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by Yorkshire Kris
Mon Mar 31, 2014 12:44 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: NEW AT B&Q Exclusive bamboo!
Replies: 1
Views: 1316

NEW AT B&Q Exclusive bamboo!

It grows upside down!


:lol: :lol: :lol:
by Yorkshire Kris
Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:00 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: Colocasia Pink China survive planted outside.
Replies: 11
Views: 5294

Re: Colocasia Pink China survive planted outside.

The Codfather wrote:It looks as though they were covered ?

Yes straw and a sheet of steel.
by Yorkshire Kris
Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:27 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: 4.5 months in a straw cocoon, opening the Dicksonia antarctica. Spring 2014
Replies: 29
Views: 4348

Re: 4.5 months in a straw cocoon, opening the Dicksonia anta

Good work, belt and braces technique works in very cold and mild winters. Win-win. icon_thumright
by Yorkshire Kris
Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:21 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: Colocasia Pink China survive planted outside.
Replies: 11
Views: 5294

Colocasia Pink China survive planted outside.

Very happy to see these firm and alive after winter. They have spread as well.
by Yorkshire Kris
Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:18 pm
Forum: HTUK Member Blogs
Topic: Yorkshire Kris blog: Cow protection
Replies: 1489
Views: 132594

Re: Yorkshire Kris blog March gardening, sleeper video 2

New fence to baffle the wind and to stop the cows eating my plants.
by Yorkshire Kris
Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:43 pm
Forum: Exotic Gardeners Question Time - Ask Here :-) (Public)
Topic: Concrete block decking piers.
Replies: 21
Views: 10000

Re: Concrete block decking piers.

jungle jas wrote:Kris, how far in the air are you lifting the decking/walkway?
Below the level needed for planning permission.
by Yorkshire Kris
Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:19 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: Anyone rent a polytunnel/growing space?
Replies: 10
Views: 4278

Re: Anyone rent a polytunnel/growing space?

I have an allotment and went down that route with this in mind plus a bit of space to grow edibles. I underestimated how much some people frown upon growing non-edibles though. The latest set of rules are actually now 29 pages long - enough to put anyone off! I did grow some Colocasia "Mamoth&...
by Yorkshire Kris
Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:46 am
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: My Masterplan - Viewing ahead 10 years from now
Replies: 11
Views: 2182

Re: My Masterplan - Viewing ahead 10 years from now

fern Rob wrote:I wish i had made a 10 year plan of my garden.
Make one.
by Yorkshire Kris
Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:42 am
Forum: Bananas and relatives (including Canna, Ginger, Heliconia etc)
Topic: Id please
Replies: 5
Views: 2071

Re: Id please

Which one? The larger one is an ensete.
by Yorkshire Kris
Thu Mar 27, 2014 6:37 pm
Forum: Exotic Gardeners Question Time - Ask Here :-) (Public)
Topic: Concrete block decking piers.
Replies: 21
Views: 10000

Re: Concrete block decking piers.

I'm going to use posts and concrete them into the ground.
by Yorkshire Kris
Thu Mar 27, 2014 6:31 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: My Masterplan - Viewing ahead 10 years from now
Replies: 11
Views: 2182

Re: My Masterplan - Viewing ahead 10 years from now

Your future garden looks great! icon_thumright

How big will the rill/stream be in reality?
by Yorkshire Kris
Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:12 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: Ensete Maurelli, storing in compost vs drying out?
Replies: 53
Views: 7961

Re: Ensete Maurelli, storing in compost vs drying out?

As I said on this thread (albeit hinibas and montys) doing well after complete bare root dry storage.


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by Yorkshire Kris
Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:43 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: Telegraph Article on Crug Farms top 12 plant introductions
Replies: 13
Views: 2273

Re: Telegraph Article on Crug Farms top 12 plant introductio

Yes expensive is an understatement! I ordered a schefflera alpina from them last week 5ft tall in the pot for £65.... Cost me another £35 (quoted £25 at checkout) for delivery which I didn't realise until I opened the receipt on the box when it got here!! :ahhh!: It was less than 24 hours from plac...
by Yorkshire Kris
Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:59 pm
Forum: Exotic Gardeners Question Time - Ask Here :-) (Public)
Topic: Concrete block decking piers.
Replies: 21
Views: 10000

Re: Concrete block decking piers.

Kris, you may be able to get your hands on some concrete godfathers more easily, as every builders merchant stock them. I have used them to great effect in the past. Just bolt your joist into the top hole. icon_thumright However, regardless of what you use at some stage you will have to take your s...