AQUILEGIAS

[tim]

Georgie - they've suddenly grown up i- like 6" - in the cold house. They are in 2" modules.

I read that they need hardening off for 2 weeks. By which time they will be straggles?

So - what??

[tim]

[Georgie]

Georgie - they've suddenly grown up i- like 6" - in the cold house. They are in 2" modules.

I read that they need hardening off for 2 weeks. By which time they will be straggles?

So - what??

Yikes Tim, what have you been feeding them with?   ;D

I'm not sure I know the answer. I guess it rather depends on how many plants you want.  If you only want a few then I'd be inclined to pot them on.  But if you want lots then it sounds to me like they need to go outside now, perhaps with a bit a of protection if frost is forecast?  Or try both if you want the belt and braces approach?  They're tough plants here but not sure how they'll fair your way outside.

G x

[shirlton]

I'm glad  you brought this up Tim cos it reminded me who had posted the lovely aquilegia pics. namely Georgie. I sowed mine last summer and I planted them out the other day. They had been out all winter and were quite small but sturdy. Just hoping that they turn out like Georgies.

[hopalong]

I've always thought Aguilegias were very hardy, as well as seeding profusely.  They're certainly growing strongly all over my and friends' gardens at the moment.  Will have to thin them out a bit.

[shirlton]

Yeah but these are the posh ones not the grannies bonnets

[hopalong]

Yeah but these are the posh ones not the grannies bonnets

Some of mine are quite posh too! Those yellow ones that look like space invaders, for example?

[tim]

Nothing miraculous, Georgie.

These were sown on receipt last August - did nothing all winter & suddenly decided they liked it here a week or so ago!

[shirlton]

Sorry hopalong. All my self seeders are the granniews Bonnet type. I hope these posh ones seed down as easily

[hopalong]

Sorry hopalong. All my self seeders are the granniews Bonnet type. I hope these posh ones seed down as easily

No problem Shirlton.  I've been looking for pics but don't seem to have taken more than one or two.  Here's one.
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[saddad]

Weed......  ;D but they are lovely... how do I get them out of the gooseberry bushes... other than "carefully"  ::)

[Georgie]

Nothing miraculous, Georgie.

These were sown on receipt last August - did nothing all winter & suddenly decided they liked it here a week or so ago!

So what are you going to do with them Tim?

There are a couple of pics my 'posh ones' in my gallery although I have to say I was rather taken with the 'common' columbine I grew last year too.  :D

G x

[saddad]

We have grown McKenna and Long spurred hybrids as well...  :)

[Slug_killer]

Weed......  ;D but they are lovely... how do I get them out of the gooseberry bushes... other than "carefully"  ::)

Glyphosate  ?

[hellohelenhere]

I've had a similar dilemma about how to slow things down that are growing too fast in my lean-to. The lean-to is glazed, and to the west of the house, gets afternoon sun - it's getting a lot warmer in there lately than in the house!
I've found that if I put things down on the floor, it must be a bit colder for them and they slow down a bit, as opposed to up on the shelves where they have more light and more heat. The floor is concrete so probably cools them down from underneath as well.

Other than that, outside with protection should do it? I hope I'm not being too optimistic because of the lovely weather - I planted out a load of greens today (spinach, mustard greens, cabbage) that were starting to look very impatient indoors. Must build a big cloche for them tomorrow...

[tim]

Still trying to figure, Georgie - we don't have an easy garden.

We too have enjoyed ur bog-standard ones.

[Deb P]

I like the 'pom-pom' types which I've grown several times from seed, but they sadly don't seem to seed themselves around like the ordinary ones do... :-\

[Georgie]

Very pretty, Tim.  Here are a couple of mine.  :)

G x

[manicscousers]

some of ours, grown from seed last year  ;D

[Flighty]

Lovely flowers! Here's one that was on the plot when I cleared it seen here last summer

http://flightplot.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/dscn0231.jpg?w=446&h=891

and it looked like this a couple of weeks ago

http://flightplot.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/dscn10391.jpg?w=500&h=427

[Georgie]

I'm so enjoying this thread with all the lovely photos and it's making me long for May when the flowers will be out again.  I'm growing 'William Guinness' for the first time this year and I can't wait.  (Seeds courtesy of a kind poster here.)   ;D

G x