new curious gardener
Last post 05-01-2009 4:27 PM by bogweevil. 6 replies.
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08/05/2007 03:21 PM
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- Emer
- 08 May 2007
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Hello all, as per my subject title, I am a relatively new and enthusiastic f and v gardener. I'd like to pose a few questions to the forum.
I planted a few lemon seeds (taken from a supermarket lemon) about 2 years ago and now have a small tree about a foot tall. Has anyone got any tips on what I can expect from this tree?
I also germinated a single marrowfat pea this year - will I get peas?
Finally, last year's chilli plant succumbed to an large invasion of aphids. I kept it indoors all winter. Did I do something wrong? and how can I control this in the future; organically?
Looking forward to your comments.
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08/05/2007 09:29 PM
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- Phot's-Moll
- The sunny South coast.
- 06 Jan 2007
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With the lemon tree you might get lemons in a few years. They might not be as good as the one the pip came from, but you never know. As you've kept it growing for two years, just keep on doing whatever you're doing.
I'm not sure if the pea will be self fertile, but if you plant it outside and there are others peas in the area then I'd expect it to be fertilised and you should get a few peas.
Chillies are perennial, so keeping it over the winter is fine. If it gets aphids again you can pick them of and squish them - easy if you spot them while there aren't many - more difficult if there are loads. You can try blasting them off with a jet of water. You can keep the plant in a greenhouse and buy those wasp things that eat the aphids, or you can have it outside and encourage ladybirds to munch the little devils. You could try growing french marigolds around the chillie as these are said to deter aphids.
Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.
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28/05/2007 11:16 PM
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I sowed a packet of supermarket marrowfat peas once - they had a low germination rate but the plants that dd grow cropped abundantly. Peas are self-fertile by the way. You can collect seeds from your plant for sowing next year - they should have a much higher germination potential.
Boggy
Beware the bat-eared bogweevil
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30/12/2008 03:45 PM
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- dianedav
- north wales
- 30 Dec 2008
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I planted lemon pips about 4 yrs ago and my plant now stands at nearly 5ft high with large glossy leaves and large thorns at the end of the branches, I thought it would look similar to the orange tree that I bought from a Garden Centre five/six years ago it was quite tall then and now it also is 5ft but with small glossy leaves and no thorns.The orange tree flowers and fruits but so far the lemon tree hasn't wondering whether it may not be a true lemon plant,didn't realise they had thorns.Has anyone else experienced this or can they throw some light on the subject.
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31/12/2008 10:08 AM
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This is normal and is called juvenility, commonly found in the seedlings of most plants, but present to a very marked degree in citrus. Another 5-7 years of growth should result in mature flowering growth, as long as you don't prune the tree, which prolongs juvenility - good luck.
Boggy
Beware the bat-eared bogweevil
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05/01/2009 03:08 PM
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- dianedav
- north wales
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Thanks for the info.wonder if you can help again.I have indoor Jasmine plant about 4 years old full of lovely foliage but no flowers for last 2 years should I cut back. Also getting Polytunnel ready for this season should I be feeding the soil if so with what.
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05/01/2009 04:27 PM
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Could your jasmine be in too dark a place, at all?
I would use fertiliser and organic matter to feed the soil of your polytunnel. say 100g of growmore and one bucketful every square metre respectively, but clearly much depends on the cropping history which you have yet to supply us.
Boggy
Beware the bat-eared bogweevil
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