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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: manicscousers on March 13, 2010, 20:09:13

Title: Honesty
Post by: manicscousers on March 13, 2010, 20:09:13
these have overwintered and are fine in the unheated polytunnel where all the overwintered sweet peas and peas died of frostbite  ;D
Title: Re: Honesty
Post by: calendula on March 13, 2010, 20:23:30
I rely on the birds and wind to spread ours - it comes up almost anywhere, lovely plant
Title: Re: Honesty
Post by: manicscousers on March 13, 2010, 20:41:56
these were a gift from a friend on here, I've never grown them before so I'm very excited  ;D
Title: Re: Honesty
Post by: calendula on March 13, 2010, 20:51:52
then you'll have them forever then  :) even if they turn up in difficult places
Title: Re: Honesty
Post by: Emagggie on March 13, 2010, 21:28:16
Oooh you've reminded me Mal. I gleaned some Honesty seeds on a dog walk. I'm blowed if I can remember what I did with them. Probably washed them in a jacket pocket ::)
Ho hum, maybe next year then. ;D
Shame about the sweet peas, do you want any of my saved plot sweet pea seeds?
Title: Re: Honesty
Post by: manicscousers on March 13, 2010, 21:37:48
thanks, maggie, the sweet peas I planted in feb are doing great, only the overwinter ones died ..I might still have some honesty seed if you'd like some, I'll have to have a look on tuesday , oh, btw..the lovely, lemon scented geranium you gave me has died, all the snow fell off the polytunnel and covered it for ages and it just died off  :-\
Title: Re: Honesty
Post by: Emagggie on March 13, 2010, 21:42:45
Oh bother!!! I'll have a look in the greenhouse tomorrow and see how my cuttings are. If all is good I'll send you some more. Yes please to the Honesty if you have any but don't worry if not, I'll gather some more this year. ;D
Title: Re: Honesty
Post by: manicscousers on March 14, 2010, 07:57:55
thanks, maggie I'll look after the next one  ;D
Title: Re: Honesty
Post by: Emagggie on March 14, 2010, 19:38:15
Ha! Oh you lucky woman! Still got main plant in greenhouse, so will do cuttings and send them tomorrow. ;D
Title: Re: Honesty
Post by: manicscousers on March 14, 2010, 20:38:42
thanks, maggie, look forward to getting them, I love the scent  ;D