and ant nests abound. I find that growth of
plants in both the veg patch and the borders is stunted where there is
an ants nest close by.