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Brian Ellis

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Re: Galanthus March 2011
« Reply #420 on: March 25, 2011, 10:11:27 AM »
Good to see Rushmere Green Steve and Francesca de Grammont is indeed lovely  :D

Thanks for the low down on platyphyllus Hans, always good to know how people achieve success  8)
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Re: Galanthus March 2011
« Reply #421 on: March 25, 2011, 11:36:27 AM »
Good to see there are still lots in flower.
From today my platyphyllus, St Annes, nivalis Tatjana and a very nice green striped Kurt Kleisa.
Platyphyllus can be put in sunny spot in the garden but do cover it with peat and give it in a dry spring some water, the same procedure with krasnovii.
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Re: Galanthus March 2011
« Reply #422 on: March 25, 2011, 11:44:55 AM »
Lovely pictures Gerard,

I couldn't keep my G. platyphyllus going at all.  Just wasn't ever happy in my garden.

Love the picture of Tatjana (not a plant I know) and Kurt Kleisa has such bold markings on the outers.

Do you use any particular compost when growing your Galanthus in trays?

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Re: Galanthus March 2011
« Reply #423 on: March 25, 2011, 12:05:34 PM »
Lewis i do use light fertilised peat and lots of horsemanor and of course the SiO2 in several forms.
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Re: Galanthus March 2011
« Reply #424 on: March 25, 2011, 01:07:24 PM »
Quote from: TheNorm on March 23, 2011, 02:45:18 PM
Perhaps a badminton racket is advisable?!  ;) You need to look at a change of sport Martin.

Lewis

Have borrowed a badminton racket and my narcissus fly hit-rate has gone up very nicely. Much faster and more accurate.  :)
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Re: Galanthus March 2011
« Reply #425 on: March 25, 2011, 01:23:32 PM »
Glad to hear it Martin.

I wish you continued success.

Lewis
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Re: Galanthus March 2011
« Reply #426 on: March 25, 2011, 01:50:32 PM »
Ru those are stunning snowdrops!

Alan you cant mistake a Narcissus fly for a bee. One moves very fast and one very slow. One is fat and hairy and one is like a hairy blow fly. They come in three colours pale brown, all black and black white and brown
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Re: Galanthus March 2011
« Reply #427 on: March 25, 2011, 03:53:35 PM »
Quote from: Gerard Oud on March 25, 2011, 12:05:34 PM
Lewis i do use light fertilised peat and lots of horsemanor and of course the SiO2 in several forms.

Gerard - Interesting.  One of the books and the Slovenian book mention Galanthus do not colonize manured pastures but stop at the forest edge in such situations. I have so far avoided putting well-rotted manure near Galanthus. I wonder if others use manure successfully and without ill-effect.

Your platyphyllus looks happy enough, does it and kranovii require a moister spot?

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« Last Edit: March 25, 2011, 09:34:24 PM by johnw »
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Re: Galanthus March 2011
« Reply #428 on: March 25, 2011, 05:22:54 PM »
My rather common snowdrops have flowered for a while but today the sun was strong enough when I arrived home to take some pictures. But, as I say, just ordinary things, no exciting specimens. However I don't know the names either ;D

278698-0    278700-1    278702-2    278704-3


I do not grow them in pots either but in the shrub- and woodland part of the garden.
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Re: Galanthus March 2011
« Reply #429 on: March 25, 2011, 05:32:20 PM »
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Re: Galanthus March 2011
« Reply #430 on: March 25, 2011, 06:26:17 PM »
Mark, thanks for the pictures of Narcissus fly. I must learn to recognize them. Last year I found a number of grubs in my Narcissus bulbs.
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Re: Galanthus March 2011
« Reply #431 on: March 25, 2011, 09:11:28 PM »
Gerard - Interesting.  One of the books and the Slovenian book mention Galanthus do not colonize manure pastures but stop at the forest edge in such situations. I have so far avoided putting well-rotted manure near Galanthus. I wonder if others use manure successfully and without ill-effect.

Your platyphyllus looks happy enough, does it and kranovii require a moister spot?

johnw
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When you cover the bulbs after planting with a 5 cm peat, the soil wont dry out and its good for the soil too. The horsemanor can be used fresh or a bit rotted and has to be worked through the topsoil, i have equipment for it behind my tractor. But instead of the peat you can use the manor too as a topsoilcover. The big profit of horsemanor is there are very little elements in it and its good for the soilenvironment and lots of activity from worms etc.
Forgot to explain only HORSEmanor and nothing else from other animals.
« Last Edit: March 25, 2011, 09:16:47 PM by Gerard Oud »
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Re: Galanthus March 2011
« Reply #432 on: March 25, 2011, 09:13:44 PM »
Quote from: Martin Baxendale on March 25, 2011, 01:07:24 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on March 23, 2011, 02:45:18 PM
Perhaps a badminton racket is advisable?!  ;) You need to look at a change of sport Martin.

Lewis

Have borrowed a badminton racket and my narcissus fly hit-rate has gone up very nicely. Much faster and more accurate.  :)
You only need a net to start a game ;D
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Re: Galanthus March 2011
« Reply #433 on: March 25, 2011, 11:10:38 PM »
Last snowdrop in my garden: Ruth Birchall
Time to say farewell for this season ...  :'(

Best wishes
Thomas

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Re: Galanthus March 2011
« Reply #434 on: March 26, 2011, 05:56:15 AM »
Just catching up with the last few days posts - what a busy little thread this has been! 

Welcome to the forum Ru - I like the plicatus with the green mark on the outer petals.  I too will be very interested to read about your travels.
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