October snowdrops

[mark smyth]

I feed slugs alternative food all year especially after a period of very dry weather followed by the first heavy rain. They cant resist the alternative

[emma T]

Did someone say pink snowdrop ? I want one ! I dream of pink snowdrops

[Tim Harberd]

Just wondering if 'Cambridge' is the largest reginae-olgae that is readily available to buy?

elwesii 'Barnes' is three weeks early this year

Hi Mark,
    I'm always interested in size... Can you put a ruler on it please? To enable accurate comparison... A finger doiesn't quite do it..

Tim DH

[mark smyth]

Did someone say pink snowdrop ? I want one ! I dream of pink snowdrops

Waiting for a photo. Monday hopefully

[mark smyth]

Tim, I'll do that tomorrow

[art600]

I promised a photo of my Galanthus 'Peter Gatehouse' when the dreadful conditions abated.  Well 5 inches of rain later I took the photos in the kitchen - hence the poor quality.  It is, however, possible to see it is 'Peter Gatehouse'

Forgot to add that I have a second pot in bud.

[Rick Goodenough]

Thank you Arthur, for going to the trouble to get photos of this early bird.  Great fun to see.

[mark smyth]

Tim, 3cm

Arthur the mark is slightly wrong for Peter Gatehouse. Do they all have the same mark? Actually it looks OK

[mark smyth]

Tim the difference between going out last night and measuring in the dark and this morning is a couple of mm

[Tony Willis]

Galanthus 'Barnes' today

(seem to have lost the picture)

[freddyvl]

- 'Early to Rize', with a typical triangular outline
- r.-o. 'Hyde Lodge', with small chubby flowers on relative tall scapes

[Tim Harberd]

Tim the difference between going out last night and measuring in the dark and this morning is a couple of mm

Thanks Mark.... for measuring it twice!
   Tim DH

[uvularia]

Hi Folks!
I was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to the variation in the flowering times of the R-O and elwesii earlies? I am beginning to feel left out. All I have out is G. peshmenii. Tile Barn Jamie is just peeping through. Not a sign of Peter Gatehouse, Cambridge & Barnes! Mine were kept bone dry over the summer. Does anyone think it helps to start watering them in early August?

[Tony Willis]

I water all my bulbs for the first time om 1st September. The galanthus are kept slightly moist all summer.

[mark smyth]

My snowdrops in the green house are kept completely dry from they go over until September - I forget about them!