hello from London

otorongo · Post by **otorongo** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:06 am

Hello, this winter is my first real attempt at gardening (not counting the windowsill herbs, houseplants and a balcony garden). I'm interested in tropicals and tropical-looking, unusual/rare plants, edible and medicinal plants, permaculture, and pushing the hardiness limits. Although I've read a little bit on these topics, I have no practical experience.

I look forward to being part of this community and learning from you

GoggleboxUK · Post by **GoggleboxUK** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:20 am

Welcome aboard otorongo

What's your username all about then?

You're certainly in the right place to learn, I hope you enjoy taking part in the forum and look forward to seeing what you do with your garden.

sanatic1234 · Post by **sanatic1234** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:20 am

Hi otorongo. I hope you enjoy your stay here on HTUK. You will find out all you need to know and more.

Post by **Dave Brown** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:16 am

Hi otorongo

and welcome to the forum

You don't say where in London you are, but Central London has a much wider range of plants to push the limits on, but even out here, in the sticks, I get quite an exotic garden, even though nature has pushed the hardiness boundary back a bit over the last 3 winters.

The important thing when pushing limits is to have an insurance backup in case the worst happens

kata · Post by **kata** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:35 am

Welcome otorongo

Trudytropics · Post by **Trudytropics** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:54 pm

Hello Otorongo, enjoy the forum, plenty of people here to help you gain experience

jezza · Post by **jezza** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:37 pm

North west london is not far from where i am and my area gets it's fair share of the nasty weather. I have found that unless it's bulletproof hardy then it stays in pots.

Delboy · Post by **Delboy** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:22 pm

Welcome

call · Post by **call** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:29 pm

hello

grub · Post by **grub** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:41 pm

Welcome to the madhouse Otorongo

The Codfather · Post by **The Codfather** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:43 pm

Welcome

Springy · Post by **Springy** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:04 pm

Hello and welcome! Winter is a good time for reading up about plants and planning projects ready for the growing seasons ahead. Make good use of this time to compile a list of things you would like to try out. Be warned though, tropical plants can be very addictive!
I hope you get plenty of enjoyment out of your new(ish) hobby!

otorongo · Post by **otorongo** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:03 pm

Thank you for the warm welcome! I feel at home already

Sorry for the late response, I've been busy fighting the frosts

GoggleboxUK wrote:What's your username all about then?

Otorongo means jaguar in Amazonian Quechua.

I'm in NW6, technically Brent but the southernmost corner of it, near the border with Westminster. I have 2 thermometers in a sheltered location just above the ground, and they're showing 4 deg. right now, the same as the WunderMap stations at Kensington, Angel/Farringdon and Bloomsbury.

This recent weather has been a good opportunity to learn about radiational frosts. When I went out into the garden this morning, I gave it a good inspection to see where the frost settles, which areas warm up first in the morning sun, etc.

I will write more about my projects soon in the appropriate section.

GREVILLE · Post by **GREVILLE** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:59 pm

Welcome, Otorongo

You should be able to push some boundaries in NW6 - I can in SE19

BTW, do you drive a Jaguar

otorongo · Post by **otorongo** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:58 am

GREVILLE wrote:BTW, do you drive a Jaguar

I used to ride a jaguar, but he wasn't hardy enough and I had to send it back to its natural habitat.

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