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tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45721
Location: Essex

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 05 1:02 pm Post subject:

Tristan

Joined: 29 Dec 2004
Posts: 392
Location: North Gloucestershire

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 05 10:42 pm Post subject:
Pleas, I beg of you, no more seed company links. I don't think I can cope with anything else, and another greenhouse is out of the question (or so I'm told!!!!)

Deedee

Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Posts: 250
Location: Surrey

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 1:25 pm Post subject:
bagsy first to join the support group for seedaholics As if I didn't have enough already I still visited Wilkinsons and came home with more..and a patio pear..and orange.Then Kitchen Garden had such a good seed deal on...then Ken Muir did,hence the three new apple trees..and as for the ebay bargains,I don't just need a spare garden I think I need a field

Lloyd

Joined: 24 Jan 2005
Posts: 2699

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 3:52 pm Post subject:
What is the orange like at producing fruit in our climate?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45721
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 3:52 pm Post subject:
Have you got a greenhouse?

Lloyd

Joined: 24 Jan 2005
Posts: 2699

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 3:56 pm Post subject:
Who?....Me?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45721
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 3:58 pm Post subject:
Yes you... You'll need a greenhouse for oranges, or a polytunnel, my dad grows satsumas quite succesfully in his unheated greenhouse.

Lloyd

Joined: 24 Jan 2005
Posts: 2699

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 4:06 pm Post subject:
Yassuh!...About half filled up this last week.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45721
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 4:15 pm Post subject:
If you want to grow them then I'd recommend: https://www.readsnursery.co.uk/ And go for a small variety.

Lloyd

Joined: 24 Jan 2005
Posts: 2699

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 4:17 pm Post subject:
kk...ta Tahir

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45721
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 4:23 pm Post subject:
Although of course you could grow a fig which is sooo much easier

Lloyd

Joined: 24 Jan 2005
Posts: 2699

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 4:35 pm Post subject:
I lik ethe idea of a soft fruit plant either in greenhouse or garden. Outside my window now the mist is rolling over the fields towards th ehouse.....James Herbert style. EEEEEEK

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45721
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 4:45 pm Post subject:
How much space have you got in either? And where is the space in your garden, in the open, against a wall, which direction...

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 5:40 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

y dad grows satsumas quite succesfully in his unheated greenhouse.

In Essex? In the town? Or does the coast make a difference? It can get absolutely ******** freezing here from September to May, which is bizarre, apparently due to the height and the distance from the sea.

We have to bring ours in over winter. The only one we've had real success with was the lemon, and that was very successful (Four Seasons I think but would have to check); but last year's miserable weather combined with scale insect and greenfly inside set them back, so this year we have a grow light, although we don't turn it on every day or for long periods.

I would recommend a lemon (it's also possible to be self sufficient in lemons because you don't need that many!) if you really want citrus. And Read's does send out good plants well packaged, plus they are citrus colelction holders so I suppose should know their stuff.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45721
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 5:43 pm Post subject:
In suburban Essex, he doesn't get loads of frost.

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