Wednesday 30 September 2015

Autumn in greenhouse.

Hi,hi to all!
  Was busy last month with cuttings and all other autumn jobs.Not much what to say,just some photos from greenhouse in autumn.





Wednesday 2 September 2015

Cuttings and repotting.

Hi,hi!
  Very busy right now,taking cuttings and re potting plants in new compost.By the way it is now best time to take cuttings of regals,scented and angel pelargoniums.
    For cuttings I mixing 1 part peat for seedlings and 1 part perlite+ sand(50%+50%) 
      Potting mix for 'big girls' i mixed 2 parts garden soil +3 parts potting peat,i have heavy clay soil,so if you have sandy,,then take 2 parts, and 1 part grit (sharp sand+grit),mix well.Of course if you have good compost instead of pure garden/top soil you can mix it with your own made compost.
     Last year i tried lots different potting composts,what they offer in g/c,,sorry,i didn't like them and my plants too, it ended up in flower borders.I  planted my plants in pure bedding peat,and was happy for while,now i think they need something stronger,so that why i mixing my own.
   I taking cuttings from all my pelargoniums,i started 20 august,and right now some of cuttings have roots already,so there will be plenty time to get nice growth until winter arrive.
  For colour,some photos from end of july.
  'Exotica Appleblossom' sport of 'Appleblossom Rosebud'
                                             'Appleblossom Rosebud'
                                          Zonartic Unicorn ,,gosh no idea with one.
                          'Honeywood Suzanne',,after re potting in bigger pot,really showing her self off :)
                                        Zonartic 'Lara Mandarin'
                                         Zonartic Unicorn 'Rose'