As Blairs states yacht varnish is dam good stuff...... On a Yacht but do you really want a shiny deck round the garden?

It is a bit (make that a lot) hit and miss. I might even have my Bismarkia Nobilis seeds germinating I hate to tell you this but you are bound sure to kill those off, even the best of us have done that. Try something a little less challenging. :roll: :lol: . Oh and by the way welcome in your own ri...

If any one is interested in why I get cool summers which keeps the growth down on my Jub,( It also keeps the winter temperatures up as well ) so swings and roundabouts, no winter damage. Go onto Holiday cottages.co.uk web site and look for Mawddach Crescent The Anchorage. The pictures speak for them...

I used to give my Jubaea the warm water treatment up until about 3years ago, then I started to let the largest part of my house as a holiday let, which meant I don't have access to them on a daily bases! :roll: But I did find they started to grow earlier in the year when I was able to use warm water...

If you like the colour it is oil it, although it will go slightly darker. If you don't like the colour stain it. Personally I prefer to oil it.

For years now I have been banging on regarding slow growth of Jubs below 20C. Well this year I have been able to test that out due to the unseasonal prolonged hot weather! Two new leaves since the high temperatures, not bad considering I only normally get four a year. icon_cheers How are yours doing...

I say Grev, your new name sounds rather grand, almost an upper crust ladies name, beet the heck out of mine.

I'm not sure jim, I post a lot more on eps now,although that has a different feel altogether,i always felt able to have banter on here with some serious needed when required!.....that's unless Charlie dimmock is bought up. Karl, what have you found out about Charlie Dimmock I don't know? Tatter tha...

Personally, I reckon -8 is pushing t for washies, I would stick to Trackies, Chammies and Jubs.

Tatter how did you get the quotes to work they don't do it for me! Do you have to use it differently than before the melt down? Re the car, do you fancy a ride then? They look the mutts nuts, but I seem to remember they are not good on corners.

Yes Greville this dilemma is all your fault for reminding me how old I am. I Jas

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Has any one else noticed the quote thingamajigs don't seem to be working or is it just my age.

Tatter, how does one work out how long one is liable to live!!!!!! I need to live until I'm 74 to be in profit, the average age in the UK is 82 1/2, so in theory I would be quid's in. icon_cheers However at my age do I throw caution to the wind and buy a 1950 Citroen Traction Avant Light !5 which I ...

Hi Greville, DITTO icon_cheers icon_cheers icon_cheers icon_cheers icon_cheers icon_cheers the only difference is I deferred my pension for 3 years! I now have 3 months to make the difficult decision do I take the lump sum and blow it on something frivolous icon_bounce icon_compress icon_cyclops_ani...

Hi Sparrow, what are your normal winter lows were you live and what were they this year? once we know that we can give you some suggestion on the best plants/palms to grow. Until we know that we are just guessing.

Hi Sparrow, may I ask a question if you walk round Winchester, do you see any Washies about? If not I would suggest you plant them out now, then you can kill them off as soon as possible and plant something that will grow in your area. Now I know what you are thinking isn't he a little ray of sunshi...