Comments on: At last – the weather has warmed up and the sap is rising! http://www.exoticgarden.com/blog/the-garden/at-last-the-weather-has-warmed-up-and-the-sap-is-rising/ A subtropical garden in a temperate climate that defies being in a city. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:49:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Will http://www.exoticgarden.com/blog/the-garden/at-last-the-weather-has-warmed-up-and-the-sap-is-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Will Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:39:42 +0000 http://www.exoticgarden.com/blog/?p=473#comment-212 Tania – yes summer is coming, let’s hope it is a really good one. Are you going to visit Norfolk this summer? Hi Jessica I think you had a much milder winter in the Pacific Northwest than we have had here in England. A few of my cannas have survived in the ground – about 10%. All my containerized cannas were brought into frost-free conditions so they are fine. I would tip yours out of its pot to see if any of the rhizomes are firm and alive – if so re-pot – if brown and withered I’m afraid you will have to start again... Tania – yes summer is coming, let’s hope it is a really good one. Are you going to visit Norfolk this summer?

Hi Jessica
I think you had a much milder winter in the Pacific Northwest than we have had here in England. A few of my cannas have survived in the ground – about 10%.

All my containerized cannas were brought into frost-free conditions so they are fine. I would tip yours out of its pot to see if any of the rhizomes are firm and alive – if so re-pot – if brown and withered I’m afraid you will have to start again…

]]> By: Jessica S. http://www.exoticgarden.com/blog/the-garden/at-last-the-weather-has-warmed-up-and-the-sap-is-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Jessica S. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:51:47 +0000 http://www.exoticgarden.com/blog/?p=473#comment-209 Hi Will. Being a canna newbie, I did not dig my canna up that was in a container last winter. I'm in the Pacific NW in the US and we had a relatively mild winter. Will my canna survive? I haven't seen any signs of new growth yet? Thanks, jessica Hi Will.

Being a canna newbie, I did not dig my canna up that was in a container last winter. I’m in the Pacific NW in the US and we had a relatively mild winter. Will my canna survive? I haven’t seen any signs of new growth yet?

Thanks,
jessica

]]> By: Tania http://www.exoticgarden.com/blog/the-garden/at-last-the-weather-has-warmed-up-and-the-sap-is-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Tania Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:46:02 +0000 http://www.exoticgarden.com/blog/?p=473#comment-195 Hi Will What a winter indeed Hey! Here in Cornwall it has been freezing, snowy and wet. Can't believe how many casualties I have found in my garden!It's very sad! Great to see how your garden has been through the winter,(I'm sure it will look as beautiful as ever come the summer!!)and how your young plants are doing, they look very cosy in there! It's the start of that exciting time of year now, I love it! Very sorry to hear about your dad. Best wishes Tania Hi Will
What a winter indeed Hey!
Here in Cornwall it has been freezing, snowy and wet.
Can’t believe how many casualties I have found in my garden!It’s very sad!
Great to see how your garden has been through the winter,(I’m sure it will look as beautiful as ever come the summer!!)and how your young plants are doing, they look very cosy in there! It’s the start of that exciting time of year now, I love it!
Very sorry to hear about your dad.
Best wishes
Tania

]]> By: Will http://www.exoticgarden.com/blog/the-garden/at-last-the-weather-has-warmed-up-and-the-sap-is-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Will Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:14:44 +0000 http://www.exoticgarden.com/blog/?p=473#comment-194 Hi Oguz, I have never gone out of my way in not using chemicals; I just seem to be fairly green by default. The plant foods I use are Blood fish and bone and pelted chicken manure. I also have a big compost heap, so have a large amount of organic material. I have been picking off snails in my Polly tunnel like mad, they seem to be everywhere at the moment so I have to be very vigilant, especially with the small ones that get into my heated propagating frame, where the like to feast on my new Canna seedlings. Once seen, they are quickly dispatched to another dimension... Hi Oguz,
I have never gone out of my way in not using chemicals; I just seem to be fairly green by default. The plant foods I use are Blood fish and bone and pelted chicken manure. I also have a big compost heap, so have a large amount of organic material.

I have been picking off snails in my Polly tunnel like mad, they seem to be everywhere at the moment so I have to be very vigilant, especially with the small ones that get into my heated propagating frame, where the like to feast on my new Canna seedlings. Once seen, they are quickly dispatched to another dimension…

]]> By: oguz daver http://www.exoticgarden.com/blog/the-garden/at-last-the-weather-has-warmed-up-and-the-sap-is-rising/comment-page-1/#comment-193 oguz daver Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:04:09 +0000 http://www.exoticgarden.com/blog/?p=473#comment-193 Dear Will, In my garden in Istanbul I never ever used any pesticide or insecticide. Are you using any chemical in your garden? Even for the snails, I try to collect them, or put biere in a jar(snails love the biere), I even caugth two hedgehogs for my garden, they love to eat snails. My plants? I let them by themselfs. If they are sick, I cut them (I'm very radical)and I never plant the same plant to the same location. And of course I do not plant the same plant in a large quantity. This year I'm puttig a lots of cannas, do you think that I have to use chemicals. What is your experiance? Dear Will,
In my garden in Istanbul I never ever used any pesticide or insecticide. Are you using any chemical in your garden? Even for the snails, I try to collect them, or put biere in a jar(snails love the biere), I even caugth two hedgehogs for my garden, they love to eat snails. My plants? I let them by themselfs. If they are sick, I cut them (I’m very radical)and I never plant the same plant to the same location. And of course I do not plant the same plant in a large quantity. This year I’m puttig a lots of cannas, do you think that I have to use chemicals. What is your experiance?

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