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A SOS to any green thumbs out there
I have always found gardening to be therapeutic and it has given me great joy. However, after a major crisis with Mr Darcy's health I have not had been able to get back into it. Have other gardeners suffered from a similar hiatus and how have you recovered and got going again?
Darcy
PS have a spot that needs filling any recommendations for a 1m high cool climate white flower plant?
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DaughterdidSenior Contributor
@CherryBomb I see this is an old post but are there current gardening posts available? I'm an amateur herb/succulent/flower gardener. Thanks!
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Hi @Daughterdid
This post is still active, as we are in winter it is a little quieter bit please do feel free to post.
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SmcSenior Contributor
Hi @Daughterdid. Yes, we're still hanging around despite the cold. 😄
I live in Central Vic, so we get some reasonably serious frosts here. Bunnings Garden Centre stock is supplied according to statewide or national catalogues that don't necessarily take into account regional conditions.... As a result, our nearest one received a bunch of frost tender fruiting plants recently. 😛 Unsurprisingly, that resulted in some tamarillo plants being reduced to half price. I've wanted a tamarillo for ages!
So I bought one on Saturday and put it under our porch for a bit of protection. Then we had a minus 4 frost that night. The poor thing was frozen solid, from the top leaves to the soil. I took it inside, because most of the damage from frost happens when the plant thaws too quickly, and its cells burst.
I'm happy to report that it thawed out nicely in our shower recess, and, apart from the leaves being a bit autumnal-reddish, seems unaffected. Methinks it will be spending winter as an indoor plant and going into the garden mid-spring, when the frost danger has passed.
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