Green Fingers

carol · Green Fingers

Anyone got green fingers Wink

I like my plant life Wink

don't think they like me Crying or Very sad

so if there's any Bill and Ben's out there I need advice Wink

1. I've a bay tree which I brought indoors, the stem/trunk? Rolling Eyes

looks healthy, but like BA the leaves are a bit dry and crumpled looking. Is this normal at this time of the year?

2. I've a christmas planter, had nice white flowers (that died on me Crying or Very sad

) and what I'd thought was a mini artificial xmas tree Wink

til I was watering it one day and discovered it had roots Rolling Eyes

alongside cascading ivy Wink

both the tree and ivy's looking a bit brown in places Rolling Eyes

anything I can do to liven them up Wink

3. Also I've a bonsai tree with branches and no leaves Rolling Eyes

is this normal?

4. Good news though, I've 5 herb plants on the kitchen window that appear to be thriving Wink

Any advice would be appreciated Wink

Blackadder

Get yourself a Triffidus Celestiis. It doesn't need much and the end result will be very pleasant for your fellow posters.

mairead

Na, I don't think I want to be consumed by no plant, thanks all the same. Bet you threaten Baldrick with your greenhouse all the time.

Blackadder

Not really. Badrick looks after the plants very well because he's allowed to eat the greenflies, midges and other pests .... like you and Carol!

carol

I take it you're not so tasty Razz

Blackadder

Who cares? I'm not a cannibal! Did you eat any of your former hubbies?

carol

all alive and kicking Wink

i didn't think they would digest easy Razz

well hopefully saved my plants, my partner took them to the greenhouse and is bringing them back to life Smile

Blackadder

Is he using the kiss of life?

I used to have lots of cacti. But while I was in hospital after the events of the last year, Baldrick managed to get in and water them ... daily! I now no longer have plants in the mansion. Sad

But my foreign staff have indicated they would like to introduce some floral ideas and two of them used to tend the parklands of Belgrade. So I'm letting them take over that aspect of maintenance ... on condition that I allow them a 2 week holiday in August ... and I confine Baldrick to the cellars.

Seems like a fair trade to me. Though how they're going to afford it on what I pay them, I don't know!

carol

update in the greenhouse, my mini xmas tree has turned brown Confused

my herbs are surviving, my Bay tree is outside looking sorry for itself Confused

i think my ivy's doing ok.

Blackadder

Have you thought about writing to Gardener's Question Time?? Quickly ... because it sounds like your green fingers are turning a healthy pink again.

carol

you're heading for getting you're rear end kicked BA

Blackadder

Apart from your terrible usage of the "you're" word ... threats like that don't work with me, madam ... and I use that word a great deal of cynicism.

carol

oops YOUR, YOUR YOUR - that's all the lines you are Wink

getting from me

Blackadder

I see. Keeping the good lines for a night indoors, eh?

carol

would you like to join me??

Blackadder

Sorry ... I don't snort drugs!

carol

cheek, no pigs here Shocked

Blackadder

Does somebody want to tell her? I can't be bothered!

carol

tell me what - that I bring sunshine into your life Wink

Blackadder

Lines? Drugs?? Snort??? Are you awake yet????

carol

nope

just going to Lush myself up in the shower Wink

and before theirs any naughty thoughts www.lush.com Wink

Blackadder

I prefer Dr Bronner's myself.

I believe the word "lush" and you share a symbiotic relationship, don't you?