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Author Topic: Galanthus February 2011  (Read 156116 times)

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Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #630 on: February 19, 2011, 05:11:47 PM »
Did you negotiate a good price  ;) ;)
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Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #631 on: February 19, 2011, 05:14:51 PM »
I hope you have begged one to chip  ;D ;) ;D
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Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #632 on: February 19, 2011, 05:16:56 PM »
Alas, they were not for sale. :'(
Has anybody tried chipping galanthus at this time of year ie while they are in full growth?
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Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #633 on: February 19, 2011, 05:18:57 PM »
This is one of my finds in the garden
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Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #634 on: February 19, 2011, 05:27:51 PM »
Very interesting Dave.  Will it do it next year?
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Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #635 on: February 19, 2011, 06:00:15 PM »
hopefully Arthur,there looks like a second spike from this bulb so we will see.
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Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #636 on: February 19, 2011, 06:41:50 PM »
What happened to you Mark...........do tell.
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Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #637 on: February 19, 2011, 06:47:29 PM »
This is one of my finds in the garden

Could it be a Snowdrop Dave? :P
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Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #638 on: February 19, 2011, 07:02:20 PM »
Stop it David  ;D ;D ;D ;D our lass keeps asking what am i laughing at.
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Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #639 on: February 19, 2011, 07:18:19 PM »
Today on our annual garden centre crawl scrutinising the snowdrops, we went into the cafe for a cuppa and on the table was THIS!!! A whole potful of poculiform snowdrops, and so many flowers from only 3 bulbs!!!  :o
Anne Wright... those are fake, you tinker ! I can see the edges  of plastic above the ovary...
 you had me going for a minute there!
« Last Edit: February 19, 2011, 07:22:10 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #640 on: February 19, 2011, 07:25:19 PM »
plicatus Enid Bromley showing typical Maidwell C leaves  ???
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Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #641 on: February 19, 2011, 07:28:18 PM »
That's Carbendazim on the leaves
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Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #642 on: February 19, 2011, 09:21:05 PM »
Where are the posts about a red spot on a snowdrop? They're in my Inbox but not here in the thread. ???
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Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #643 on: February 19, 2011, 09:49:45 PM »
Where are the posts about a red spot on a snowdrop? They're in my Inbox but not here in the thread. ???

Here they are:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=6625.msg187153#msg187153

 
Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #600 on: February 18, 2011, 12:01:26 PM » page 41 of this thread from Gerard Oud
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Re: Galanthus February 2011
« Reply #644 on: February 19, 2011, 10:04:17 PM »
Thanks Maggi. I have the, now. for some reason the page wasn't there. Listed in the numbers of pages but when clicked on, went from 40 - 42. Seems OK now.


« Last Edit: February 21, 2011, 01:16:16 AM by Maggi Young »
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