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chic · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 4:51 am Post subject:

the weather is warming up a bit. and my tubs and baskets are slowly getting into flower..
i all ready have flowers on my runners...yummmm.

the magician · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:05 am Post subject:

We have added some pictures of our new pond and garden its finally looking good. click on our web page at the bottom feel free to take a look

mommabird · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject:

WOW you guys have been BUSY!!!

It's looking great, I can't believe it's that much developed and looking so great so soon after starting on it!

the magician · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:49 am Post subject:

We sure have been busy or should i say i have Laughing

we are really pleased with how its turning out. There is a couple of water lilly flowers neally opening will take some pics when they appear.Im tempted to give rowdy a little push when he walks past the pond so he can christen it Laughing

shhhhhhhhhhhh dont tell him Wink

chic · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject:

say a prayer from me when he goes into the water...hehehehehe Laughing

the magician · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject:

Guess what i have been doing all day digging a pond i must be nuts.We have decided the pond we did is in the wrong place so we are having amove around.Hope it is a little easier than the last one it was full of rocks.The decking as got to be moved as well and the water fall Shocked

im tired thinking about it i really must be mad.

mommabird · Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject:

OMG !!! Are you guys glutton for punishment???

I'm sure it will be spectacular when it's done, but you just got the other one done ...

Sending good thoughts and energy to your backs and shoulders Wink

chic · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:22 am Post subject:

you must be mad...
saying that weve done a bit of work on our garden pond and pumps, but they are not in your scale at all.
if i could show you some pics i would ..probably send you some in a email jean...

the magician · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject:

Would love to see some pics chic rowdy said dont forget he wants some of your bush Laughing

It was lovelly talking to you earlier.

chic · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:08 am Post subject:

it was a pleasure talking to you both.... Laughing

now get out there and do the pond, i want it finished by the end of the day Shocked

take care see you later...

the magician · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:50 pm Post subject:

The hole is dug yippppppppppppppeeeeeeeeee the underlay and butyle is in and the water is in thank goodness for that Rolling Eyes

all that is left to do is the outer slabs and the planting up we are so tired been at it for 4 solid days weve lost 6 fish Crying or Very sad

3 koi and 3 orf must have been a shock for them to be took out of the other pond and put in a big bin whilst we moved the liner into the new hole.

mommabird · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:21 pm Post subject:

[quote="the magician"]weve lost 6 fish Crying or Very sad

3 koi and 3 orf.[/quote]

Crying or Very sad

blamski · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:06 am Post subject:

why is that out of three identical planters, each with six sunflowers, that sit one foot apart on our lovely sunny patio only one is flourishing while in the other two all the plants are struggling to remain upright and grow beyond 18 inches?

it just don't make sense

Confused

the magician · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject:

[quote="blamski"]why is that out of three identical planters, each with six sunflowers, that sit one foot apart on our lovely sunny patio only one is flourishing while in the other two all the plants are struggling to remain upright and grow beyond 18 inches?

it just don't make sense

Confused

[/quote]

Its all about genetics.Were the seeds f1 hybrids or were they out of a pack of bird food.If they were out of bird seed the seeds could have had different sunflower parents.F1 hybrids however have been bred to resemble the parent plant as close as possible.That is why f1 seeds are more expensive the seeds planted in the same quality compost are one or two in a draft in the shade,have some dried out and the one doing well not dried out if all the conditions are truly the same then its all down to the luck of the draw most of us have kids but thank goodness they don't all look the same act the same grow the same its all pre determined how tall what colour etc the plants will be in the genetics of the seed.weather conditions drought poor quality compost can all alter how well the plant does to some degree.You may find the stragglers will catch up later in the season.
Good luck blamski im sending you some good vibes think big I'm sure they will grow. Smile

mommabird · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:10 pm Post subject:

Wow, Mag - I'm impressed! No wonder your gardens are always so beautiful Wink

The only thing I could think of is if you had something else in the pots prior to the sunflowers, maybe something soaked into the pot and is leaching out into the soil of the affected ones?

blamski · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:56 am Post subject:

hey mag - i'm impressed aswell. Smile

your theory is a good one aswell, momma

BUT...

all the seeds are from the same packet from a good garden centre. each planter was brand new, as was the compost in each one. for all intents and purposes the three are identical... apart from the fact that one has lovely healthy plants and two have things doing their best impression of weeds.

we've moved each planter to a different part of the patio now but haven't seen much change in growth in any of them.

now, where's the smiley for scratching my head and looking stuck?

anyway - i'm having a new tat tomorrow so i don't really care about anything else
Laughing

mommabird · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:00 am Post subject:

Hum ... maybe the one plant likes you and the others don't - Wink

ha! Just kidding.

Good luck on the tattoo tomorrow - let us know what you get !

blamski · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject:

lol. you've probably hit the nail on the head there! and there was me thinking the threats and insults wouldn't have much of an effect on them.

pics of the new tat will be in my gallery as soon as poss.

rowdy · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject: Lost me mate.

Can anyone help ive lost me frog i dont know where he's gone and im feeling really rotten l put him in me pond but theres something id forgotten, he never learned to swim you see so he sank straight to the bottom.
Now i miss that little frog of mine he was my only mate.But im sure he's gone to heaven through saint peters pearly gate,i cant help feeling guilty about my frogs untimely fate. so I think ill get a goldfish cause at swimming they are great. Crying or Very sad

devilduckie523 · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:11 pm Post subject:

What kind of frog was he?

Does anyone know where to get good herb plants either a store or website?