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If like us you are passionate about gardening you will want to share your gardening experiances with other like minded people. Add a title (example; Our New Greenhouse) Add your story or question (just type) Add your first name (only if you want to) Add your email address if you want a reply (your email address will only be used to reply to you, we promise not to pass it on to anyone else, Ever!). Add your country (only if you want to) Type the graphic word that you see and hit the submit button That's it! All submissions to freegardeningplants.com must be gardening related, original (must not be copied), legal, truthful, non-defamatory, non-threatening, non-confidential, non-pornographic and non-infringing of copyrights owned by others. HTML will be converted to text. Submissions must not be commercial and must not be promotional in nature and must not contain any commercial web addresses, e-mail addresses or phone numbers. freegardeningplants.com reserves the right to reject or edit or delete any parts that do not conform to the above, including the right to ban offenders from further sumbissions. I certify that I have the right to submit the text I am submitting. I agree to grant an exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, transferable, perpetual license to publicly display my submission on freegardeningplants.com only. I also grant freegardeningplants.com the right to pursue anyone who copies my submission. June from South Africa: My Garden Our reply: Hello June, thanks for your My Garden Article. Growing cuttings in water is real easy, many plants will root in just a few days this way. The only problem with slips is when it comes time to plant them up into pots or trays, flats. Roots that have developed in water are very different to those which have develop in compost. They tend to be more brittle or fragile and they are easily broken when planting in compost. This can lead to the loss of your cuttings for the less experienced. But with practice you will soon find how to do it without damaging the roots and most of your cuttings will survive and grow on. Down-sizing your garden is much like down-sizing your house. Where does all the furniture, ornaments, trinkets and other personal belongings go in your smaller house? Many people who move home and have a smaller garden soon find a way to enjoy it and cram all they can into it. Growing plants in containers is a good way of extending your growing space. Hanging baskets, troughs, window boxes, pots, tubs, indeed anything that will hold compost and has drainage you can grow plants in successfully. Just make sure the container you use is big enough for the plants you will be growing in it and it has good drainage. And don't forget you will need to water it, especially in hot dry spells and feed the plants regularly with a good well balanced fertilizer suitable for containers. Its difficult to share plant material, including seeds, across different countries. Every country has import rules and restrictions on plant material. Maybe you could find good garden homes in your own town, or even your own country, for your Israeli tomatoes. We are pleased to put you on our mailing list. Good luck with your new garden June, hope you enjoy it and don't forget if you have any gardening related questions please feel free to
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FGP Tom from the UK writes: We have some hellebores growing in a part of our garden that is in a bit of shade for part of the day and they are really stunning. We love them. Every spring we notice what looks like little baby hellebore and was wondering what they are and what if anyting can be done with them. Our reply: Hello and thanks for your Article Tom, we love Hellebore just as much as you, our garden is full of them. The little plants you find every spring are indeed baby Hellebore, they are seedlings that have grown from your Hellebore plants. And they can be dug up and grown on ever so easy. Go to
http://www.freegardeningplants.com/free-hellebore.html
where you will find easy to follow information on how to grow these seedlings into beautiful flowering Hellebore. FGP Katey (The cuttings Lady) from New Zealand writes: Whenever I trim a shrub I hate throwing out the off-cuts, so I poke them into soil and most grow roots. Have just cut back a creeper called Tecomanthe. It is a native of NZ and grows well. Creamy white flowers in clusters of two. Shiny green foliage, about 8 or 9 inches long and half as wide. I see new leaves on the cuttings so it looks like they will be okay. It's now supposedly our summer but more like autumn (fall) where temps are concerned. Our reply: Hi Katey, this is a great and easy way of growing your own plants from cuttings. Many shrubs can be grown this way from off cuts. Even flowering plants such as Fuchsia can be grown this way. Fuschia are "stopped" (growing tips pinched out to make the plant a nice bushy shape) and these growing tips can be pushed into pots filled with compost. They root easily with no effort at all. Thanks for that Katey and we hope the weather warms up for you. FGP
Anna from New Zealand writes: Title: My Garden of Jewels Thank you kindly for your email. I have a few photos to send, do I get onto the http://www.freegardeningplants.com/articles.html. ? Is this right? I am so proud of my garden, just want to show it to others, as I have seen pictures and it has inspired me to do the same. I have only started my garden 2yrs ago from nothing,nowits bloomed still waiting for more to pop out of the ground.I beta stop raving on. Kind thanks, Anna Our reply: Hi Anna, Thanks for your email. You can reply to this email and attach your photos. We look forward to seeing them. FGP
Anna from New Zealand writes: Title: My Garden of Jewels I had nothing on my property totally bare! Worked day & nite and now I sit back and smile,with so much pride the hours I put in,to see the blooms of colour and the smell of flowers,fill the air when I stroll in my Garden of Jewels. With so much pride,I have compliments and amazing remarks,from people who have seen wat it look like before til now. They wonder how did I do it? when you love gardening,you dont realise the days go fast and another year pass,see your garden appear with beautiful flowers. Anna Our reply: Sounds like you have had great fun and enjoyment creating your own paradise garden. Its great when friends, family and neighbours admire your garden, they often don't beleive you have done it all yourself. And just like you Anna we find that time just flys by when gardening, there just is not enough hours in a day. Thanks for your article and good luck with your garden. FGP
Ellen from New Zealand writes: Title: Wilderness Hi, just wondered what to do with freesia bulbs that have been left too late. Should I plant them or store in fridge or just leave till next autumn. Thanks Ellen Our reply; Store your bulbs in a paper bag in a cool, dry, dark and frost free place, a garden shed or a garage is ideal. Make sure your bulbs are healthy and dry before storing and remove any loose dirt. Don't store any damaged or diseased bulbs. Thanks for your article Ellen. FGP
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