The Community Garden :)

i have the boys playing out in the garden at the moment @Shaz51 they love it
we have just been for a walk and we also went to a few nursery “plant hopping” they call it… it’s when we go to different nurseries…

Hi @Shaz51

my garden tends to more resemble weeds and plants that are more on the yellow to brown side lol.

some succulents are thriving though, this town seems to suit them very well

thankyou @Shaz51 🙂

I'm still around, I just don't come here much, I do miss the banter but ...

I still think of you lot hugs oxoxoxoxox

This is great!! @Shaz51 well done @Former-Member looks fantastic

also just want to remind everyone to start pruning your fruit trees A reminder! pruning can be done on trees of fruit bearing age which is 3 years and older but it is starting to get late you need to do this as soon as possible, people will tell you prune in winter, but it needs to actually be done now, Apricots needs to be done now as this helps reduce gumosis. Gumosis is a disease. the early fruiting trees like stone based fruit your apricots, peaches etc need to be pruned about 3-5 weeks after you have harvested your fruit which for most people is now or has already passed. The reason for this is it allow the trees particularly the peaches to put on some summer/autumn growth that will become your fruit bearing wood in the spring. so, don’t wait until winter, we look at the seasons rather than the names of the seasons and what the weather is doing. As most of these plants originate from places in Europe which here is hotter than yet their winters also colder than ours. so pay attention to where your plants are native to. Because of cold winters and cool spring’s fruit trees are pruned in winter in the north hemisphere in Europe and America, China, etc which is where most of our fruit trees are native to.
Get on it!!

What about citrus @ArraDreaming ? Prune them now?

I find that my lemon tree has these little/big 'lumps' along the branches. I was told they are bad and should be cut away? I'm not sure if I'm even explaining it properly...