tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post4487709507760349472..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: Plant Profiles: SnowdropsVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-84753010027361510062015-02-16T14:54:57.281+00:002015-02-16T14:54:57.281+00:00Thanks for your persistence Anna and I wonder if y...Thanks for your persistence Anna and I wonder if your iPad woes are the root cause of other comments I've had about leaving comments on Blogger. That's really sad about your dad's grave and I hope you'll add more bulbs in the future. The autumn bulbs have a better reputation than they did - many bulbs used to be dried out in Turkey after harvesting, though that practice is now seen as being detrimental to the bulb. However, as you say purchasing from a specialist nursery or grower is the better option.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-62332762623472270002015-02-15T20:49:37.300+00:002015-02-15T20:49:37.300+00:00I tried to comment a couple of days ago but away f...I tried to comment a couple of days ago but away from home and my iPad seems unable to cope with commenting on Blogger posts :( A most informative and well written post Michelle. I would caution against buying snowdrop bulbs in the autumn from garden centres. Latest plantings of such around my dad's grave resulted in not a solitary snowdrop which I was sad to see last week. I do buy both dormant bulbs and in the green bulbs from specialist nurseries and growers and have had success with both methods. Like you said I think it's a matter of finding what fits in with you best. It sounds as if you will soon fill up that trough.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-33629124841860419352015-02-15T14:08:31.662+00:002015-02-15T14:08:31.662+00:00I divide the garden into sections and tackle them ...I divide the garden into sections and tackle them one at a time, Victoria. There's a lot of fingers involved too as I work through the 100s!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-25586167596829095992015-02-13T22:48:30.914+00:002015-02-13T22:48:30.914+00:00How on earth do you have the patience to count 3,0...How on earth do you have the patience to count 3,000 snowdrops? I'd get up to 2,041, lose my place and have to start again.Victoria Summerleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055381807236106596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-23212949998868837552015-02-11T21:36:42.039+00:002015-02-11T21:36:42.039+00:00I need to do a bit more delving on that then Helen...I need to do a bit more delving on that then Helen. It would be good to know that most of my 'specials' are safe. However, I also have some pots of G. elwesii and they're extremely variable in both size and markings!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-1969272802418493492015-02-11T21:35:00.250+00:002015-02-11T21:35:00.250+00:00Me too - but I have a sneaking liking for the doub...Me too - but I have a sneaking liking for the double 'Lady Beatrix Stanley' as she is so dainty.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-33646775122877608572015-02-11T21:34:04.638+00:002015-02-11T21:34:04.638+00:00Great post Gwenfar - it's a shame we didn'...Great post Gwenfar - it's a shame we didn't bump into each other on Sunday!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-76032784117836995592015-02-11T12:18:11.052+00:002015-02-11T12:18:11.052+00:00I am sure I was told or read the majority of snowd...I am sure I was told or read the majority of snowdrops except for the species dont seed so hydribisation wouldnt be a problem. But then I found myself wondering if this is the case how do we get such variety and I am now most confused!Helen/patientgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164036792673009326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-4045778328751682362015-02-11T09:12:53.660+00:002015-02-11T09:12:53.660+00:00Our snowdrips are at about the same stage. Must ad...Our snowdrips are at about the same stage. Must admit to having mixed feelings about double snowdrops.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-49264533744865281162015-02-11T08:56:28.738+00:002015-02-11T08:56:28.738+00:00Useful post Michelle, thanks. And weirdly, I was a...Useful post Michelle, thanks. And weirdly, I was at Colesbourne on Sunday too! In case it's of interest to your readers, my blogpost has a few close-ups of some of those I saw there: http://www.gwenfarsgarden.info/2015/02/garden-visit-colesbourne-park-snowdrops.html Gwenfar's Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326735419091325096noreply@blogger.com