tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post7425049168759992492..comments2023-09-29T10:04:33.858+01:00Comments on Roger Brook - the no dig gardener: How to grow Cyclamen coumRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-72294025433033022352016-10-03T18:09:55.715+01:002016-10-03T18:09:55.715+01:00If now, you have got began to build one vegetable ...If now, you have got began to build one vegetable patch in your yard of the house then you need to remember of the very fact that for making the raised vegetable patch you wish to own an excessive amount of area to create one.Katherinehttp://www.mygardeningnetwork.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-14621627688111386352015-11-22T19:32:40.274+00:002015-11-22T19:32:40.274+00:00My take on this is... Nature know better, stop int...My take on this is... Nature know better, stop interfering......:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-67395660112265091912015-05-27T05:27:57.154+01:002015-05-27T05:27:57.154+01:00Good soil, high winter light, warm, sufficient rai...Good soil, high winter light, warm, sufficient rain fall, no biting dry winds - you folk in the balmy south make me sick!<br />Just joking Anne.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-27567231066941361352015-05-26T22:57:16.472+01:002015-05-26T22:57:16.472+01:00It could be the fungus associated with the decayin...It could be the fungus associated with the decaying leaves maybe - or the house might sit on a conjunction of ley lines - new stalks are still emerging from the compost in the cyclamen tray, in the conservatory one of the amaryllis hippeastrum bulbs has put up a third flower stalk of four trumpets, the next one along put up two and the youngest just the one - when I grew courgettes in the garden Anne Croucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752603703514046046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-25377886716675413462015-05-25T06:27:33.336+01:002015-05-25T06:27:33.336+01:00What a lovely story Anne.
It just shows that if yo...What a lovely story Anne.<br />It just shows that if you watch and observe nature, have a sensitivity to plant needs - even if this means doing nothing, are not over tidy and 'hygienic' clearing plant debris it is worth a thousand cheap plastic propagators which I happen to believe kill more plants with damping off disease than they successfully grow.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-18080616267352565852015-05-24T18:05:09.119+01:002015-05-24T18:05:09.119+01:00I rescued a dwarf cyclamen from the supermarket fo...I rescued a dwarf cyclamen from the supermarket for a few pennies. As the pot was so small the leaves kept drooping I put it into a tray with the compost from a used up pot of herbs - parsley I think as an extra reserve of moisture. The flowers became seed pods, they ripened, but having read that they were difficult to germinate and required darkness and time, I decided not to bother. I noticed Anne Croucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752603703514046046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-91256822816126210972014-04-08T07:18:35.141+01:002014-04-08T07:18:35.141+01:00Yes you are quite right. In my case the greenhou...Yes you are quite right. In my case the greenhouse and everywhere. I also find Dicentra cucullaria coming up in unusual places!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-51564222469790689772014-04-07T19:19:41.174+01:002014-04-07T19:19:41.174+01:00Well more small corms I think!Well more small corms I think!Pauline Littlehttp://www.littlegarden.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-62757507105053818972014-04-07T16:39:05.418+01:002014-04-07T16:39:05.418+01:00Now thats a first for this blog Pauline, human tra...Now thats a first for this blog Pauline, human trafficking of seed!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-8273228963011646682014-04-07T16:36:12.720+01:002014-04-07T16:36:12.720+01:00No spending money on plants when you can propagate...No spending money on plants when you can propagate your own is not a good idea!<br />Brenda has recently bullied me into replacing some of the plants we lost in the 2010 Winter. (i put up some resistance). Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-25894921750286833502014-04-07T12:20:35.264+01:002014-04-07T12:20:35.264+01:00I also mix my own potting compost - from home-made...I also mix my own potting compost - from home-made compost, leaf mould, the smallest grit I can collect from the quarry in a small trailer) and loam(well rotted down lawn edge trimmings). I mix it in a concrete mixer or for small amounts in a wheelbarrow. I find it more tolerant of wet or dry than commercial potting compost. I use about 20 bags for potting up plants for NGS sales in a year.<br />Pauline Littlehttp://www.littlegarden.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-63857931893029793382014-04-07T09:36:09.431+01:002014-04-07T09:36:09.431+01:00One of the most informative posts I have read in a...One of the most informative posts I have read in a long time Roger. I have one or two species growing from seed in the cold tunnel at the moment but I am now so inspired that I might actually buy in some plants, not a decision to be taken lightly, and collect my own seed from them. I grow most things from seed and do find cyclamen to be poor germinators even from good sources.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-82609730010996560422014-04-05T18:10:38.659+01:002014-04-05T18:10:38.659+01:00whoops, they are all outdoor...I mean those in the...whoops, they are all outdoor...I mean those in the groundRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-23862258418129220522014-04-05T18:09:39.188+01:002014-04-05T18:09:39.188+01:00I am wondering whether because my soil is sandy Cy...I am wondering whether because my soil is sandy Cyclamen coum lacks some nutrient, perhaps a trace element or magnesium or calcium. I have been so pleased with the very long flowering of mine in the tub which had some of my yaramila complete fertiliser that this year I have sprinkled some around my outdoor ones and wait with interest if they are stronger next year.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-65704381240419819812014-04-05T18:04:51.187+01:002014-04-05T18:04:51.187+01:00I will be there to read it Sue.I will be there to read it Sue.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-42579894018857787762014-04-05T13:10:07.794+01:002014-04-05T13:10:07.794+01:00Very interesting this post about cyclamen. Cyclame...Very interesting this post about cyclamen. Cyclamen hederifolium are indeed very easy and are selfseeding everywhere, may be with help of the ants, I have many of them too, haha. The Cyclamen coum is quite different and I am afraid they don't grow so well in my garden, I have tried them several times and still have some plants but they don't spread.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-44286478695645186622014-04-05T12:59:13.636+01:002014-04-05T12:59:13.636+01:00What a co-incidence I have a cyclamen post waiting...What a co-incidence I have a cyclamen post waiting to be published too. Must admit I have found cyclamen surprisingly easy especially as you say when sowing fresh seed,Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.com