Fact Sheets
The Australian budgerigar.
The world’s most popular pet is the Australian budgerigar. It’s kept in captivity more than any other pet but unfortunately they can become sick & eventually die.
There has been a major breakthrough which has shown that Vitamin D3 via sunlight eliminates these problems.
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RED FLOWERS
Don showed some red flowering plants:
For the Poinsettia fact sheet Click Here.
Sasanqua Camellia ‘Yuletide’
As well as being an excellent red plant, ‘Yuletide’ is an excellent hedging hedge:
For the Camellia ‘Yuletide’ fact sheet Click Here.
Espalier
Don mentioned that espaliering a plant is often a good way to make your garden look great and even produce fruit if a fruit tree is the plant that is espaliered.
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Healthy Food Plants To Grow Click Here
DON’S MAILBAG
Question: I struck 3 nice Princess Diana roses – this year they flowered well. What’s the best time to replant as a bare rooted rose and how should I go about it?
Don’s Answer: You can re-plant them any way you like, in about June or July. Treat them as a pot plant, replant them, whatever you like.
You can plant them as cuttings but generally they don’t perform as well. By all means give them a try but in most cases you are better off to buy a grafted rose from a nursery, supermarket or whatever. They would be much more vigorous than growing from a cutting.
Question: I’m about to plant a lime in a pot and I’m wondering whether its better to plant it in a terracotta, in an oak or in a plastic pot and it’s in a fairly sunny position.
Don’s Answer: I wouldn’t use any wooden pot – they rot away pretty quickly. After that, it’s up to you to weigh up your preferences:
Terracotta pots look gorgeous but they are brittle and can sometimes break. They are also expensive and heavy but is probably the longest lasting provided it isn’t dropped or accidentally smashed.
Plastic pots will fall apart after around 8 years.
However with reference to limes: There is an important thing to know when picking them: limes only taste like limes if they are picked when they are green. If you wait until they are yellow they will taste like lemons. If you get a glut you should pick them, squeeze the juice and put the juice into an ice cube tray to go into your freezer – this way you have lime juice all year round.
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