Conifers wrote:

billdango wrote:The UK probably has the coldest and cloudiest summers anywhere in Europe?

Ireland and the Faroe Islands - and probably Iceland too - beat us to that record

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northen Ireland, I would say rockall holds the record.

Whats topsoil?

Whats topsoil?

My first year in the ground basjoo's are growing weakly, with one pupping up. In contrast am getting good growth from ensete maurelli, musa sikkimensis and the year before musella lasiocarpa. Canna tuerckheimii from seed this year are growing stronger than basjoo. The problem with a hardyness list i...

Musa Sikkimensis, growing in a little suntrap.

Thank you, been doing some reading and I think it may be Xanthosoma saggitifolia. (The only green one they stocked.....)

Got this colocasia a few month ago, its been growing well and I like the plant but am starting to question if it is a colocasia dragon heart. Could anyone confirm if it is or put a name to it?

Raintopupcomplete

Farm land is nothing more than green industrial estates. Sooner people understand that the better, nothing natural about it.

I don't think I like this trend...brasil in snow, wasn't that a tropical country? Sounds just as weird as the around freezing temps they had in south india last year Why is the jetstream leaving us btw? :shock: Lack of energy coming from the sun, to drive the weather systems. Not enough energy stor...

Over wintered dry, lost its twin to the bad spring.

I have the hose out, no rain here till at lest Wednesday.

I have the hose out, no rain here till at lest Wednesday.

21c today, cloudy start and end but the bulk of the day was sunny. Well as it looks like the end to this hot spell, I will sum the year to date. 26c high and a low of -2c, other than the 3 week heat wave. Its been a crappe year, low winter like temps right into May. This warm spell has gone a long w...

A little update.