tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post6056403489658476083..comments2024-03-28T12:44:19.546+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Geraniums.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91481412137706572632015-07-11T05:07:10.386+01:002015-07-11T05:07:10.386+01:00I've just been outside... AGAIN. I now see wha...I've just been outside... AGAIN. I now see what you mean.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38192162880467691102015-07-11T05:06:07.837+01:002015-07-11T05:06:07.837+01:00I do have one. It's a gnome riding on a pig th...I do have one. It's a gnome riding on a pig that my youngest son gave to Lady Magnon as a present when he was young. It's quite funny, and lives by the pool. It's 'almost' an antique.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15305627108037740382015-07-11T05:01:29.694+01:002015-07-11T05:01:29.694+01:00The most annoying thing for me about winter, is la...The most annoying thing for me about winter, is late frost. It ruins fruit crops, and prevents me from being a better/more interested gardener.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63320737074582231272015-07-10T20:25:02.573+01:002015-07-10T20:25:02.573+01:00They look very nice. I have very few potted plants...They look very nice. I have very few potted plants; I had some lavender that's not frost hardy that i'd move in and out of doors depending on the season, but I think the last deluge of rain did it in. I also have a couple pots of catnip that get moved inside for the winter and outside in the warmer weather. Everything else is in the ground and either comes back because it wants to or dies off because it doesn't.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20347392316917471252015-07-10T20:04:15.662+01:002015-07-10T20:04:15.662+01:00Like Sue says, they do look very good. My geranium...Like Sue says, they do look very good. My geraniums are late coming out this year.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2954923551324501472015-07-10T18:19:34.701+01:002015-07-10T18:19:34.701+01:00You have to touch them. Maybe yours are devoid ...You have to touch them. Maybe yours are devoid of smell through neglect anyway.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19137094005981710492015-07-10T17:53:19.104+01:002015-07-10T17:53:19.104+01:00Being frugal, I'm both surprised and thrilled....Being frugal, I'm both surprised and thrilled.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61507342527730328362015-07-10T17:52:24.939+01:002015-07-10T17:52:24.939+01:00I've just been outside for a sniff; couldn'...I've just been outside for a sniff; couldn't smell a thing.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43421316266511500902015-07-10T14:03:14.560+01:002015-07-10T14:03:14.560+01:00I winter many of my plants in the basement. I wate...I winter many of my plants in the basement. I water about every other week (because I forget about them) and am always surprised when they come back to bloom the following spring. <br /><br />Your Geraniums look very healthy and lovely.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33805608556408296412015-07-10T12:30:50.890+01:002015-07-10T12:30:50.890+01:00They have a downside. Smell.They have a downside. Smell.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34344098052247557992015-07-10T12:10:38.898+01:002015-07-10T12:10:38.898+01:00Really pretty Cro …. I'm not a great lover of ...Really pretty Cro …. I'm not a great lover of red in our garden but I do love red geraniums. <br />To stop them being leggy, they need to be pinched out in the Spring to get them to bush out but I think that I'm teaching my grandmother { father ?!! } to suck eggs !!!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60250541710272012822015-07-10T11:47:30.699+01:002015-07-10T11:47:30.699+01:00I think it's your plant pots stacked on top of...I think it's your plant pots stacked on top of one another, but on first glance they do look a little bit like a gnome. As if you'd have one !Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89979856816287525022015-07-10T10:41:43.744+01:002015-07-10T10:41:43.744+01:00You obviously have better eyesight than me. Where&...You obviously have better eyesight than me. Where's he hiding?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71085540095752671692015-07-10T10:36:07.055+01:002015-07-10T10:36:07.055+01:00Geraniums look great. Not so sure about the garde...Geraniums look great. Not so sure about the garden gnome though!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54601724441853262662015-07-10T09:51:07.994+01:002015-07-10T09:51:07.994+01:00I've heard of people taking them out of the so...I've heard of people taking them out of the soil and hanging them up in a dark place over winter, but it all sounds rather excessive.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58592481605463629492015-07-10T08:58:51.477+01:002015-07-10T08:58:51.477+01:00I love them and have them in pots and tubs everywh...I love them and have them in pots and tubs everywhere - they give such good service. I used to keep them over winter but I don't bother now as they are quite cheap to buy. I once bought twelve rooted cuttings in different varieties when I had a south facing window sill - they were marvellous and I did keep them for a year or two.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5895989257773668862015-07-10T08:58:39.216+01:002015-07-10T08:58:39.216+01:00my Geraniums are looking very bad may be becauose ...my Geraniums are looking very bad may be becauose of the hot weather here.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41707697213727331112015-07-10T08:36:33.315+01:002015-07-10T08:36:33.315+01:00I used to let them dry out in the pot at the end o...I used to let them dry out in the pot at the end of the season, take them out and shake all the soil from the roots, wrap the whole plant in newspaper ( maybe trim a bit if too large), and store somewhere frost free. Pot up in fresh compost in spring, cut tops back, water and wait! Always worked. Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42324895949819895492015-07-10T06:57:12.494+01:002015-07-10T06:57:12.494+01:00No greenhouse here, they clutter-up my studio for ...No greenhouse here, they clutter-up my studio for the winter.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8281998854504538492015-07-10T06:54:40.968+01:002015-07-10T06:54:40.968+01:00I think it's just a bit 'leggy', proba...I think it's just a bit 'leggy', probably needs trimming.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3586687229642219432015-07-10T06:49:04.545+01:002015-07-10T06:49:04.545+01:00I put mine in the greenhouse and let them die back...I put mine in the greenhouse and let them die back, ignore them and then cut them back early spring. They like being treated meanPoppypatchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749159567150084975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45964194513073852232015-07-10T06:36:40.331+01:002015-07-10T06:36:40.331+01:00They look very healthy, Cro - a tribute to your gr...They look very healthy, Cro - a tribute to your green fingers . The one in the second photo looks as though it's the trailing variety and is ideal in hanging baskets.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47363255048227853272015-07-10T06:10:39.922+01:002015-07-10T06:10:39.922+01:00No, I treat them mean!No, I treat them mean!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44273312064746483722015-07-10T05:16:46.025+01:002015-07-10T05:16:46.025+01:00They look very good. Do you feed them when you pu...They look very good. Do you feed them when you put them back outdoors?<br />Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com