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by Rabbie
Sun Aug 18, 2013 3:40 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Heat to return
Replies: 88
Views: 8194

Re: Heat to return

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 :wink:
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northen Ireland, I would say rockall holds the record. icon_cheers
by Rabbie
Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:12 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: How deep is your garden?
Replies: 27
Views: 2407

Re: How deep is your garden?

Whats topsoil?
by Rabbie
Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:10 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: How deep is your garden?
Replies: 27
Views: 2407

Re: How deep is your garden?

Whats topsoil?
by Rabbie
Thu Aug 08, 2013 12:35 pm
Forum: Bananas and relatives (including Canna, Ginger, Heliconia etc)
Topic: UK Hardiness Order for Baanana Plants
Replies: 25
Views: 5759

Re: UK Hardyness Order for Baanana Plants

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...
by Rabbie
Sat Aug 03, 2013 8:35 pm
Forum: Aroids (Alocasia, Arums, Colocasia etc.)
Topic: Colocasia Dragon heart ID check
Replies: 6
Views: 2107

Re: Colocasia Dragon heart ID check

Musa Sikkimensis, growing in a little suntrap. 8)
by Rabbie
Fri Aug 02, 2013 9:15 pm
Forum: Aroids (Alocasia, Arums, Colocasia etc.)
Topic: Colocasia Dragon heart ID check
Replies: 6
Views: 2107

Re: Colocasia Dragon heart ID check

Thank you, been doing some reading and I think it may be Xanthosoma saggitifolia. (The only green one they stocked.....) :lol:
by Rabbie
Fri Aug 02, 2013 1:31 pm
Forum: Aroids (Alocasia, Arums, Colocasia etc.)
Topic: Colocasia Dragon heart ID check
Replies: 6
Views: 2107

Colocasia Dragon heart ID check

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?
by Rabbie
Wed Jul 31, 2013 5:46 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Your current weather in one word...
Replies: 3649
Views: 235522

Re: Your current weather in one word...

Raintopupcomplete :)
by Rabbie
Mon Jul 29, 2013 4:29 pm
Forum: Wildlife and the Natural World (Public)
Topic: U.S. Study Reveals Why Bees are Dying Out
Replies: 16
Views: 3411

Re: U.S. Study Reveals Why Bees are Dying Out

Farm land is nothing more than green industrial estates. Sooner people understand that the better, nothing natural about it.
by Rabbie
Sat Jul 27, 2013 5:46 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Extraordinary cold in southern hemisphere
Replies: 20
Views: 2069

Re: Extraordinary cold in southern hemisphere

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...
by Rabbie
Sat Jul 27, 2013 2:06 pm
Forum: Bananas and relatives (including Canna, Ginger, Heliconia etc)
Topic: Show us your maurelii's
Replies: 94
Views: 13922

Re: Show us your maurelii's

Over wintered dry, lost its twin to the bad spring.
by Rabbie
Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:40 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: Getting ready for rain
Replies: 52
Views: 3703

Re: Getting ready for rain

I have the hose out, no rain here till at lest Wednesday. :lol:
by Rabbie
Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:40 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: Getting ready for rain
Replies: 52
Views: 3703

Re: Getting ready for rain

I have the hose out, no rain here till at lest Wednesday. :lol:
by Rabbie
Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:19 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Your daily weather blog -June 2011 onward
Replies: 6417
Views: 333500

Re: Your daily weather blog -June 2011 onward

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...
by Rabbie
Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:24 pm
Forum: HTUK Member Blogs
Topic: Rabbie's garden blog.
Replies: 22
Views: 6335

Re: Rabbie's garden blog.

A little update.